54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 56% Say Law Will Increase Deficit
Voters continue to favor repeal of the national health care law passed last year and believe the legislation will increase the federal deficit.
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June 6, 2011
June 6, 2011
Obama Tunes Out, and Business Goes on Hiring Strike By Michael Barone
Last week, I noted that various forms of the word "unexpected" almost inevitably appeared in news stories about unfavorable economic developments. You can find them again in stories about Friday's shocking news, that only 54,000 net new jobs were created in the month of May and that unemployment rose to 9.1 percent.
June 6, 2011
34% Say It’s Good for the Economy If Government Hires More
One-out-of-three Americans think it’s good for the U.S. economy if the government puts more people on the payroll, but most adults still don’t see government as the solution to long-term unemployment.
June 5, 2011
America's Long Slide from 9/11 to Crown Beach By Debra J. Saunders
On Sept. 11, 2001, when two planes plunged into the World Trade Center, Americans watched in awe as New York firefighters, police and paramedics rushed to the scene at risk to their own lives. Some 343 firefighters and paramedics and 60 police officers paid the ultimate price in their desperate rush to save other lives.
June 5, 2011
Playing With Default By Joe Conason
The current puppet play in Congress -- where Republicans sponsored a bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling only because they wanted to vote it down -- would be funny, if only they weren't risking economic disaster. Unfortunately they're not joking, as they push the country closer and closer to a potentially ruinous default.
June 5, 2011
Pelosi Is Still Least Popular Congressional Leader
While she's much less often in the news these days, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains Congress' most disliked leader. But Pelosi earns higher favorables than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid whose popularity has fallen to its lowest level in over two years.
June 4, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 3, 2011Week
The government announced on Friday that the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 9.1% in May, dashing high-level hopes of an economic recovery in the near future. But most Americans aren’t surprised.
June 4, 2011
89% Say New Graduates Will Have Tough Time Finding a Job
With most college graduations over and high school graduations in progress, the impending entry into the “real world” is on the minds of many young adults, and often, the first thought is finding a job. But Americans overwhelmingly believe that won't be easy for this year's graduates.
June 4, 2011
Obama's Jobs Recession By Lawrence Kudlow
Political advantage can be fleeting. A couple of months ago, during the winter quarter, job gains looked to be picking up, unemployment was easing lower, and President Obama's re-election hopes looked more secure. But things sure have changed.
June 3, 2011
Most Voters Still Think Tax Cuts, Spending Decreases Benefit Economy
Most voters continue to feel that tax cuts and decreases in government spending help the U.S. economy.
June 3, 2011
Why Politics? 43% Say for Positive Change, 43% to Fend Off Government
Voters remain closely divided over whether their fellow countrymen get involved in politics to bring about needed change or to keep the government at bay.
June 3, 2011
31% Expect Unemployment Rate To Be Even Higher A Year From Now
Even as the government releases a new report showing surprisingly little job creation in May and an increase in the unemployment rate, nearly one-out-of-three Americans predict that the unemployment rate will be higher a year from now.
June 3, 2011
For-Profit "Charter" Schools By Susan Estrich
Former tennis star Andre Agassi deserves enormous credit for recognizing that nothing is more important than ensuring every child gets the kind of quality education that is their best chance for success in a rapidly changing world. I know, there are high school dropouts who make it to the top.
June 3, 2011
53% View Government As Threat To Individual Rights
Over half (53%) of Americans now believe the federal government is more of a threat to individual rights than a protector.
June 3, 2011
Circumcision and the Special City By Debra J. Saunders
In 2010, San Francisco supervisors banned Happy Meals. They showed no regard for parental choice. So it should not come as a shock that activists have managed to put a measure on the November ballot that essentially would outlaw the circumcision of baby boys.
June 2, 2011
57% Would Rather Be Called Good Citizen Than A Patriot
Voters would rather be called a good citizen than a patriot, although they see little difference between the two labels. To be a good citizen, most agree it’s more important to do church and community work than to get involved in politics.
June 2, 2011
21% Say States Have Right To Secede
One-in-five Americans believe individual states have the right to break away from the country, although a majority doesn’t believe it will actually happen.
June 2, 2011
53% Say Major Cyberattack Should Be Viewed As Act of War
Voters express strong concern about the safety of America’s computer systems and think a major cyberattack on the United States should be grounds for forceful military retaliation.
June 2, 2011
Boneheaded Stimulus Never Works By Lawrence Kudlow
With a flamboyant downgrade of the outlook for economic growth, jobs and profits, Wednesday's 280-point Dow plunge to launch the so-called June stock swoon is a warning shot across the bow.
June 2, 2011
"News" That Frees up Time By Froma Harrop
Keeping up with the always-spinning news cycle can eat into a media hound's free time. Thus, I'm grateful when cable television plugs its news holes with stories of no consequence. One can safely check out, secure that nothing important has escaped notice.
