Public Overwhelmingly Rejects GOP Handling of Debt Crisis
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 18th, 2011 4:38 am by HL
Public Overwhelmingly Rejects GOP Handling of Debt Crisis
A new CBS News poll finds Americans are unimpressed with their political leaders’ handling of the debt ceiling crisis.
Key finding: A majority disapprove of all the involved parties’ conduct, but Republicans in Congress fare the worst, with just 21% backing their intransigent resistance to raising taxes. A stunning 71% disapprove.
President Obama earned more generous approval ratings for his handling of the negotiations, but still more people said they disapproved (48%) than approved (43%).
Lawmaker Scuffles with Armed Intruder
Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) “scuffled with an armed intruder at his southern Iowa farmhouse late Saturday night before his grandson pointed a gun at the intruder, who then fled,” the AP reports.