The Military is Tops!

At least according to this gallop poll of many Americans:

Gallup conducted the poll at the height of coverage of Haditha, the Iraqi town where residents accuse Marines of killing 24 civilians. Yet, the U.S. military again was the American public's top choice, with 73 percent saying they had a "great deal or quite a lot of confidence in it." The only other institutions to record a majority of public confidence were the police and organized religion, getting 58 percent and 52 percent, respectively. The lowest-ranking institutions were HMOs, big business and Congress.

Wonder what the percentage is in the Media's view of the military. Probably not as high.