The truth about the poll that Mike Lee (R-Utah) claims supports the Rep. Cut, Cap, etc. bill

[spooky3]

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2011/07/cnn-poll-shows-obama-winning-talks-but-gop-sen-ignores-those-results.html

"Indeed, the CNN poll (which he was nice enough to link to Download Cnnpoll) shows strong support for a balanced-budget amendment. The rest of the poll, though, isn’t worth bragging about for Republicans.

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If the debt ceiling isn’t raised, Republicans (who control only the House) would get a majority of the blame, with 51 percent saying it’s the fault of the GOP and 30 percent saying it’s Obama’s.

By big and overwhelming margins (when it comes to Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare) they overwhelmingly oppose most specific government cuts. The cut that generated the most support: Reducing defense spending (47% favor, 52% oppose).

People also favor increasing taxes by big margins when it comes to the petroleum industry (73% favor), businesses that own private jets (76% favor) and those who earn more than $250,000 annually (73%)."

[mdmc]

1. I will never support a balanced budget amendment