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Poll: 77% voters say US off course

news.yahoo.com — There is a widespread unease —shared by 77 percent—that the country has meandered off in the wrong direction. Nearly all Democrats and more than six in 10 Republicans think the country has taken the wrong course. And although almost half express interest and hope in the upcoming elections, a third voice frustration—particularly Republicans.

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  • mightydavefish, on 11/22/2007, -10/+110If you take the Fox "news" viewers out of that and just use informed people the number goes far higher.
    • epicstruggle, on 11/22/2007, -20/+28Ive found that diggers are just as uninformed as Fox viewers. With any large group of people, you will find pockets of idiots. (yes i know this will be dugg down)
      • darienphoenix, on 11/22/2007, -8/+23The largest bad of idiots are to be found in America watching Fox News and treating it as a credible news source.

        The fact that there are idiots everywhere does not mitigate this fact.
        • Bleue, on 11/22/2007, -12/+8Actually the largest bag of idiots does not watch the news at all...
          • LeeSoong, on 11/22/2007, -4/+2The REAL news is never televised. The names of the movers behind the scenes are cloaked in obscurity. The motives are hidden, and the true agenda staggering in its scope.

            If it is real news, you'll never see it on TV or read about it in Corporate media - they are spoon fed, investigative reporting is dead.
        • p0s3r, on 11/22/2007, -21/+10I'd say the largest bag of idiots are routinely on digg saying how stupid people who watch fox news are.
          • bjornski, on 11/22/2007, -1/+9You're just tired of being picked on for being a 24 percenter.
          • p0s3r, on 11/22/2007, -6/+3Sure thing, Capt. 11%'er!
        • dave11980, on 11/22/2007, -8/+5The people watching fox news say the same thing about you. The sad honest truth is that no one knows everything and everyone knows something. Doesn't matter how smart you are, eventually in life you too will look like an idiot. Right now on issues of Liberty and the Iraq war the few people still aligning with the NEW republican party look very much like idiots, even to those of us still aligned with the old party. I see Bush doing the same things that Clinton did all in the name of expanding power, now those that supported Clinton are calling bush out for it, I expected that, but I never expected that my fellow republicans would be so blind to the truth about the current agenda.

          I guess I have finally seen that we actually have a one party system.
    • fauxXenophanes, on 11/22/2007, -1/+10Poll : 90% of voters don't realize being in a free country means that you can choose your own course.
      • AnotherJewboy, on 11/22/2007, -3/+1Poll: 90% of voters realize voting does *****.
        • rarson, on 11/22/2007, -0/+3Uh, yeah, of course it does *****-all when you don't bother to research the candidates and you try to vote for a "winner."
      • Orlong, on 11/22/2007, -2/+0You mean like the freedom of being told we cant drive what we want, we cant use regular light bulbs if we want, we cant use full flow shower heads if we want?... and on and on it goes. Try taking this poll in the real America (middle of the country) instead of in San Francisco, LA, and New York and youll see drastically different results
    • killakan, on 11/22/2007, -8/+5And if we take out all the readers of MoveOn.org, RawStory, CrooksAndLiars, etc the percentage would go down.

      You are an *****.
    • AnotherJewboy, on 11/22/2007, -2/+0US is off course and on course for Israel.
  • wonderboy, on 11/22/2007, -5/+29Now it makes perfect sense why Rudy and Hillary are the front-runners now...
    • londubh, on 11/22/2007, -1/+10Uh, those two will take us further off course. Or are you being snarky?
      • Darkone253, on 11/22/2007, -4/+5Every candidate will take us further off course. You think Romney or Obama will give you what you want? The *****?
  • epicstruggle, on 11/22/2007, -8/+8keep in mind that the wrong/right track question is a double edge question/poll. Depending on the issue, nearly all dems will like be saying that bush has gone to far, while many republicans think he didnt go far enough. Having a high off track poll number means little with many other follow up questions.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 11/22/2007, -4/+4You are saying the poll is flawed because you already know what a certain group will answer?

      That doesn't change anything. And I honestly think that number is low, then again, I'm an optimist.

      It's a simple question and the poll used a large enough sample. It's accurate.
    • Bleue, on 11/22/2007, -3/+1Actually most republicans do not now support the war in Iraq, and i'm not sure what you mean by not far enough because unless you use weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (read: nukes) it's hard to imagine going further. But this is not the problem. Democrats hate Bush because of the war in Iraq but most republicans are neutral, and instead blame Bush for the current economic issues.
    • supermanred, on 11/22/2007, -4/+2I have no idea what you are trying to say. Try again in English.
    • santafr0g, on 11/22/2007, -1/+2What he's saying is that "Do you think America is off track?" is a loaded question against the current party and affiliates. The more appropriate question would have been "What direction do you wish to see America go in the next election?" - although the latter wouldn't be able to support yes/no.
    • killakan, on 11/22/2007, -2/+1Prove your statement.
    • MistySteele, on 11/22/2007, -1/+4What he's saying is that people will say "yes" both in the case where they think the country needs more of what we're doing and in the case where they think we need to do something different. The more important question is what direction we need to go, not whether or not we need change (we usually do).

      The interesting danger of polls like this is that many people (with all sorts of beliefs) read them and assume that 77% of the country agrees with them.
  • xXShadowstormXx, on 11/22/2007, -26/+4This is the kind of crap that is on Digg daily. The people who regularly visit Digg know Ron Paul rocks, everyone else sucks, 95% of everyone hates George Bush, Iraq is wrong, blah blah blah.

    Well you know what? Happy Thanksgiving.

    Think of the positives.
    • RollFizzlebeef, on 11/22/2007, -1/+8Ah, the well-thought-out "politics/politicians suck" platform.
      You, sir, are a genius.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 11/22/2007, -2/+8How about solving the problems instead of just "thinking positive"?

      And in any case, what positives? The crimes of war, the crimes against humanity? The american dollar losing 40% of it's value in 5 years? The torture of POW? The millions of people that lost their homes? The millions that were injured? One quarter of all American homeless people being Veterans?

      What positive? Let's all celebrate the genocide of the natives and thank God for it.
    • blackcloud333, on 11/22/2007, -2/+1Ron Paul rocks? I did not know that. You have changed my vote.
    • twinklyJesus, on 11/23/2007, -1/+1My question is:
      77% of voters where? San Francisco? I know they quoted one guy from Houston, but Texas is by and large a Democrat state and has historically been so since Reconstruction. Statistics are meaningless without context.
  • rupertmorris, on 11/22/2007, -2/+69Poll: 100% of the world thinks so too.
    (and has for seven years now).
    • supermanred, on 11/22/2007, -1/+8Yup
    • lebaige, on 11/22/2007, -14/+3Ya, well, I happen to think a good portion of the world is on the wrong course. So, world, you need to change.
      • moin1097, on 11/22/2007, -10/+1Yup
      • plurk, on 11/22/2007, -0/+7Ah, the good old USS Montana vs. Lighthouse joke ... in digg comment form ;) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5fsirKgyR4 for those of you unfamiliar with it)
      • Jexie, on 11/22/2007, -2/+3So we should all watch our dollar circle the drain while our stock markets teeter on collapse? Throw in thousands of soldiers dying for nothing just for good measure maybe? We all want to be just like USA!!
    • PhireN, on 11/23/2007, -0/+1perhaps only 6 years, but yep.
  • spyd3rweb, on 11/22/2007, -4/+18100% percent of people blame it on the opposite party.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 11/22/2007, -2/+7Then why did the democrats block the impeachment resolution?
      • spyd3rweb, on 11/22/2007, -0/+23Because both parties are full of *****?
      • shupy, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1So you impeach, who takes power?
  • macweirdo42, on 11/22/2007, -3/+44If everyone agrees that this country is so screwed up, then why is this country so screwed up. We, the people, ARE the freakin' country. Of course, I'm a horrible pessimist - I don't think it's the US that's off course, I think it's the American people. We've become such spoiled babies, always refusing to take responsibility for our actions. Blame the government, blame the other side, never blame the fact that you were too lazy to get off your fat ass and go vote, or too lazy to actually do some research and make informed decisions.
    • notque, on 11/22/2007, -1/+35If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal - Emma Goldman

      "Get off your lazy asses, and do something.. once.."

      I have a better idea. Become a human being, research our history and issues and start connecting locally with others wanting to change society.

      Stop buying plastic things molded in China by starving children who are beaten regularly.

      Stop being an *****.
    • jbrownfield, on 11/22/2007, -0/+3Because 90% of Americans are "on the take." They hate everyone else's cut of the spoils, but they love their own, and they won't willingly give that up.

      Steal from the people. Give 60% of the money back to them. Convince them how much better off *they* are because you're stealing more from *other* people to give to them; they won't actually add the numbers themselves. Tell them if they don't vote for you, the gravy train will end.

      Democracy in action: That's why everyone knows it's screwed up, but they won't do anything about it.
    • Imper, on 11/22/2007, -0/+3“Every country has the government it deserves.” - Joseph Marie de Maistre

    • shupy, on 11/25/2007, -0/+150% of eligible voters don't bother to vote. Considering Bush's low approval ratings, a fair number of people that voted for him know they made a bad choice. If even 10% of those people had bothered to inform themselves beyond a 30 second commercial, he never would have been elected.
      Our government is screwed up because we let it happen.
  • ralph12c41, on 11/22/2007, -17/+5Everyone sees in the result support for their view. Liberals and the hate Bush crowd think it means the next election will be a landslide for the Democrats, and the conservative to moderate leaning may think it supports the trend toward a more conservative nation. I happen to believe the latter.
    • chenobble, on 11/22/2007, -2/+3As if your phrasing didn't give that away.
      "the conservative to moderate leaning may think it supports the trend toward a more conservative nation."

      Surely if you're a moderate you don't want the country to become MORE conservative?

      I don't see a landslide - the last US elections showed that that isn't going to happen. I hope that either the Democrats win or the Republican canditate is one with his head screwed on this time.
  • hellokittyownsu, on 11/22/2007, -2/+27Who the hell is the 23%?
  • mclumber1, on 11/22/2007, -13/+2This is really no surprise. I'm sure you can go back several decades with this type of poll and it will always show a similar result.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 11/22/2007, -2/+1So you've been in the wrong direction for decades?
      • Netrilix, on 11/22/2007, -2/+2I think he's trying to say that the common thought has always been "things were better when I was your age".
    • Acewrap, on 11/22/2007, -0/+1Link?
  • devilfunk, on 11/22/2007, -17/+2100% of Polls are complete bulls#$t!!!
    • DonKarnage25, on 11/22/2007, -0/+1Well there's one member of the 23%
  • mal1964, on 11/22/2007, -5/+1There is always peaks and valleys that life, but with a negative war going on I think the percentage is signify higher because of it.
  • amightywind, on 11/22/2007, -22/+4Record levels of employment, record home ownership, record prosperity. Even poor people have air conditioning and HDTV. If only the treasonous democrats in congress would show some fiscal discipline we could really set things right. Thank you President Bush.
    • chenobble, on 11/22/2007, -1/+7Oh yes, accuse the opposition of treason. How very Fair and Balanced of you.
      • amightywind, on 11/22/2007, -11/+3Their behavior is a matter of public record. They undercut General Petraeus even as he is leading us to victory. Pelosi and Reid in particular should be tried and shot. By the way, Rupert Murdock's empire is growing all the time. You can look forward to a more fair and balanced media future!
  • santafr0g, on 11/22/2007, -7/+13"There's no one out there to vote for," Rocky Belcher, 43, a Republican and college professor from Vandalia, Ohio, said about the GOP field. "That means a lot of Republicans may not get out there to vote."

    :Insert Ron Paul 2008 comment:
    • killakan, on 11/22/2007, -9/+5***** Ron Paul.
    • shupy, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1All elections are local. No one gets to the Whitehouse without first winning an election somewhere. Pay attention to who is running in your city and state, one of them could be the next Presidential candidate.
      Everyone expects someone to hand them the candidate they want. It all comes down to "We The People". When we get involved, government will change.
  • oyster, on 11/22/2007, -4/+3Polls like this assume that the people who these polls are talking about actually care. The fact is, they don't.

    Let me say it again... the administration about which this poll is discussing DOES NOT CARE about what the people think and where this country is going. Poll all you like...it falls on deaf ears.
    • redfan, on 11/22/2007, -1/+4Especially when BushCo openly admits they don't pay attention to polls.
      Whatever Cheney, Rove, and the rest want, they get their puppet to do for them.
  • moin1097, on 11/22/2007, -6/+2Is this another one of those surveys that intentionally omits the line "of 1509 people surveyed" and replaces it with "all Americans"?
  • hydragreencom, on 11/22/2007, -18/+6Why aren't these being investigated? We have definitely lost our way...
    WHEW, This Is AMAZING! God Help Us ALL!!! Want to Work for the Clintons?

    Just a quick refresher course lest we forget what
    has happened to many "friends" of the Clinton's

    1- James McDougal - Clinton 's convicted
    Whitewater partner died of an apparent heart
    attack, while in solitary confinement. He was a key
    witness in Ken Starr's investigation. (Actually,
    he was given an injection and thrown into solitary
    confinement, just before his "heart attack).

    2- Mary Mahoney - A former White House intern
    was murdered July 1997 at a Starbucks Coffee
    Shop in Georgetown . The murder happened just
    after she was to go public with her story of sexual
    harassment in the White House.

    3- Vince Foster - Former White House counselor
    and colleague of Hillary Clinton at Little Rock's
    Rose Law firm. Died of a gunshot wound to the
    head, ruled a suicide.

    4- Ron Brown - Secretary of Commerce and
    former DNC Chairman. Reported to have died by
    impact in a plane crash. A pathologist close to the
    investigation reported that there was a hole in the

    top of Brown's skull resembling a gunshot wound.
    Also confirmed by six nurses. At the time of his
    death Brown was being investigated, and spoke
    publicly of his willingness to cut a deal with
    prosecutors. The rest of the people on the plane
    also died. A few days later the air Traffic
    controller committed suicide.

    5- C. Victor Raiser II- Raiser, a major player
    in the Clinton fund raising organization died in
    a private plane crash in July 1992

    6- Paul Tulley - Democratic National Committee
    Political Director found dead in a hotel room in
    Little Rock , September 1992. Described by
    Clinton as a "Dear friend and trusted advisor".

    7- Ed Willey - Clinton fund raiser, found dead
    November 1993 deep in the woods in VA of a
    gunshot wound to the head. Ruled a suicide.
    Ed Willey died on the same day his wife,
    Kathleen Willey claimed Bill Clinton groped her
    in the oval office in the White House. Ed Willey
    was involved in several Clinton fund raising
    events.

    8- Jerry Parks - Head of Clinton's gubernatorial
    security team in Little Rock. Gunned down in
    his car at a deserted intersection outside Little
    Rock. Park's son said his father was building a
    dossier on Clinton. He allegedly threatened to
    reveal this information. After he died the files
    were mysteriously removed from his house.

    9- James Bunch - Died from a gunshot suicide.
    It was reported that he had a "Black Book" of
    people which contained names of influential people
    who visited prostitutes in Texas and Arkansas.

    10- James Wilson - Was found dead in May 1993
    from an apparent hanging suicide. He was reported
    to have ties to Whitewater.

    11- Kathy Ferguson - Ex-wife of Arkansas
    Trooper Danny Ferguson, was found dead in May
    1994, in her living room with a gunshot to her head.

    It was ruled a suicide, even though there were
    several packed suitcases, as if she were going
    somewhere. Danny Ferguson was a co-defendant
    along with Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones lawsuit.

    Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness
    for Paula Jones.

    12- Bill Shelton - Arkansas State Trooper and
    fiance of Kathy Ferguson. Critical of the suicide
    ruling of his fiance, he was found dead in June,
    1994 of a gunshot wound also ruled a suicide
    at the grave site of his fiance.

    13- Gandy Baugh - Attorney for Clinton 's friend
    Dan Lassater, died by "jumping" out a window of
    a tall building January, 1994. His client was a
    convicted drug distributor.

    14- Florence Martin - Accountant & sub-
    contractor for the CIA, was related to the
    Barry Seal Mena Airport drug smuggling case.
    He died of three gunshot wounds.

    15- Suzanne Coleman - Reportedly had an
    affair with Clinton when he was Arkansas
    Attorney General. Died of a gunshot wound to
    the back of the head, ruled a suicide. Was
    pregnant at the time of her death.

    16- Paula Grober - Clinton 's speech interpreter
    for the deaf from 1978 until her death December 9,
    1992. She died in a one car accident.

    17- Danny Casolaro - Investigative reporter.
    Investigating Mena Airport and Arkansas
    Development Finance Authority. He slit his wrists,
    apparently, in the middle of his investigation.

    18- Paul Wilcher - Attorney investigating
    corruption at Mena Airport with Casolaro and the
    1980 "October Surprise" was found dead on a toilet
    June 22, 1993 in his Washington DC apartment.
    Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks
    before his death.

    19- Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator
    for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death
    from his Arlington, Virginia apartment balcony
    August 15, 1993. He was investigating the Morgan
    Guaranty scandal.

    20- Barbara Wise - Commerce Department staffer.
    Worked closely with Ron Brown and John Huang.
    Cause of death unknown. Died November 29, 1996.
    Her bruised, nude body was found locked in her
    office at the Department of Commerce.

    21- Charles Meissner - Assistant Secretary of
    Commerce who gave John Huang special security
    clearance, died shortly thereafter in a small plane
    crash.

    22- Dr. Stanley Heard - Chairman of the National
    Chiropractic Health Care Advisory Committee died
    with his attorney Steve Dickson in a small plane
    crash. Dr. Heard, in addition to serving on
    Clinton's
    advisory council personally treated Clinton's
    mother, stepfather and brother.

    23- Barry Seal - Drug running pilot out of Mena
    Arkansas, death was no accident.

    24- Johnny Lawhorn Jr. - Mechanic, found a
    check made out to Bill Clinton in the trunk of a car
    left at his repair shop. He was found dead after
    his car had hit a utility pole.

    25- Stanley Huggins - Investigated Madison
    Guaranty. His death was a purported suicide, and
    his report was never released.

    26- Hershell Friday - Attorney and Clinton fund
    raiser died March 1, 1994 when his plane exploded.


    27- Kevin Ives & Don Henry - Known as "The
    boys on the track" case. Reports say the boys
    may have stumbled upon the Mena Arkansas
    airport drug operation. A controversial case, the
    initial report of death said, due to falling asleep
    on railroad tracks. Later reports claim the 2 boys
    had
    been slain before being placed on the tracks. Many
    linked to the case died before their testimony
    could come before a Grand Jury.


    THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAD INFORMATION
    ON THE IVES/HENRY CASE:

    28- Keith Coney - Died when his motorcycle
    slammed into the back of a truck, 7/88.

    29- Keith McMaskle - Died stabbed 113 times,
    Nov, 1988.

    30- Gregory Collins - Died from a gunshot wound
    January 1989.

    31- Jeff Rhodes - He was shot, mutilated and
    found burned in a trash dump in April 1989.

    33- James Milan - Found decapitated. However,
    the Coroner ruled his death was due to "natural
    causes".

    34- Jordan Kettleson - Was found shot to death
    in the front seat of his pickup truck in June 1990.



    35- Richard Winters - A suspect in the Ives /
    Henry deaths. He was killed in a set-up robbery
    July 1989.


    THE FOLLOWING CLINTON BODYGUARDS ARE
    DEAD:

    36- Major William S. Barkley Jr.

    37- Captain Scott J . Reynolds

    38- Sgt. Brian Hanley

    39- Sgt. Tim Sabel

    40- Major General William Robertson

    41- Col. William Densberger

    42- Col. Robert Kelly

    43- Spec. Gary Rhodes

    44- Steve Willis

    45- Robert Williams

    46- Conway LeBleu

    47- Todd McKeehan

    Quite an impressive list! Pass this on. Let the
    public become aware of what happens to friends of
    the Clinton's!!

    HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT? SURELY YOU JEST !!

    Now for Rudy....
    Early on in his crime career, Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's father, Harold Giuliani, was sent to Sing Sing prison for armed robbery.

    As reported by Wayne Barrett in his 2000 book Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani, Harold Giuliani and an accomplice held up a milk deliverer in Manhattan on April 2, 1934. The indictment ("People v. Harold Giuliani indicted as Jospeh Starrett," the false name Harold gave the police) charged Harold threatened the milkman with a pistol to get his money.

    But a week later, the victim changed his story, saying Giuliani's accomplice (who has never been identified) had held the gun. Prosecutor Louis Capozzoli told the judge, the "milkman tried to change his statement after he was visited at about four o'clock that morning by several people who threatened him. Then he said he thought this fellow [Giuliani] ought to get a break."

    So the charge was reduced from first degree armed robbery to third degree, and Rudy's father was sentenced to only two to five years in Sing Sing prison.

    The court-appointed psychiatrist reported that Harold was "a personality deviate of the aggressive, egocentric type.... pathological" with "haphazard associations."

    Harold served one year and four months, was paroled, and married Helen D'Avanzo.

    Rudy, their only child, was born in 1944.

    Beginning in 1948, Harold Giuliani went to work for Helen's brother Leo D'Avanzo, as an enforcer for Leo's loan-sharking, numbers and betting operations. Harold broke legs and beat people with a baseball bat, collecting large sums. The family crime business was based in Leo's bar in Brooklyn, and employed more than a dozen numbers runners.

    At one point in 1962, Harold and his brother-in-law and boss Leo, and Leo's son Lewis, drove to the headquarters of rival mobster Mickey Scans and shot it out with him. They were then sanctioned by Mafia overlords because their rival was a "made" man.

    Harold's nephew and crime cohort Lewis D'Avanzo (Leo's son, Rudy's first cousin) forged documents and apparently carried out murders as part of a quarter-billion dollar car theft operation under the Luchese crime ring. In 1977, Lewis was shot to death by the FBI, when he tried to run over an arresting agent.

    Harold's son Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer and prosecutor, changed his party registration to Republican in December, 1980, following Ronald Reagan's election. The next month, Giuliani was nominated as Associate Attorney General. His father Harold died in April, while Rudy's confirmation was pending before the Senate. In their standard interview, the FBI asked him if anything in his background might cause embarrassment if revealed. Rudy said no.

    Sworn in in May, 1981, Rudy principally aided then-Vice President George H. W. Bush in Bush's role as head of the administration's anti-drug enterprise in Central and South America. As "point man" for Bush, Rudy made frequent trips to Miami -- the hub of Bush's operations overseeing the covert Contra apparatus of Oliver North and his cocaine traffickers.

    In 1982-1983, Rudy was a candidate to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Organized crime lawyer Roy Cohn put his law partner Tom Bolan onto the Screening Panel for the post, created by Cohn's friend, Senator Al D'Amato. D'Amato then sponsored Rudy's candidacy for the job.

    In June, 1983, Giuliani was installed as U.S. Attorney. That same month, Mario Gigante -- a client of Roy Cohn and the brother of mob boss "Chin" Gigante -- was sentenced to eight years in prison for loan-sharking and extortion. In the Fall of 1984, Senato D'Amato phoned Rudy to suggest Gigante was not a bad man and the government should go easy on him. Then Judge Charles Stewart approved, without comment, a two-year reduction in Mario Gigante's prison term. Vincent "the Fish" Cafaro, on orders from mob boss "Chin" Gigante, thereupon delivered a $175,000 cash payment to Cohn's office.

    In 1985, Senator D'Amato again called Giuliani, this time to ask for reconsideration of pending charges against Paul Castellano, alleged chief of the Mafia's "National Commission." Castellano was granted bail, only to be assassinated.

    How about a fair election for change? The EVIL in the white house need to be impeach right now.! Congress needs to their job.... IMPEACH THESE LIARS TODAY... BEFORE WE HAVE NO COUNTRY LEFT... It is so obvious that our government is broken and we are in deep shi..........t......... Ron Paul for PRESIDENT... it will take and informed and educated public to stop these liars in their tracks.... HELP SAVE AMERICA FROM THE GLOBAL ELITE, WAR, NAU, AMERO, RFID'S, FEMA CAMPS, VACCINATIONS, LOST OF CIVIL LIBERTIES....

    HELP.... WE NEED HELP... THIS IS RED ALERT..... WAKE UP .... VOTE FOR RON PAUL... LEARN WHO YOU ARE VOTING FOR .... NO RFID FOR ME..... NO WAY.....
    • bjornski, on 11/22/2007, -6/+7There are only 3 honest candidates in this campaign that I see at this point. Kucinich, Gravel and (sadly) Ron Paul.

      Too bad Ron Pauls economic ideas would sink this nation faster than Gravel sunk rocks in his campaign commercial.
      • Corrosionx, on 11/22/2007, -3/+1Maybe you've been wrongly educated about economy... let me guess, government school, right?
    • MikeFallopian, on 11/22/2007, -4/+8Your comment was 5 times longer than the article... take your rabid conspiracy ***** elsewhere.
    • Ravie, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1At first I thought you were being clever showing things from the Clinton era that people were freaking out about, then I realized you were another ranting whackjob for Ron Paul.

      (I don't think Ron Paul's a bad candidate, myself, but some of his supporters-ugh)
  • chubbymidget, on 11/22/2007, -2/+13Okay just to sum up
    US Citizens know we're wrong, doing wrong, bush is wrong, war is wrong.
    World knows we're wrong, doing wrong, bush is wrong, war is wrong.
    Congress can't do anything/won't do anything about any of it.
    It's a race to finish to see if we'll last longer than this administration.
    • killakan, on 11/22/2007, -5/+2Ok, just to sum up.

      ChubbyMidget hates America and Americans.
  • reuscel, on 11/22/2007, -1/+27And 99% of Americans won't do a goddamn thing to change it. But they'll start to care when American Idol is on the air again. That's the only election that seems to matter to anyone anymore.
  • londubh, on 11/22/2007, -1/+16The Democrats in Congress need to grow balls and actually do something. Impeaching Cheney would be a good first step in putting America back on course.
    • Corrosionx, on 11/22/2007, -0/+2They will never grow balls and they will never do that.
    • shupy, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1And how will that help? There are people waiting for health care, waiting for their family members to return from Iraq, waiting and hoping that the country can minimize the damage done by this administration.
      So lets spend a fortune mounting an impeachment effort against someone that is at the end of their political life anyway. Those calling for impeachment know nothing about the process, it is expensive, time consuming, and in the long run accomplishes very little. Bush is president, and he will simply pardon anyone that is impeached.
      Once these guys are out, it would be nice to see some legal action, but for now, we need to hold the line and minimize the damage.
  • Delphium226, on 11/22/2007, -4/+16So 4 in 10 republicans support further progression toward a fascist state where 'the constitution is just a piece of paper'.
    • killakan, on 11/22/2007, -4/+4Funny, last I checked a rather large portion of Democrats want to turn the U.S. into a copy of the USSR, which was a fascist state.
      • Delphium226, on 11/22/2007, -2/+2Was the last time you checked the last time you smoked weed? It sure seems like it. Or was it the last time you voted for a man who has done more to destroy the constitution than anyone else, doing the terrorists job for them. The constitution is that which made the US a great nation.
        • Corrosionx, on 11/22/2007, -0/+3Guys guys settle down... both parties want to destroy the country.
  • h3smith, on 11/22/2007, -3/+1477% think the country is off course, but they will vote for HIllary, Romney, Giuliani, Obama, McCain, or Edwards, all which are "front runners" because the media says so. Yet, all of these people are deeply in the "system" and will spawn no change or correct the course. All want more war, all want more gov't, all want more of the same, and none of them will do anything to fix our pending fiscal meltdown.

    Wake up America.
    • revnoah, on 11/22/2007, -0/+1I had to read this twice to make sure I didn't post it myself. Right on the money. Sorry to say, it's the problem everywhere, just a different set of issues and actors.
    • shupy, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1Well, we did have a budget surplus when Clinton left office.
      Short of violence, it is rarely successful when you try to change a system, or government from the outside of the system. If the US hasn't learned that yet, we are in trouble.
  • shunter99, on 11/22/2007, -4/+15Take part in the massive one-day donation for Dennis Kucinich on Dec 15 - the day the Bill of Rights took effect in 1791.

    http://www.december152007.com
    • ShokDoktor, on 11/23/2007, -1/+1how original
    • cranium, on 11/23/2007, -0/+2Sure. As soon as that ***** starts supporting the 2nd amendment the way it was intended instead of that revisionist ***** stance he's taking now.
  • KhanneaSuntzu, on 11/22/2007, -3/+11Ah stop with these "whining american" articles. The rest of the world has lost interest. A majority of americans voted for this psychopath twice, now suffer the misery, assholes. If you do not like it, revolt. Kill those in power. We have some spare guillotines you can use.
    • Unlegend, on 11/22/2007, -1/+6Florida, 2000...
    • Michael9636, on 08/04/2008, -1/+3Ohio, 2004...
    • shupy, on 11/25/2007, -0/+2The majority of Americans did not vote for Bush the first time. The second time? A lot of irregularities and efforts to suppress voter turnout. I don't believe the man was ever truly elected.
  • Unlegend, on 11/22/2007, -0/+977%? That's it?!
  • johnpdiddyo, on 11/22/2007, -1/+2way to go America I blame the white house but hey that's just me
  • dildoolielly, on 11/22/2007, -2/+9Never forget who supported this failure, don't let them distance themselves from him. Whining about Libs and Dems and Clinton and Kerry and gay sex, while offering nothing of substance - and most notably - no defense for the lying little sack of ***** from Texas they shackled us with!

    America's enemy is the idiot who IGNORES that Bush lied to us about Iraq, IGNORES that Bush defends treason, IGNORES that Bush was asleep at the wheel on 9/11, IGNORES that Bush had already blundered our war effort in Iraq, IGNORES that Bush still tries to link Iraq and 911, IGNORES that Bush was going to run amok with our Constitution, IGNORES his continued policy that fuels extremist groups and floods intelligence agencies with "false positives" from illegal wiretapping operations—among other things and still voted to re-elect this miserable failure.

    The enemy from within has perpetuated this death and devastation. Don't forget it.

    It is because of a bush voter that the country is in the atrocious position it is in today.
  • dildoolielly, on 11/22/2007, -5/+6IF BUSH ASSRAPED BABY JESUS ON T.V.
    ate the baby Jesus, and then had a jacket made from the baby Jesus' skin, Cons on these boards would be applauding and defending it as a brave and courageous act on behalf of national security.

    the 32% foxified idiot inbred moron rednecks would find a way to overlook it and call libs traitors for criticizing it.

    Rush would probably call the baby Jesus a terrorist.

    John Gibson and O'Reilly would call it a war on cannabilism.

    Hannity would say that not eating the Baby Jesus hurts the morale of our troops.

    The republicans in Congress would say that it's a bipartisan problem.

    Coulter would...well, she'd probably justify it by saying that the Baby Jesus was a liberal, and then jack off to the thought.

    All of this while the threat level is moved up a color, so that the ignorant people of this country are diverted from what just happened.

    And you know what, 32% of America would fall for it.

    To those 32%, please stay home during the next election. You're too stupid to vote for a qualified candidate that has your best interests at heart.
  • 01l0, on 11/22/2007, -0/+2Come to think about it, I haven't heard that phrase "Stay the course" in quite some time...
  • LeeSoong, on 11/22/2007, -0/+1The only polls worth watching are the poles the girls dance with.

    Otherwise, 100% of the people I polled could care less what statistics they make up this week
    (I asked me, 1 out of 1 people polled does not care about polls).

  • Lennalf, on 11/22/2007, -0/+2I don't know if I'd say "meandered" so much as "jumped off a ***** cliff."
  • revnoah, on 11/22/2007, -2/+1Poll: 77% of statistics are made up 23% of the time
  • mverta, on 11/23/2007, -0/+077% of Americans have to be told not to put their finger in their pants, too, so...

    You could put all the awareness the average American has about world affairs, history, sociology and geography in a thimble and still have room for the grand piano.
    • l00s3r, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1It's probably more than you think. Without checking Google, who is the President of Canada?
  • ThisIsGod, on 11/23/2007, -0/+1i wish people would just check out kucinich he's better than all of the other canadites combined
  • firejack007, on 11/23/2007, -0/+0Such a stupid open ended question that has an answer due to hundreds of reasons. All this is, is a good news grabber designed to get some headlines and attention.
    • l00s3r, on 11/25/2007, -0/+177% of people polled believe the government is ***** up. It's actually a simple question with a simple answer. I don't really see the gray area.
  • pcflea, on 11/23/2007, -0/+2So 77% of Americans don't realize the Course of America is not what they thought it was... Damn.
  • Shadoglare, on 11/23/2007, -0/+1Buried. It figures a retarded poll like this would have over a grand in diggs. "On the right track" can mean ANYTHING, folks - this poll is stupid, meaningless, and pointless.
  • mrzack, on 11/23/2007, -1/+09/11 = INSIDE JOB
    30% of Americans know
  • caponumen, on 11/24/2007, -0/+1Sure, just like Hitler "meandered" into Poland.........
  • lopla, on 11/25/2007, -0/+1Then 77% hate America and are traitors and terrorists. 77% should be rounded up and executed. Unacceptable.
  • shaggytoker, on 12/03/2007, -0/+0I had a very interesting conversation with a student in one of my college classes the other day. I was attempting to ask him questions regarding the current events in Iraq, etc, and he looked at me in a way that concerned me. Some Americans, especially during the events after 9/11, have grown complacent. The majority understand that as Americans we have little to fear on our soil, but they are also void of a real understanding about what's transpiring in today's world. What happens in America spills into the world, and vise-versa, and 9/11 changed the world. People are becoming frustrated with this administration, and the problems extend beyond those of domestic quarrels; the international scene has expressed concern too about the actions of the US, particularly the unilateral action implemented in Iraq. We as Americans are upset with the current course, as current polls show, and we as Americans also understand that we need a real change in this country. I honestly feel that if America is prospering and engaging in diplomatic measures rather than resorting to iron will to influence democracy, the better the world will become.
  • nimbleprune, on 12/21/2007, -0/+1100% of polls are *****. Most of the time they are taken by people who are payed to get a certain answer....who actually still pays attention to polls? If you believed all the polls you would think everyone in the US is on the left side of the spectrum. In reality it is now and always will be split down the middle.
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