Bush Gets Better Grades in Texas
At least in his home state of Texas, former President George W. Bush gets a little respect.
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January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009
45% Support Obama’s Economic Plan
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters favor the $825-billion economic recovery plan proposed by President Barack Obama, and nearly as many (40%) say it is Very Likely to become law in Obama’s first 100 days in office.
January 21, 2009
41% Say Geithner Should Not Be Treasury Secretary
With Timothy Geithner’s Senate confirmation hearing scheduled to begin again today, voters are evenly divided over whether President Obama should scuttle his embattled choice for secretary of the Treasury.
January 21, 2009
Teddy By Susan Estrich
I have been holding my breath for a while, sending out little messages, waiting for the updates on Sen. Kennedy.
January 21, 2009
The Final Bush Pardons By Debra J. Saunders
On his way out of office, President Bush used his power of the pardon to commute the sentences of former U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who had been sentenced to 11 years and 12 years respectively for shooting and wounding a fleeing drug smuggler in 2005 and then covering up the incident. It was the right move.
January 21, 2009
Economic Crapshoot Ahead By Tony Blankley
Finding wisdom on the question of economic stimulus may be Washington's most important task in generations -- short of major war decisions. President Barack Obama currently is proposing to spend about $850 billion over two years that he asserts is intended to stimulate the economy and thereby add 3-4 million jobs that otherwise would not exist.
January 20, 2009
48% Say Obama’s Inauguration Signals New Era of Race Relations
On the day Barack Obama begins his presidency, nearly half of Americans (48%) believe his inauguration signals the start of a new era of race relations in the United States.
January 20, 2009
Predict the Poll Results: What Will Obama's Approval Index Be on April 30, 2009?
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
January 20, 2009
Predict the Poll Results: What Will the Rasmussen Consumer Index Be on the Morning of April 30, 2009?
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
January 20, 2009
Most Say Foreign Company Will Develop Alternative Fuel Car First
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters think a foreign company will produce a car that uses alternative fuel before an American company does so.
January 20, 2009
Voters Like What They See In The New President
Today, it’s official: Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States.
January 20, 2009
77% Say Inauguration Should Begin With Prayer
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of U.S. voters say an opening prayer should be part of the presidential inauguration ceremony, despite an atheist’s legal effort to halt the historic practice.
January 20, 2009
Why Health Reform May Happen By Froma Harrop
Let the name-calling begin. A national health plan is again proposed, and its foes are trying to deal it death by unflattering labels. The old favorites include "socialized medicine" and "government takeover of health care."
January 19, 2009
What Did Reagan’s Inaugural Say? By Lawrence Kudlow
On the eve of Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, with a tough economic downturn and the ongoing threat from global terrorism, perhaps it is useful to recall Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address, delivered on January 20, 1981.
January 19, 2009
48% of California Voters Blame State Budget Crisis On Legislature
Nearly half of California voters (48%) blame state legislators for California’s current budget problems.
January 19, 2009
44% Say Global Warming Due To Planetary Trends, Not People
Al Gore’s side may be coming to power in Washington, but they appear to be losing the battle on the idea that humans are to blame for global warming.
January 19, 2009
Voters Upbeat about American Society, Future on Eve of Inauguration
Sixty nine percent (69%) of American voters now view their nation’s society as fair and decent.
January 19, 2009
86% Have Favorable Opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Eighty-six percent (86%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including 52% with a Very Favorable opinion of the civil rights leader.
January 18, 2009
Bush Showed U.S. Is No Paper Tiger By Debra J. Saunders
From the day President Bush took office, the long knives were out for him -- in ways they will not (and should not) be out for President-elect Barack Obama.
January 17, 2009
Arnold's State of the State -- Not So Good By Debra J. Saunders
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's State of the State address on Thursday was a far cry from his first such speech in 2004.
