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May 22, 2009

Cheney and the Iraq-Torture Link By Joe Conason

Defending their record in office these past eight years, figures from the last administration seem especially touchy on the subject of torture. Led by the former vice president, Dick Cheney, they have argued that there was no torture, preferring more vague and delicate terms such as "enhanced interrogation" or simply "the program." They have insisted that any harsh tactics were used only to extract "actionable intelligence" from recalcitrant terrorists in order to save "thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands" of innocent lives.

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May 22, 2009

Dick Cheney? By Susan Estrich

Come on, my Republican friends, you can do better than this.

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May 22, 2009

Just 24% Favor Federal Bailout for California

Twenty-four percent (24%) of voters nationwide favor federal bailout funds for states like California that are encountering “serious financial problems.” The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% are opposed to such bailouts.

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May 21, 2009

Why Pelosi Must Go By Dick Morris

It's obvious that either Leon Panetta, Obama's head of the CIA, or Nancy Pelosi, his party's Speaker of the House, has to go. No administration can tolerate a permanent, public civil war between two such high-ranking officials.

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May 21, 2009

Only 29% in Minnesota Say Vikings Should Sign Brett Favre

Will he or won’t he? And if he does, will it matter?

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May 21, 2009

75% Say New Energy Sources More Critical Than Fuel Efficient Cars

Forcing auto companies to make more fuel-efficient cars is fine, but Americans overwhelmingly believe it’s more important for the country to find new energy sources.

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May 21, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge - Bailout for States

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday looks at the federal government bailing out financially struggling states across the country.

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May 21, 2009

31% Say Healthy Should Be Required to Buy Health Insurance

Some Americans, generally younger adults and those in good health, decide on their own not to buy health insurance. But the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 31% of the nation’s adults believe even those who are young and healthy should be required to buy health coverage.

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May 21, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Auto Makers' Profitability

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Thursday looks at which automobile company has the best chance of getting back to profitability.

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May 21, 2009

Surprise Winner of “American Idol” Fooled Most of Our Predictors, Too

Season eight of "American Idol" is over, and like nearly every other week of our ‘Idol’ Prediction Challenge, the majority of predictors called it wrong.

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May 21, 2009

55% Back Higher Fuel-Efficiency Standards – Even If Car Costs More

Most Americans agree with President Obama’s push for higher fuel efficiency even if, as expected, it increases the cost of a new car.

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May 21, 2009

Why the U.S. Should Listen to India's Voters By Michael Barone

Last November, 131 million Americans voted, and the whole world took notice. Over the last month, about 700 million Indians voted, and most Americans, like most of the world, didn't much notice.

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May 21, 2009

Cars: What We Need vs. What We Want By Froma Harrop

The new fuel-efficiency and emission standards may lead to smaller cars with lighter engines. This is not what consumers prefer, auto analysts tell us.

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May 21, 2009

39% Say U.S. Legal System Too Worried About Individual Rights Over National Security

In the tension between individual rights and national security, 39% of voters nationwide now believe that our legal system worries too much about protecting individual rights.

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May 20, 2009

Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Tax on SUV's II

The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday looks at the federal government bailing out financially struggling states across the country.

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May 20, 2009

38% Say Country Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of U.S. likely voters believe the nation is now moving in the right direction, down slightly from a week ago and the first drop since March. It's too early, however, to say if it's a trend in the making.

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May 20, 2009

59% of Minnesota Voters Expect Pawlenty to Run For President

Most Minnesota voters like the job Governor Tim Pawlenty is doing, and even more expect him to run for president in 2012. But they don’t think he’ll get the Republican Party’s nomination.

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May 20, 2009

47% Say Hubble Space Telescope Worth The Cost

Voters continue to be big supporters of NASA and the manned space program, but they’re a little less sure about the value of the Hubble Space Telescope, the subject of a high-profile astronaut repair job completed on Tuesday.

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May 20, 2009

The Michelle of It All By Susan Estrich

She is the most popular and most admired woman in the world. She has smarts, beauty, style, a great husband, a great mother, two beautiful children and a very handsome dog.

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May 20, 2009

52% Predict Lambert Will Be Crowned 'American Idol'

Tonight's the night, and our predictors are calling it close for the final two contestants on "American Idol."

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