The Palin book cover. Government corruption surpasses the economy on list of issues important to likely voters. Garrison Keillor: "Thirty-two percent of the population identifies with the GOP, and if we cut off health care to them, we could probably pay off the deficit in short order." Jimmy Carter: I did not say what you heard. Unemployment rate rises to 9.8 percent. To put that another way, more than a quarter million new unemployed. Obama: Yep, the Olympics are about me, too. Are Republicans short-sighted on health care?