So this angry Texan went berserk, borrowing a tactic from the al Qaeda playbook.
Perhaps that's a symptom of why the public is so disgusted, regardless of party. Disillusion is turning into despair with a system that goes on almost robotically with increasingly no connection with the public. A CNN poll shows a majority of Americans say the government is "broken."
Happily, despite the breakdown of government, there is growing anger with a private sector, which is, if anything, much worse and less accountable to the extent that the legislative branch is accountable at all.
A new Zogby Poll reports:
"Likely voters now have even less confidence in the nation's large financial and business institutions than they do in both the federal and state governments. In contrast, small business and local banks earned very high levels of confidence.
The survey asked confidence levels for all levels of government, business and finance, as well some other major institutions that impact the economy and society."
But that's not all. A Rasmussen poll goes further according to NakedCapitalism.com, finding:
"Today, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that the federal government enjoys the consent of the governed. Seventy-one percent (71%) of all voters now view the federal government as a special interest group, and 70% believe that the government and big business typically work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors. That helps explain why 75% of voters are angry at the policies of the federal government, and 63% say it would be better for the country if most members of Congress are defeated this November"
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