Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Latest Gallup poll...
What one or two issues should be top priorities for the president and Congress to deal with at this time?
May April
Situation in Iraq/war 42 29
Fuel/oil prices/lack of energy sources/the energy crisis 29 13
Immigration/illegal aliens 23 20
Economy in general 14 14
Poor health care/hospitals; high cost of health care 12 9
Terrorism 4 3
Education/poor education/access to education 4 4
Federal budget deficit/federal debt 3 3
Unemployment/jobs 3 3
Taxes 3 2
Social Security 2 2
Internationalissues/problems 2 2
National security 2 5
Environment/pollution 2 1
Medicare 2 2
Foreign aid/focus overseas 2 2
Poor leadership/corruption/dissatisfactionwith
government/Congress/politicians/candidates 2 1
Poverty/hunger/homelessness 1 1
Ethics/moral/religious/family decline
;dishonesty; lack of integrity 1 1
Natural disaster relief/funding 1 -
Trade deficit/foreign trade 1 -
High cost of living/inflation 1 1
Unifying the country - 1
Judicial system/courts/laws - 1
Abortion - 1
Lack of money - 1
Gap between rich and poor - 1
Other 1 2
No opinion 4 3
The number on the right is the percentage that responded with that answer in April the left number is the percentage responding that way in May. You'll notice that the percentages add to over 100%. That's because some respondents picked multiple issues. The bottom line is Iraq and gas prices are on over 70% of the American electorate's mind right now. So this is naturally a perfect time for Congress to focus on Gay Marriage. Yes, let's debate an amendment to the Constitution that would codify discrimination for an entire class of citizens. We'll just put that whole Iraq war clusterf--- thing on the back burner. The American political establishment couldn't be less in touch with the American people if they were governing from the moon. The voters really need to burst this bubble this fall, or this kind of blatant disregerd for the will of the people will only continue to fester. I'm also disturbed that more people said they had no opinion(4%), then said the enviroment (2%) was a top concern. Do we need a Katrina in every state for people to wake up to the fact that global warming is a problem? Perhaps if enough polar ice melts burying most of Florida under water, and people lose their opportunity to wear tank tops and mouse ears while riding roller coasters, they'll finally recognize something just might be wrong.
May April
Situation in Iraq/war 42 29
Fuel/oil prices/lack of energy sources/the energy crisis 29 13
Immigration/illegal aliens 23 20
Economy in general 14 14
Poor health care/hospitals; high cost of health care 12 9
Terrorism 4 3
Education/poor education/access to education 4 4
Federal budget deficit/federal debt 3 3
Unemployment/jobs 3 3
Taxes 3 2
Social Security 2 2
Internationalissues/problems 2 2
National security 2 5
Environment/pollution 2 1
Medicare 2 2
Foreign aid/focus overseas 2 2
Poor leadership/corruption/dissatisfactionwith
government/Congress/politicians/candidates 2 1
Poverty/hunger/homelessness 1 1
Ethics/moral/religious/family decline
;dishonesty; lack of integrity 1 1
Natural disaster relief/funding 1 -
Trade deficit/foreign trade 1 -
High cost of living/inflation 1 1
Unifying the country - 1
Judicial system/courts/laws - 1
Abortion - 1
Lack of money - 1
Gap between rich and poor - 1
Other 1 2
No opinion 4 3
The number on the right is the percentage that responded with that answer in April the left number is the percentage responding that way in May. You'll notice that the percentages add to over 100%. That's because some respondents picked multiple issues. The bottom line is Iraq and gas prices are on over 70% of the American electorate's mind right now. So this is naturally a perfect time for Congress to focus on Gay Marriage. Yes, let's debate an amendment to the Constitution that would codify discrimination for an entire class of citizens. We'll just put that whole Iraq war clusterf--- thing on the back burner. The American political establishment couldn't be less in touch with the American people if they were governing from the moon. The voters really need to burst this bubble this fall, or this kind of blatant disregerd for the will of the people will only continue to fester. I'm also disturbed that more people said they had no opinion(4%), then said the enviroment (2%) was a top concern. Do we need a Katrina in every state for people to wake up to the fact that global warming is a problem? Perhaps if enough polar ice melts burying most of Florida under water, and people lose their opportunity to wear tank tops and mouse ears while riding roller coasters, they'll finally recognize something just might be wrong.
