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AP-GfK poll: Obama approval hits 60 percent !

Sounds good for the President! I sure hope he can get some jobs going besides... more

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Attacking CNN: Our Time Asks If Its Polls Miss Adults Under 30?

Do you think Donald Trump’s assertion that President Obama got into Harvard / Columbia

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Gang Politics

According to a Pew Research poll released April 26, 81 percent of the American people believe that “the federal budget deficit is a major problem that the country must address now.” Not only is this figure up 11 points in the past four months, but also it reflects a rare consensus across lines of ideology and partisanship. 89 percent of Republicans respond in the affirmative; so do 81 percent of Democrats and 79 percent of Independents. This is as close to unanimity on a major issue as our country ever gets.

While the people have issued clear marching orders to their elected representatives, they have little confidence that their voices will be heard or heeded. The same poll notes that only 31 percent believe that we’ll make significant progress toward deficit reduction in the next five years, down from 37 percent in December. The 50-point gap between the supermajority that wants the problem to be addressed seriously and the minority that thinks this will happen is a pretty good measure of the low level of confidence Americans now repose in their governing institution. If we get to the general election with unemployment still much too high and progress toward deficit reduction stalled, the public mood will be sour and explosive.

Why are people so dissatisfied with what the political system is offering up? A Gallup survey out April 27 shows that 43 percent prefer the Republican/Ryan plan for long-term deficit reduction to the Democratic alternative, while 44 percent prefer the Democratic/Obama plan to the Republican alternative. But they don’t much like either one. Asked about the Obama plan, 71 percent say that it doesn’t go far enough to fix the problem, and 62 percent fear that Democrats will use the deficit as an excuse to raise taxes. Asked about the Ryan plan, 66 percent are worried that it cuts Medicare too much, 64 percent that it would “take away needed protections for the poor and disadvantaged” and “protect the rich at the expense of everyone else.”

In the midst of such public dissatisfaction, the Senate’s “Gang of Six” has become the locus of all hopes for a compromise. The same day that the Gallup poll was made public, a Bloomberg article offered some insight into the Gang’s negotiations: Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia said that the group is considering a plan to cut $3 in federal spending for every $1 of revenue it raises. He suggested that it would involve spending cuts in every major budget category along with changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. And he expressed a sense of urgency: If the Gang cannot create a bipartisan plan around which responsible members of both parties can coalesce, however reluctantly, over the next two months, we may well be heading for a damaging train wreck over the debt ceiling.

In this murky situation, a few things are clear. First, the American people have grave doubts about what the parties have proposed. Second, neither party can get its way on its own. And third, the Senate plan under negotiation seems closer to center of gravity of public opinion than either House Republicans or the White House, and more responsive to the people’s reservations about the plans made public so far.

Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, another member of the Gang, said last Sunday that “The country can’t afford for us not to have an agreement.” He’s absolutely right. Not only would the collapse of the Gang’s efforts endanger our international fiscal standing this summer; it would virtually guarantee that no significant steps toward fiscal stability would occur until after the presidential election—at the earliest.

Amidst our hyper-polarized politics, it falls to the Senate to display reason and moderation. The senators may not welcome this responsibility, but they dare not shirk it. The Founders would not have been surprised.According to a Pew Research poll released April 26, 81 percent of the American people... more

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Bad news for Congressional Republicans

"PPP's newest national poll finds that after a little more than 3 months in... more

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Weiner: NBC should tell Trump, 'You're fired'

A New York Democrat asked Tuesday how long it would take for "The... more

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Rasmussen poll instructs Americans to get ready for war; cut off all aid to Middle East (except Israel)

At a time when America needs to deal with crushing debt and a multitude of domestic issues, pro-Zionist Rasmussen and Israeli propagandists start cranking out the pro war propaganda polls.

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A new national telephone survey found that 58% of American adults believe the unrest in the Middle East will lead to a major war involving the US, with 26% saying it is "very likely."

Most Americans think that the political upheaval spreading throughout the Arab world may wind up drawing the United States into a new large-scale war, a Rasmussen Reports poll found. The poll also found most Americans favor cutting off aid to Arab countries

'Stop aid to Arabs'

Rasmussen Reports also found that most Americans want to end US aid to all Arab nations in the Middle East. Just over half favor continuing aid to Israel, however.

Only 20% of American adults think the US should continue providing foreign aid to Arab countries in the Middle East, while 58% say that aid should come to an end. Twenty-one percent are not sure.

Fifty-one percent of Americans, on the other hand, favor continued foreign aid to Israel. One-in-three adults (32%) oppose further aid for Israel, and 17% are undecided.

"New Republican Senator Rand Paul has called for an end to all foreign aid, including the $3 billion the United States gives annually to Israel, as part of a package of deep spending cuts he is proposing," the polling firm explained. "But given Israel’s strong bipartisan support in Congress, Paul’s proposal isn’t likely to gain ground. Egypt has been receiving slightly less than $2 billion in aid annually, with several other Arab countries in the region getting a smattering of millions."

Similarly, 61% of Republicans support a continuation of foreign aid to Israel. But Democrats and unaffiliateds agree by a much narrower 46% to 34% margin.

Rasmussen's analysis explained that "Americans have consistently said in surveys for years that Israel is one of the top U.S. allies. The Jewish state is also one of only five countries worldwide that most Americans think the United States should help defend militarily if it is attacked."At a time when America needs to deal with crushing debt and a multitude of domestic... more

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32% of People Steal a Neighbor's Wi-Fi

We've all done it: found an unencrypted Wi-Fi connection and decided to piggyback... more

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Who is the Greatest Quarterback of All-Time? (Poll)

There are more Answers to this Question than just about any Other. There is usually a... more

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Italians Voted the Sexiest, most Popular People in the World

According to a Reader’s Digest survey, the Italians are the sexist and most... more

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More Than Half of Americans Want Fed Reined in or Abolished

Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A majority of Americans are dissatisfied with the nation’s... more

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I thought Islam was a peacful relgion.

Pew Poll: Majority of Muslims supports death for anyone leaving Islam. In a new poll... more

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GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING: The Cult Of Obama Crashes And Burns

The image of one man begging on his knees as Obama’s convoy pulls away from a... more

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EC issues notification for final phase of Bihar polls

The Election Commission today issued notification for holding elections to 26 Assembly... more

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A Flowchart to Determine Which Party You Will Vote for In the Next Election

The midterm election is only a few weeks away, and many people claim they are still... more

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2010 Election Ratings for the entire United States by Google.

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Obama's opinion polls are good!

According to this graph, Obama's popularity is not as low as the Teaparty wants... more

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AP Poll: Republicans Pulling Further and Further Ahead of Democrats

WASHINGTON — Tilted toward the GOP from the start of the year, the political... more

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Steve Clemons: Fox News Online Poll Shows 71% View Anti-Gay Marriage Prop 8 as Unconstitutional

Is it possible that even the center-right tilting viewing audience of Fox news... more

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California’s Prop 19: A Word-for-Word Analysis

Vote YES on Prop 19: A word-for-word analysis of California's Proposition 19 to... more

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