Fear or Faith in the Economy and Government

Are you feel more optimistic as 2009 progresses?

clipped from www.spokesman.com March 31, 2009 in Nation/World Americans still gloomy, but optimism is growing Jon Cohen And Dan Balz Washington Post WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who believe that the nation is headed in the right direction has roughly tripled since Barack Obama’s election, and the public overwhelmingly blames the excesses of the financial industry, rather than the new president, for turmoil in the economy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. At this early stage in his presidency, Obama continues to benefit from a broadly held perception that others should bear the bulk of responsibility for the severe economic problems that confront his administration. Americans see plenty of offenders, but only about a quarter blame the president and his team for an economy that’s in the ditch.