ability to make the right decisions

And a clear majority are also uneasy about his ability to make the right decisions on the nation's economy.

Green added that he still has questions about Vina's ability to make the right decisions in certain situations, particularly on the bases.

One of the most highly prized was intelligence, along with the ability to make the right decisions in a life-or-death situation.

Respondents were evenly divided when asked if they had confidence about his ability to make the right decisions about the nation's finances.

The reason the Giants are 5-1 right now is because of Phil's ability to make the right decisions with the ball."

According to CBS, only 25 percent of the public have confidence in Mr. Bush's ability to make the right decisions about Social Security; 70 percent are "uneasy."

And there has been a jump of 7 percentage points since January, to 54 percent, in the number of Americans who said they had confidence in Mr. Bush's ability to make the right decisions about the economy.

A slight majority, 51 percent, said they were uneasy with Mr. Kerry's ability to make the right decisions about the economy, compared with 56 percent who said the same about Mr. Bush.

More than 6 in 10 said they were uneasy about his ability to make the right decisions about the war in Iraq, and half expressed similar unease about his ability to deal with the problems of the storm's victims.

Just 40 percent of voters expressed confidence in Mr. Bush's ability to make the right decisions about the economy, down from half in April, while 56 percent said they were uneasy, up from 42 percent in April.

Less than a week after a confidence-draining loss to North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference final and their lackluster first half against Northeast Louisiana, the Blue Devils reasserted themselves with their defense and their ability to make the right decisions against Iowa's pressure.