Maybe There Is Hope

No, not with Bush. Or Cheney. I won't go that far. No, I'm talking about the peoples' reaction to the NSA programs. Just the other day, I read poll results signifying that two-thirds of Americans had no problem with the programs, but perhaps that was conservatively-biased. Who knows? Heck, in this next poll I viewed, Bush's approval rating was the highest that I've seen in the past week, at 35% (down from 36%).

In this Newsweek poll, it also discussed citizens' feelings on NSA and if the government is going too far. 53% think that it's going too far and 41% think it's necessary to fight the war on terror. 57% also said they believe the Bush Administration has gone too far in expanding Bush's presidential powers, meanwhile, 38% believe that the actions taken have been appropriate.

To combat the poll results I saw the other day, it seems to be pretty even. One in approximately every two people either approve or disapprove of what NSA is doing. While, the number is still a bit too high on the appropriate/necessary side, it still shows more hope than the poll did the other day. After I viewed the numbers from the other poll, I kind of rolled my eyes, wondering why Americans didn't care much about their liberty. This poll indicates that perhaps 1 in every 2 doesn't care much about liberty, but that's better than 2 in every 3.

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin

Link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12771821/site/newsweek/