Two observations about this Bloomberg poll:
Which of the following do you see as the most important issue facing the country right now? (Read list. Rotate.) Sorted.
50 Unemployment and jobs
25 The federal deficit and government spending
9 Health care
7 The war in Afghanistan
5 Immigration
1 Other (VOL) (specify:)
3 Not sure
The deficit is not nearly as important as the Republicans and the press are making it. But at the same time, 25 percent is too damn high. 16 points higher than healthcare? An abstract financial metric over individual health. Smart.
Hey -- anyone wanna buy a monorail? What's it called? Monorail!
Adding... By the way, our climate is going fucking bananas. You'd think that'd be somewhere on the list.