LEADERSHIP CONFIDENCE LEVELS FALLING
The 2008 Harris Poll of American leadership confidence has measured the confidence finds 15 of the 16 items listed show a fall in confidence from 2007. They are leadership in medicine down from 35% to 28%, the White House down 22% to 15% and small business leaders from 54% to 47%,. Wall Street, major educational institutions, the courts and the justice systems also saw significant declines. The six institutions enjoying the highest confidence of Americans are: The military (51%); Small business (47%); Major educational institutions (32%); Medicine (28%); Organized religion (25%): The Supreme Court (25%). The lowest levels of confidence are in: The Congress (8%); The press (10%); Organized labor (11%); Wall Street (11%); Major companies (14%).
(Pastors Weekly Briefing 3/7/08)