Americans concerned about wastefulspending -- in Iraq, not Gulf Coast

A new Associated Press-Ipsos poll shows Americans concerned about how much money the government is spending and whether it is being wasted -- but their concern is about Iraq, not Hurricane Katrina.

The AP reports:

Given a choice in the survey, 42 percent favored cutting spending on Iraq to pay for relief efforts on the Gulf Coast, and 29 percent wanted to delay or cancel Republican tax cuts. That's a whopping 71 percent backing options that Bush doesn't even have on the table.

Two-thirds said the president was spending too much in Iraq. Just as many were concerned the money was not being spent wisely.

Poll results here on Katrina and here on Iraq.