Poll finds Americans have little faith in government

dallasnews.com ^

[hal ogen]

This poll gets this year’s first NSS Award (No Sh** Sherlock).

[castlegreyskull]

“How ‘bout no faith?”I

Even though I live in CT, and I can write a long diatribe about Ct,its government and its taxes, they still manage to clear the roads of snow. Now, I better knock on wood.

[layman]

I think those who were polled went a little hard on the hard working Washington political class. After all, they solved the light bulb crisis.

[nomad]

Don`t be optimistic about this study, news reports say one of the questions reported over %50 support for stronger Gov. “to handle today's complex problems” so is the dissatisfaction over too much, or a lack of Gov. power and legislative action?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

There is no force of nature potentially more dangerous than government!

Government always seeks more power and will eventually abuse that power.

The desire to serve soon becomes no more than a cover for the lust to control.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Wow, all that gubmint and taxes and they can clean a road? Give me the plow truck and I will do it myself.What did everyone do before the gubmint plowed the snow?Answer:We plowed it ourselves.Right you are knock on wood.

[Red in Blue PA]

Yet they keep voting the same drip incumbents back into office to fleece the American taxpayer yet again. Someone needs to explain this phenomenon to me.

Fortunately, the bastions of insanity are usually together. Like minded loons live in the same area codes and vote for the like of Pelosi.