Good news! 78 percent of Americans distrust the government

WASHINGTON - According to the Pew Research Center, "Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they do not trust the U.S. government to do what is right, expressing the highest level of distrust in Washington in half a century."

Unfortunately, the survey shows that 22 percent of Americans trust the government "just about always" or "most of the time." In other words, nearly one-fourth of people in this country are gullible saps who have no grasp on reality.

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Election 2012: Barack Obama 42%, Ron Paul 41%

(Rasmussen Reports) - Pit maverick Republican Congressman Ron Paul against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up, and the race is – virtually dead even.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters finds Obama with 42% support and Paul with 41% of the vote. Eleven percent (11%) prefer some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.

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