It states that in the article that in Apirl a new poll revealed that 81 percent of the American people believe that the country is on the "wrong track". In the 25 years that pollsters have asled this question, last month's response was by far the most negative. It is also stated that the war in Iraq and the on going threat of terrorism. But the facts on the ground-unemployment numbers foreclosure  rates, deaths from terror attacks- are simply not dire enough to explain to present atomosphere of malaise. I figure that meaning that it is just making things even worse bring on terror attacks, and that lives are being taking away.