AMERICANS TURN THUMBS DOWN ON GOVERNMENT – AT 8:45 A.M.  Why can't these peasants understand what our good friends in Washington do for them?  Obviously, they've been watching Fox News.  That's the answer!  From the Washington Free Beacon: 

Only one in five Americans—19 percent—say they trust the government always or most of the time, which is among the lowest levels recorded in the last 50 years, according to a report from Pew Research Center.

Additionally, 55 percent think that ordinary Americans could solve national problems better than elected officials and 74 percent say that politicians put their own interests ahead of the country.

“Negative views of elected officials are hardly a new phenomenon—for years, large majorities have faulted elected officials for losing touch with Americans and not caring about the views of average people.”

Large shares of both Democrats, 72 percent, and Republicans, 89 percent, say they can seldom trust the government.

“At a general level, the public finds the government frustrating and badly managed,” states Pew.

“Just 20 percent say the federal government runs its programs well, and 59 percent say it is in need of ‘very major reform,’ up 22 percentage points since 1997.”

COMMENT:  Another fine sendoff for Barack – his legacy is everything – Obama.  Clearly, poll results like that should help the GOP.  But, as we've said here before, Republicans have a long history of working hard to lose elections.  They seem to be at it already, but there's time to turn things around.

December 1, 2015