Thursday, February 23, 2006
Headline: “Confidence in Gov’t Is Fading”
Whoa. Does that mean people ever trusted government?
The headline in the Elgin Daily Courier-News is about an Associated Press-Ipsos Public Affairs poll about falling confidence in government, based on the hurricane Katrina response. I can’t find a link to the article, but here is one with the same headling.
Guess it’s time to go back to the Federalist Papers.
Can anyone cite something there that suggests citizens should trust government?
I can attest that the only government programs I think work are the ones I have not closely (or ever slightly) examined.
If you want something more local, think of the way Rod Blagojevich campaign contributors just happen to get major contracts in Illinois. Or read this Chicago Tibune article about faulty counting of jobs claimed created by the Blagojevich adminstration.
The headline in the Elgin Daily Courier-News is about an Associated Press-Ipsos Public Affairs poll about falling confidence in government, based on the hurricane Katrina response. I can’t find a link to the article, but here is one with the same headling.
Guess it’s time to go back to the Federalist Papers.
Can anyone cite something there that suggests citizens should trust government?
I can attest that the only government programs I think work are the ones I have not closely (or ever slightly) examined.
If you want something more local, think of the way Rod Blagojevich campaign contributors just happen to get major contracts in Illinois. Or read this Chicago Tibune article about faulty counting of jobs claimed created by the Blagojevich adminstration.
