…And, this is what they are saying…

1. In this years elections, the leading issue is the environment. It will influence our voting at 31%.  This is followed by foreign policy at 27%, and the economy is running at 17%.

I get the sense that fellow American are generally optimistic about our ability to weather dynamic economic trends.  And, being thought leaders (as evidently determined by the Laws of Natural Selection), we wonder about how and where we fit into the world, and our ability to affect and impact it.

Which leads me to…

2. There is apparently great HOPE (if not expectations).  I say this because 57% think the environmental movement is turning the corner and getting traction. Only 27% think this is a losing battle. Oddly, the balance, or 16%, seem to think the environment, as an issue, has been co-opted by big-box retailers.

I find this both symmetrical and fascinating. Americans can actually believe that our business industry, and, this would be reflected in our views of the economy, is so powerful, that it can drive the global environment.

However, my dear friend and mentor Raymond St. James, the British Financier, said recently that:

“I will believe you Yanks truly run this bloody planet when your Men’s side (British for team) champions the World Cup (Soccer), and Hell freezes over”.

Peace be to my Brothers and Sisters.

Brian Patrick Cork