first, that the federal budget will be balanced or that the federal government will go bankrupt and be unable to pay its debt. remarkably, or maybe not, it depends on how you look at it the majority of people say the federal government will go bankrupt and be unable to pay its debt. i want to combine that with another one of your polls though, scott. the president s tracking poll shows that he still has the majority approval when it comes to whether or not you totally approve or totally disapprove of the president. how do those two things seem into tere sect. obviously negative thoughts on the economy but the president still has an overall approval rating. the president s job approval right now is good as good as it s been in the past year, 51%. if he holds at that level he probably will be reelected. if it slips back into the mid 40 range he probably will lose. there is concern about the president s handling of the economy, but many people continue to support his policies in other a