Posted on 04/19/2010 4:18:15 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
WASHINGTON (AP) America's "Great Compromiser" Henry Clay called government "the great trust," but most Americans today have little faith in Washington's ability to deal with the nation's problems.
Public confidence in government is at one of the lowest points in a half century, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they don't trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve America's ills, the survey found.
The survey illustrates the ominous situation President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party face as they struggle to maintain their comfortable congressional majorities in this fall's elections. Midterm prospects are typically tough for the party in power. Add a toxic environment like this and lots of incumbent Democrats could be out of work.
The survey found that just 22 percent of those questioned say they can trust Washington almost always or most of the time and just 19 percent say they are basically content with it. Nearly half say the government negatively effects their daily lives, a sentiment that's grown over the past dozen years.
This anti-government feeling has driven the tea party movement, reflected in fierce protests this past week.
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When you consider the conventional wisdom that one third of the colonists were patriots, one third loyalists, and one third just trying to maintain their livelihoods, your point is well-taken.
Can’t wait until November!
There is not much hope in the change.
I wish Jon Voight would run for POTUS. We have little hope in really getting big gov out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMSW2MNHyg
....and 7 in 10 support their Congresspeople and would vote for them again.
Lawrence v. Texas covers the 1st one..
The dissent apparently agrees that if these cases have stare decisis effect, Texas’ sodomy law would not pass scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause, ...
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=02-102
“Name one thing that isn’t regulated by the government.”
...our border with Mexico.../snort
Fox reported the results were so stunning to the pollsters that they did several follow-ups to verify what the numbers were saying.
That figure almost exactly matches the percentage of self-identified liberals in the country, per recent polling.
Well, some religions DO regulate one of those... just sayin’
Agreed on these points...it’s slow going with the RAT press, but we can guilt them into the truth slowly but surely...even the impression of the Tea Party movement is being slowsly redeemed, because we’re fighting the lies!
That’s why our steady, disciplined efforts MATTER!
Its the system that enslaves us. Republican AND Democrat both feed at the same trough, Bush was almost as much of a socialist rat as Obama just not as extremist .
The monetary / moneylending system is a government driven slave driving monster that gorges itself on power over the producers until it gets so fat it can't even stand up and has to resort to socialism in order to keep itself fed
Fascism in action.
Our fight should not be with liberals and socialist. At this point they will lose on their own. We need to bring our biggest fight to the enemy within, moderate/rino republicans. If conservatives do not recognize this we will fail.
“If this survey is any indication of reality then it’s going to be a political bloodbath in November!”
Bump that! I can’t wait! :)
“Name one thing that isn’t regulated by the government.”
WAG here, but I’ll say, ‘Gay Sex.’
What do I win? ;)
Come on! It may be ‘regulated’ and/or against the freakin’ LAW in all ‘57’ states, but it certainly isn’t ENFORCED! ;)
Talk about a racist nation right there! :)
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