Americans enter holidays in dark mood: Reuters poll

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans enter the holiday season in a dark mood, with economic worries, security fears and a lack of confidence in government fueling growing pessimism, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

The Reuters/Zogby Index, which measures the mood of the country, fell for the third consecutive month, dropping from 96 in October to 94.9 on new growth in the number of Americans dissatisfied with the economy and pessimistic about the future.

President George W. Bush rebounded slightly from last month's record low, with the number of Americans who give him positive marks climbing to 28 percent from 24 percent. But Congress remained stuck with a dismal positive rating of 11 percent, tying its record low.

"For the third straight month, Americans have a sense that things are not getting better, they are getting worse," pollster John Zogby said.

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But we will stil hear the economy is great, the economy is great!

Honestly, what's there to feel good about right now?

Americans.

Gloomy about George W. bUsh's destruction of the US economy, but hey, no worries about all the blood!

never mind that we'll die right along with it-and far sooner than they think-it's BUY BUY BUY! They can't sully their "beautiful minds" with death and destruction when there's a (falling) dollar to be made.

little miss priviligeds over here isn't happy that things are not going well in Candy Land USA!

While some over here are obsessing about not feeling "abundant"...there's kids in Iraq dying of DU poisoning and war...and it's our fault for not challenging the theft of the 2000 election.

the MSM was that Robert Rubin endorsed HRC for President. Remember, it was Rubin which was Treasury Sect. in the Clinton administration. Plus, yesterday HRC gave a speech at a town hall type forum and began talking about the economy. Watch for HRC within the week to start using the 92 Clinton campaign slogan, It's the economy, stupid......

Ben David

:shrug: "But Congress remained stuck with a dismal positive rating of 11 percent," ......