Star Parker, founder of urbancure: "Year-end surveys convey a picture of disillusionment and cynicism among Americans about their government and their country. According to the Pew Research Center, only 19 percent now say they "trust the federal government to do what is right always or most of the time."
In recent Gallup polling, 69 percent of Americans say big government is the "biggest threat" to the nation's future. There is, not surprisingly, a big difference among Republicans and Democrats, with 88 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of Democrats saying government is the biggest threat to the country.
But worth noting is a huge jump in the percentage of Democrats over recent years saying government is the biggest threat, with the current 53 percent figure up from 32 percent in 2009..."