Public opinion has been remarkably stable for 30 years and at one and the same time deeply contradictory.

I think you've already seen the evidence of that on Social Security. You have a united wall of Democratic opposition and he hasn't been able to penetrate that.

Americans are clearly worried about the future course there [in Iraq], but at the same time I just don't think most are ready to throw in the towel at this point.

Somewhere out there, beyond the walls of the courthouse, run currents and tides of public opinion which lap at the courtroom door.

This is the court of public opinion -- the idea is to educate the folks in the House of Commons on what is happening.

I don't see how he could keep his post with all the pressure. Both public opinion and political forces have failed him. In any other country, this would have already led to an automatic resignation.