Most Voters Lack Confidence in NATO To Do Its Part In Afghanistan
President Obama in his recent speech laying out his strategy for the war in Afghanistan stressed how important it is for America’s NATO allies to pitch in.
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December 10, 2009
December 10, 2009
43% Favor Urgent Action Against Global Warming, 43% Say Not So Fast
Americans remain evenly divided over how urgent it is to deal with global warming.
December 10, 2009
Fair and Balanced (and Phony) Science By Joe Conason
Evading the challenges of climate change -- and the human responsibility to save the planet -- is simple enough even for the laziest citizen. Pay attention only to the theories that support the comforting skepticism of the oil industry. Focus on a set of purloined emails that prove nothing except that scientists can be as unpleasant to each other as any other group of people. Get the "facts" from Fox News Channel, the Wall Street Journal editorial page, the Moonie-controlled Washington Times and all the other conservative outlets that are as fair and balanced as an Exxon press release.
December 10, 2009
Misusing Knowledge to Expand Government Power By Michael Barone
"Knowledge is becoming more specialized and more dispersed, while government power is becoming more concentrated," writes economist Arnold Kling in his new book, "Unchecked and Unbalanced." "This discrepancy creates the potential for government to become increasingly erratic and, as a result, less satisfying to individuals."
December 10, 2009
2010 Ohio Senate: Portman 40%, Brunner 33%; Portman, Fisher Neck-and-Neck
Republican Rob Portman has managed to pull away somewhat from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner but still finds himself in a highly competitive race with Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher in potential 2010 U.S. Senate match-ups in Ohio.
December 10, 2009
2010 Illinois Senate: Giannoulias 42%, Kirk 39%
Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has now crept past Republican Congressman Mark Kirk in Illinois’ 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, and other Democratic hopefuls are closing the gap.
December 10, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey With Narrow Lead Over Both Specter and Sestak
Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey is now ahead of both Democrats who are vying to run against him next year in Pennsylvania’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
December 10, 2009
"Socialized Medicine"? Whatever By Froma Harrop
So it's come down to this. Republicans and some Democrats wouldn't vote for a government-run health plan that competed with private insurers -- though it would enjoy no special taxpayer subsidies. That's socialism.
December 9, 2009
In 2010 Ohio Governor Match-up, Strickland Trails Kasich
Unemployment in Ohio has jumped to 10.5%, the state is wrestling with an $851 million budget shortfall, and Governor Ted Strickland has proposed delaying a tax cut approved in 2005. Add it all together, and it’s a tough environment for the incumbent Democratic governor who now trails his expected general election opponent by nine percentage points in an early look at the 2010 race.
December 9, 2009
53% Say EPA Should Not Regulate Greenhouse Gases Without Congress' OK
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions a danger to public health and said it will regulate them accordingly.
December 9, 2009
Tiger Woods' Favorables Fall to 38%
The news coverage of the past week has taken its toll on the image of Tiger Woods.
December 9, 2009
Tiger's Feet of Clay By Susan Estrich
Nine women. And counting.
When did this guy find time to play golf?
December 9, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Specter 48%, Sestak 35%
Longtime Senator Arlen Specter holds a 13-point lead over his Democratic Primary challenger Joe Sestak.
December 9, 2009
54% in Virginia Oppose Health Care Plan
Barack Obama was the first Democratic presidential candidate in decades to carry Virginia, but that support isn’t carrying over to the president’s national health care plan.
December 9, 2009
30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
For the second straight week, just 30% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey.
December 9, 2009
2010 North Dakota Senate: Hoeven 58%, Dorgan 36%
Incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan may have a serious problem on his hands if Republicans recruit Governor John Hoeven to run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota next year.
December 9, 2009
Too Few Troops, Too Much Spin By Tony Blankley
A sense of unreality overshadows our debate on Afghan war policy across the spectrum of opinions. The unreality derives from the simple fact that we do not have enough troops to rationally implement an adequate defense of our national interests. So every argument for Afghanistan policy tends to seem unserious, perhaps pointless.
December 8, 2009
GOP's Lead in Generic Ballot Down to Four Points This Week
Republican candidates have a seven-point lead over Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
December 8, 2009
34% Expect Situation in Afghanistan to Get Better
One week after President Obama announced his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan with a projected troop withdrawal to begin in 18 months, voter confidence in U.S. efforts there has reached its highest level of the year.
December 8, 2009
Most Americans Oppose Second Stimulus and Using Bailout Funds for States
President Obama hopes to use money still unspent from the $787-billion economic stimulus plan to fight the nation’s 10% unemployment rate, and one of the ideas on the table is to channel money to states to keep them from laying off public employees.
