Poll finds dimmer view of Iraq war
52 percent say United States is no safer than before conflict

For the first time since the war in Iraq began, more than half of the American public believes the fight there has not made the United States safer, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Overall, more than half -- 52 percent -- disapprove of how Bush is handling his job, the highest of his presidency. A somewhat larger majority -- 56 percent -- disapproved of Republicans in Congress, and an identical proportion disapproved of Democrats.
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I have to say.... well, DUH! Finally the "pr buzz" is wearing off and people are starting to see parts of the MESS that we are in. Now will they start looking at the HUGE, HUGE debt Bush has put us in?

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Man With Chain Saw Allowed to Enter U.S.
On April 25, Gregory Despres arrived at the U.S.-Canadian border crossing at Calais, Maine, carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appeared to be blood. U.S. customs agents confiscated the weapons and fingerprinted Despres. Then they let him into the United States.

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This is completely consistent with the posts I've made below regarding police and TSA screeners going by the "letter" of the law, but not using their freaking brains! This guy has blood on weapons in his possession and they let him into the country? Hindsight is 20-20, but don't these guys have ANY ability to question and THINK? It's obvious that they should deny entry and have Canadian police hold and question this guy... geeze.

Charlie