The Hard Truth: 81% Think US on Wrong Track -- 78% Think Nation WorseOff than 5 Years Ago -- Only 28

81% Think US on Wrong Track -- 78% Think Nation Worse Off than 5 Years

Ago -- Only 28% Approve of Bush

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Poll: 81 Percent Think US on Wrong Track

NEW YORK (AP) -- More than 80 percent of Americans believe the country

is headed in the wrong direction, the highest such number since the

early 1990s, according to a new survey.

The CBS News-New York Times poll released Thursday showed 81 percent

of respondents said they believed "things have pretty seriously gotten

off on the wrong track." That was up from 69 percent a year ago, and

35 percent in early 2002.

The survey comes as housing turmoil has rocked Wall Street amid an

economic downturn. The economy has surpassed the war in Iraq as the

dominating issue of the U.S. presidential race, and there is now

nearly a national consensus that the United States faces significant

problems, the poll found.

A majority of Democrats and Republicans, men and women, residents of

cities and rural areas, college graduates and those who finished only

high school say the United States is headed in the wrong direction,

according to the survey, which was published on The New York Times'

Web site.

Seventy-eight percent of respondents said the country was worse off

than five years ago; just 4 percent said it was doing better.

The newspaper said Americans are more dissatisfied with the country's

direction than at any time since the poll's inception in the early

1990s. Only 21 percent of respondents said the overall economy was in

good condition, the lowest such number since late 1992. Two in three

people said they believed the economy was already in recession.

Still, the approval rating of President George W. Bush did not change

since last summer, with 28 percent of respondents saying they approved

of the job he was doing.

The poll also found that Americans blame government officials for the

housing crisis more than banks or home buyers and other borrowers.

Forty percent of respondents said regulators were mostly to blame,

while 28 percent named lenders and 14 percent named borrowers.

Americans favored help for people but not for financial institutions

in assessing possible responses to the mortgage crisis. A clear

majority said they did not want the government to lend a hand to

banks, even if the measures would help limit the depth of a recession.

Respondents were considerably more open to government help for

homeowners at risk of foreclosure. Fifty-three percent said they

believed the government should help those whose interest rates were

rising, while 41 percent said they opposed such a move.

The nationwide telephone survey of 1,368 adults was conducted from

March 28 to April 2. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3

percentage points.

HarryNadds <hoofhearted07@yahoo.com> wrote in

news:eb164d4c-6bbd-4ae4-ab8f-68af0e35ed0d@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:

> On Apr 4, 9:56

In article

<e31b7dee-f086-426f-abbc-2d4eded924d9@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,

"Tom Sr." <tomswiftsr@gmail.com> wrote:

> 81% Think US on Wrong Track -- 78% Think Nation Worse Off than 5 Years

> Ago -- Only 28% Approve of Bush

>

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> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gNpUhHI3vSmaLFR-Xli0AsbnuSlwD8VQSSD80

>

> Poll: 81 Percent Think US on Wrong Track

>

> NEW YORK (AP) -- More than 80 percent of Americans believe the country

> is headed in the wrong direction, the highest such number since the

> early 1990s, according to a new survey.

The bastards shouldn't have voted for them. It's a pity they couldn't

see a liar when confronted with one.

--

Vote for Jack Kevorkian for White House physician.

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The last time politics and religion were mixed,

people were burned at the stake.

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Why can't we ship 12 million illegals across the border?

Mexico did...

On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:33:34 -0700 (PDT), HarryNadds

<hoofhearted07@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Apr 4, 12:06

HarryNadds <hoofhearted07@yahoo.com> wrote in

news:db3d3830-3512-4918-9085-5a38c752a9ad@n14g2000pri.googlegroups.com:

> On Apr 4, 12:06

HarryNadds <hoofhearted07@yahoo.com> wrote in

news:3c93a2c4-ff3b-4de8-982a-d65ec14c8d86@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:

> On Apr 4, 5:18

HarryNadds <hoofhearted07@yahoo.com> wrote in

news:51d3c5e5-78a5-49df-afbd-58dc85b4ae3f@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> On Apr 4, 4:42

On Apr 4, 7:12 pm, HarryNadds <hoofhearte...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Apr 4, 4:42 pm, b...@theclown.net wrote:

>

>

>

> > On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:33:34 -0700 (PDT), HarryNadds

>

> > <hoofhearte...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > >On Apr 4, 12:06 pm, Phisher King <Gill...@Brazil.com> wrote:

> > >> HarryNadds <hoofhearte...@yahoo.com> wrote innews:eb164d4c-6bbd-4ae4-ab8f-68af0e35ed0d@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:

>

> > >> > On Apr 4, 9:56 am, "Tom Sr." <tomswif...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > >> >> 81% Think US on Wrong Track -- 78% Think Nation Worse Off than 5

> > >> >> Years Ago -- Only 28% Approve of Bush

>

> > >> >> ----------http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gNpUhHI3vSmaLFR-Xli0Asbnu

> > >> >> SlwD

> > >> > 8VQSSD80

>

> > >> >> Poll: 81 Percent Think US on Wrong Track

>

> > >> >> NEW YORK (AP) -- More than 80 percent of Americans believe the

> > >> >> country is headed in the wrong direction, the highest such number

> > >> >> since the early 1990s, according to a new survey.

>

> > >> >> The CBS News-New York Times poll released Thursday showed 81 percent

> > >> >> of respondents said they believed "things have pretty seriously

> > >> >> gotten off on the wrong track." That was up from 69 percent a year

> > >> >> ago, and 35 percent in early 2002.

>

> > >> >> The survey comes as housing turmoil has rocked Wall Street amid an

> > >> >> economic downturn. The economy has surpassed the war in Iraq as the

> > >> >> dominating issue of the U.S. presidential race, and there is now

> > >> >> nearly a national consensus that the United States faces significant

> > >> >> problems, the poll found.

>

> > >> >> A majority of Democrats and Republicans, men and women, residents of

> > >> >> cities and rural areas, college graduates and those who finished only

> > >> >> high school say the United States is headed in the wrong direction,

> > >> >> according to the survey, which was published on The New York Times'

> > >> >> Web site.

>

> > >> >> Seventy-eight percent of respondents said the country was worse off

> > >> >> than five years ago; just 4 percent said it was doing better.

>

> > >> >> The newspaper said Americans are more dissatisfied with the country's

> > >> >> direction than at any time since the poll's inception in the early

> > >> >> 1990s. Only 21 percent of respondents said the overall economy was in

> > >> >> good condition, the lowest such number since late 1992. Two in three

> > >> >> people said they believed the economy was already in recession.

>

> > >> >> Still, the approval rating of President George W. Bush did not change

> > >> >> since last summer, with 28 percent of respondents saying they

> > >> >> approved of the job he was doing.

>

> > >> >> The poll also found that Americans blame government officials for the

> > >> >> housing crisis more than banks or home buyers and other borrowers.

> > >> >> Forty percent of respondents said regulators were mostly to blame,

> > >> >> while 28 percent named lenders and 14 percent named borrowers.

>

> > >> >> Americans favored help for people but not for financial institutions

> > >> >> in assessing possible responses to the mortgage crisis. A clear

> > >> >> majority said they did not want the government to lend a hand to

> > >> >> banks, even if the measures would help limit the depth of a

> > >> >> recession.

>

> > >> >> Respondents were considerably more open to government help for

> > >> >> homeowners at risk of foreclosure. Fifty-three percent said they

> > >> >> believed the government should help those whose interest rates were

> > >> >> rising, while 41 percent said they opposed such a move.

>

> > >> >> The nationwide telephone survey of 1,368 adults was conducted from

> > >> >> March 28 to April 2. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3

> > >> >> percentage points.

>

> > >> > Still considerably higher than the approval rate of the democrat

> > >> > "dream team" congress.

>

> > >> But whatcha gonna do when the congress's Democratic ranks swell even

> > >> larger in November with a Democratic President? By 2010 it will have a

> > >> filibuster proof Democratic majority and you can go whistle your tune

> > >> somewhere else.- Hide quoted text -

>

> > >> - Show quoted text -

>

> > >Not a problem.But,I figger those of us that have'nt been suitcase

> > >nuked will have our heads on the jihadists chopping block.How loud

> > >will you whistle then??

>

> > Problem is that they got here under the Bush watch. All our troops are

> > in Iraq and that has made the borders that they should be protecting

> > open to any and all jihadists that want to come in. Thank your

> > pResident for that!- Hide quoted text -

>

> > - Show quoted text -

>

> I can already hear the screaming and gnashing of teeth from you kooks

> if Bush was to put the military on the border.The first time an

> illegal gun toting,drug smuggling mexxkin got shot by a marine

> CNN,ABC,CBS,BBC,PBS and the entire democrat party would be pissing and

> moaning and demanding the marine be locked up and millions spent on an

> investigation.I know it,you know it and every brain dead loon like

> yourself knows it.

I hate to throw water on your little fantasy, but the US military is

statutorally barred from doing law enforcement.

HarryNadds <hoofhearted07@yahoo.com> wrote in

news:36d0d0a4-7b06-498f-b375-a183b60ae7c4@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> On Apr 4, 7:24

HarryNadds <hoofhearted07@yahoo.com> wrote in

news:536ce194-7236-40d9-ad12-02102338ae47@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> On Apr 4, 9:49

On Apr 8, 10:19 pm, r...@my-deja.com wrote:

> On Apr 4, 12:24 pm, HarryNadds <hoofhearte...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > Still considerably higher than the approval rate of the democrat

> > "dream team" congress.

> -

> The Republicans in Congress have even lower approval ratings than the

> Dems. No surprise, really.

It is very strange, and I think ultimately self-defeating, the

ultraconservatives keep ranting and raving about Congress having a

lower approval rating then Bush, when as you say, it is the

Republicans in Congress who have a lower rating then the Democrats.

In addition, the shrieking of "What are the Democrats doing about it?"

only serves to remind people that it is both the Senate Republicans

AND a Republican President who are continually blocking the

Democrats from passing legislation.

The people did give the Democrats a mandate in the November 2006

elections, one that both the Congressional Republicans and Bush have

continually ignored. Even if you hear news only briefly for time to

time, you are certain to encounter that such and such bill was block

by Republicans or voted by Bush.

And coming up next, a help-the-owner-with-his-mortgage bill that might

get pasted the Senate in watered-down form but Republican Bush said he

will already voted.

After having sent how many millions of dollars to bail out one of the

company's that fucked up the mortgages in the first place?

Republicans = Steal from the poor and give to the rich.

I certainly see that as hurting the Republicans further with the vast

majority of the American people.

-Tom Sr.