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January 23, 2011

Jerry Brown Takes on Redevelopment By Debra J. Saunders

GOP Assemblyman Chris Norby is a former Orange County supervisor with a longtime and deep aversion to California's 425 redevelopment agencies. Some redevelopment zones may eliminate blight and provide low-income housing as originally intended, he concedes, but redevelopment also allows billions of tax dollars to bankroll the building of a lot of half-empty shopping malls, as well as sweetheart deals that pad the pockets of well-connected developers.

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January 22, 2011

GE's Immelt on the Hot Seat By Lawrence Kudlow

Can GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt talk President Obama into a major corporate tax cut? Immelt has been appointed to the new Council on Jobs and
 Competitiveness, which replaces the disbanded Paul Volcker Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Immelt was a member of that original board. Now he has a more elevated position in the Obama 2.0, allegedly pro-business move-to-the-center Clintonesque White House.

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January 22, 2011

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 21, 2011

Things appear to be looking up a bit for President Obama who on Friday posted his highest job approval numbers in nearly a year in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. 

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January 22, 2011

The Law School Game By Susan Estrich

One of the most widely circulated articles in The New York Times of late asks: "Is Law School a Losing Game?" For days, it was the most e-mailed story in the paper, and it is still among the Top 10.

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January 21, 2011

Voters View Boehner More Favorably, Still Down on Pelosi Favorably

In the first survey since John Boehner was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, favorable ratings for the Ohio congressman have risen to their highest levels to date. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, now House minority leader, remains the most unpopular congressional leader as she has been for the past two years.

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January 21, 2011

68% Prefer A Government With Fewer Services, Lower Taxes

House Republicans are proposing to follow their repeal of the national health care bill with billions in spending cuts,  and most voters continue to favor a government that offers fewer services and lower taxes.

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January 21, 2011

No Tears for Joe Lieberman By Froma Harrop

My eyes are dry as I ponder Joe Lieberman's decision to not seek re-election. Voices on the right regard Connecticut's independent senator as a victim of left-wing intolerance. I see him as a sanctimonious hypocrite, political opportunist and double-crosser. Guess I don't like him.

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January 21, 2011

Many Voters Say State of the Union Speeches Don't Lead To Much

A sizable number of voters plan to follow President Obama’s State of the Union speech next Tuesday night but acknowledge that presidents generally don’t accomplish most of what they promise in their annual addresses to the nation.

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January 21, 2011

GOP House Right To Vote To Repeal By Debra J. Saunders

In a January 2008 Democratic presidential debate, then-Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both promised to deliver universal health care plans. But Obama hit Clinton for supporting a requirement that individuals buy their own health care.

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January 21, 2011

43% Are Eating Out Less Than Six Months Ago

Americans are still not rushing out to eat these days, and a good meal at home remains their preferred option.

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January 21, 2011

States of Insolvency By Howard Rich

Paced by California and Illinois, state governments across the country continue to mimic the unsustainable fiscal excesses of the federal government – creating crushing deficits and soaring unfunded liabilities. Moreover, any state attempting to plug these holes with tax hikes or other revenue enhancements could create an exodus of businesses and taxpayers – meaning fewer jobs, lost revenue streams and diminished political clout.

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January 20, 2011

47% Fear Government Will Help Economy Too Much

Voters still view the economy as issue number one but worry that the government will be more of a problem than a solution as it tries to fix things.

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January 20, 2011

Voters Still See Some Obama Foreign Policy Views As Different Than Their Own

A survey conducted just before Barack Obama’s highly-publicized talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao this week shows that voters continue to believe the president’s ideas on foreign policy don’t quite match their own.

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January 20, 2011

41% Like Boycotts to Protest Bailouts

A surprising number of voters unhappy with government bailouts are ready to act themselves rather than rely on Congress.

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January 20, 2011

High-speed Rail Is a Fast Way to Waste Taxpayer Money By Michael Barone

Where can the new Congress start cutting spending? Here's one obvious answer: high-speed rail. The Obama administration is sending billions of stimulus dollars around the country for rail projects that make no sense and that, if they are ever built, will be a drag on taxpayers indefinitely.

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January 20, 2011

Fudging the Facts on Health Care and Deficits By Joe Conason

Facts always matter, but never more so than when politicians deal with issues of real consequence, like health care and budget deficits.

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January 20, 2011

Gas Prices Up for Nearly All; 70% Expect $4-A-Gallon Gas by July

Nearly nine-out-of-10 Americans say they are paying more for gas than they were last summer and expect to pay even more six months from now. Most say $4-a-gallon gas is likely by July 1.

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January 20, 2011

Presidential Possibilities By Larry J. Sabato

Precisely two years from today, America will be inaugurating a president. But much sooner, the full-blown contest for the White House will begin.

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January 20, 2011

Those Who Eat Fast Food Go For Convenience and Cost, Not Quality

Apparently, it's the price and convenience that sells Big Macs,Whoppers and fries, not the way they taste.

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January 19, 2011

Scott Rasmussen Makes Top 100 "Dream Talk Show Interview Guests" of 2010 List

NEW YORK, NY (January 19, 2010)-- The results are in from a poll of the Top 100 "Dream Interview Guests" of 2010.

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