An Angry America

[kweerwolf]

According to the latest polls, only 28 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, the lowest in a decade, and most point the finger of blame at the occupants of Capitol Hill and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Pollsters say American anger is at an all-time high. You don’t need a poll to figure that out. Just wander down to the local coffee shop for breakfast and listen to the anger spilling out over the war in Iraq, skyrocketing energy prices and a government out of control.

“More and more Americans are angry,” says retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a Democratic presidential candidate in 2004. “They are angry about the president's incompetence and his general unwillingness to acknowledge with some humility that he has made some terrible and tragic mistakes regarding the mission in Iraq.”

Anger towards the President and government is not limited to Democrats or liberals. Conservatives and Republicans show increasing displeasure on a variety of fronts.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7539.shtml

[Oversea Visitor]

1. Tick tick tick

come on tick faster worldcantwait hey.

[acmejack]

2. Wait till they get done with gutting social programs.

Then some people will be pissed off.

[xchrom]

3. wait til george is done with the supremes.

and america is even more deeply delivered into the hands of our corporate masters -- i appreciate the anger americans are feeling -- but they haven't a clue yet as to how broken things really are.

[McKenzie]

4. your comment struck a chord with me:

"they haven't a clue yet as to how broken things really are."

You are bang on the nail. This isn't just a case of boot a few politicians out and replace them with good people. Nope. "The pump don't work because the vandals stole the handle".

[Mokito]

5. All part of the plan, IMHO

The next election cycle will bring Democrats back at the wheel. Forcing them to clean up *'s mess by taking many highly unpopular measures, thus giving ammunition to the other side.
And all this just in time for the next Ripofflican administration.