Originally Posted by spk7951

I found the results of a CNN poll released today to be very interesting. (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...uts/?hpt=hp_t2) Some of the results:

63% favor higher taxes on the business and higher income Americans
57% favor spending cuts on gov't programs
53% favor no MAJOR cuts to military
64% favor no MAJOR changes to SS or Medicare
87% favor no increases in taxes to the lower income or middle class Americans

The details of the poll are predictable along party lines but the impact of the Independents is interesting. It seems neither political party has a grasp of what the majority of Americans desire in this issue.

At any rate I do not have much faith in anyone in Washington to do what is right for the Country first, but I will try to be somewhat optimistic for now.