55% Oppose Tax Hike In Debt Ceiling Deal
As the Beltway politicians try to figure out how they will raise the debt ceiling and for how long, most voters oppose including tax hikes in the deal.
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July 14, 2011
July 14, 2011
New Reality Emerging on Illegal Immigration By Michael Barone
The United States is a country that has been peopled largely by vast surges of migration -- from the British Isles in the 18th century, from Ireland and Germany in the 19th century, from Eastern and Southern Europe in the early 20th century, and from Latin America and Asia in the last three decades.
July 14, 2011
The Tea Party Is Ceiling the Deal By Lawrence Kudlow
There are a lot of pieces to the debt-ceiling deal. There are the taxes upon taxes, as The Wall Street Journal editors describe it. That's the roughly $1 trillion in new Obama taxes on top of what he's already signed into law. It's an economy and jobs killer.
July 14, 2011
Americans Divided Over Whether Government Will Do Too Much or Not Enough For Economy
As the nation struggles with high unemployment and a depressed housing market, voters are evenly divided about which worries them more—that the government will not do enough to fix the economy rather than do too much.
July 13, 2011
What Happened to the Jobs? By Froma Harrop
So where are the jobs? Job creation has basically flattened over the past two months -- very bad news, as unemployment exceeds 9 percent.
July 13, 2011
25% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
For the second week in a row, 25% of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, July 10.
July 13, 2011
45% Confident In Stability Of U.S. Banking Industry
Trust in the U.S. banking industry has steadily slipped over the past three months, and the number of Americans that lack confidence now outweighs the number that is confident.
July 13, 2011
58% Believe Life Exists On Other Planets
Americans continue to believe life exists in outer space, but they are less sure whether a human will walk on Mars within a quarter of a century.
July 13, 2011
52% Say U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror
Confidence that that the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror soared following the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden and has remained high ever since.
July 13, 2011
The American People By Susan Estrich
My friend Francie's mother used to be known by all as "the Nation." It was a loving nickname based on her tendency to make pronouncements to one and all about what the nation thought of a particular topic. She would laugh.
July 13, 2011
After the Deluge -- Restoration By Tony Blankley
Some people can spot a slight in every compliment, whereas others -- the happy ones -- find a compliment in every slight. So last week, as a free-market, low-taxes, constitutional conservative, I happily found an apparently unintended compliment from the liberal New Republic.
July 13, 2011
42% View Chamber of Commerce Favorably; 58% Share Favorable Opinion of AMA
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the major lobbying force in Washington, DC for the business community, but voters have mixed feelings about the organization.
July 12, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 48%, Obama 43%
A generic Republican candidate earns the highest level of support yet against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match up.
July 12, 2011
57% of Working Americans Say They're Middle Class, Lowest Level in Two Years
One-in-five working Americans continue to classify themselves as poor, while the number of those who consider themselves middle class has fallen to a two-year low.
July 12, 2011
50% Say Space Shuttle Program Worth What It Cost Taxpayers
With the last planned U.S. space shuttle currently circling the globe, Americans are slightly more supportive of the NASA program than they were a year-and-a-half ago.
July 12, 2011
Support for Military Action in Libya Is Down to 24%
Voters remain skeptical about U.S. military involvement in Libya, with a plurality still opposed to further military action in the north African country.
July 12, 2011
Can You Punish Employees For Things They Say on Facebook? By Cliff Ennico
"I run a small advertising agency with about 10 employees. Given the nature of our work, our employees spend much of their time online, especially on the social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We have found these websites a tremendous source of revenue, as all of our clients are looking to develop advertising strategies for these sites.
July 12, 2011
Feeding Average Joe to Wall Street By Froma Harrop
Republicans want to make Americans more responsible for their own economic security while curbing the protections that would help them do it safely. A double win for Wall Street operators. Republicans deliver them a new batch of easy marks -- Average Joes who don't understand the small print -- and then let the financiers do as they please. A few guys make a quick buck milking the unsophisticated, and when the music stops, the taxpayer picks up the debris. It happens every time, and it will happen again if Republicans succeed in emasculating the new Consumer Financial Protection Board.
July 12, 2011
70% Think Government Regulation Hurts Small Business More Than Big Business
Voters don’t care much for government regulation of the economy and think it has a bigger negative impact on small business.
July 12, 2011
Harry Potter and the Wizardry of Engaging Readers By Debra J. Saunders
As "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," is set to hit theaters Friday, consider J.K. Rowling's villains.
