The questions reveal widespread doubts about the country's current course. But there is no consensus on which direction to take.

The concern is growing. There is no question.

There are too many questions still to be answered, too many doubts still to be alleviated to say that this nomination is a slam dunk,

Americans are broadly uneasy about the quality of our relations with the rest of the world, especially Muslim nations,

The oil-dependency issue now meets all the criteria for having reached the tipping point: an overwhelming majority expresses concern about the issue, the intensity of the public's unease has reached significant levels, and the public believes the government is capable of addressing the issue far more effectively than it has until now.

Soon the grumbling may become too loud for the Bush administration to ignore,