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To: tejek who wrote (652916)	4/26/2012 7:02:16 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578962

>> Eight years of spendthrift Bush and the crazy Rs and you have the audacity to make that statement. The Bush years were golden compared to this crap.

To: tejek who wrote (652916)	4/26/2012 7:08:00 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578962

Keep on bitching about GWB. A decade ago, Americans felt similarly about their local, state and federal governments. No longer. Today, just one in three has a favorable view of the federal government — the lowest level in 15 years, according to a Pew survey. The majority of Americans remain satisfied with their local and state governments — 61 percent and 52 percent, respectively — but only 33 percent feel likewise about the federal government. In 2002, nearly double that figure, 64 percent viewed the federal government favorably, and Americans held their local and state governments in similar esteem, at 67 percent and 62 percent, respectively. There’s the expected partisan gap: A majority of Democrats, 51 percent, view the Obama-led government favorably, compared with 27 percent of independents and 20 percent of Republicans. During the Bush presidency, a majority of Republicans viewed the federal government favorably, while support for it faded among Democrats. The poll also reveals that more Americans trust their state governments to be honest, efficient and less partisan than the federal government. Read more: politico.com