People Are Cranky

A new poll out today confirms that the American people are cranky about the economy and about policymakers.

According to an Associated Press report, among the findings of the AP-Ipsos poll were the following:

• Only 17 percent see the country as generally being on the right track, with 76 percent saying the wrong track.

• “Six in ten of those who chose wrong track blamed the struggling economy, with gasoline prices hovering above $4 a primary reason”

• President Bush’s approval rating was near its all-time low at 29 percent, while Congress fared even worse, with an approval rating of only 23 percent.

Maybe our elected officials should start doing something constructive in terms of implementing pro-growth economic policies. Tax and regulatory relief, advancing free trade, reining in government spending, and removing obstacles to domestic energy exploration and production certainly would help.