The NY Times is not a credible periodical and this writer purports to be conservative, but he is really an elitist who sometimes carries Republican water so at the NY Times he is considered conservative. This is not a complimentary piece for the Tea Parties, but it is important because the writer grudgingly admits we are a force to be reckoned with. This is more evidence the powers that be are hearing us and soon they will feel us kicking them out the door! Comment by Pete Riehm, Executive Director of Common Sense Campaign
The United States opens this decade in a sour mood. First, Americans are anxious about the future. Sixty-one percent of Americans believe the country is in decline, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey. Only 27 percent feel confident that their children’s generation will be better off than they are.
Second, Americans have lost faith in their institutions. During the great moments of social reform, at least 60 percent of Americans trusted government to do the right thing most of the time. Now, only a quarter have that kind of trust.
The country is evenly divided about President Obama, but state governments are in disrepute and confidence in Congress is at withering lows. As Frank Newport of the Gallup organization noted in his year-end wrap-up, “Americans have less faith in their elected representatives than ever before.”
Third, the new administration has not galvanized a popular majority. In almost every sphere of public opinion, Americans are … read more online