Uniforms By Susan Estrich
My little neighborhood sandwich shop was invaded today by a horde of high school students from a school I'd never heard of. The students were more diverse than the neighborhood.
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January 6, 2011
January 6, 2011
Wily Old Dems Take on Whippersnapper Republicans By Michael Barone
Curious fact, unearthed by Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal. The average age of Republican House members in the new Congress convening this week is 54.9, younger than the Republicans' average age in the previous Congress, 56.5. But the average age of House Democrats has risen, from 58 to 60.2.
January 6, 2011
Voters Continue To Fret Over War in Afghanistan
Even as President Obama insists that troop withdrawals will begin in July as scheduled, voter confidence in the course of the war in Afghanistan remains low.
January 6, 2011
Initial Rating For All 2012 Senate Seats By Larry J. Sabato
Over the next four weeks, the Crystal Ball is going to roll out its very first look at the 2012 contests for Senate, Governor, House, and President.
January 5, 2011
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 2. That's down four points from last week and back to levels found a month ago.
January 5, 2011
One-Third of Homeowners Still Say They Owe More Than Their House is Worth
One-in-three homeowners now say they owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth, but slightly fewer expect to miss a house payment in the next six months.
January 5, 2011
Confidence in War on Terror Is Still Shaky
Voters still show little confidence in how America is fighting the War on Terror.
January 5, 2011
“Tea Party” Is Seen Less Negatively As a Political Label
Voters see “Tea Party” a bit less negatively as a political label these days, while “liberal” and “progressive” have lost ground even among Democrats.
January 5, 2011
How to Defeat Obama By Dick Morris
The pas-de-deux between the Republican House and the Democratic president and Senate can get old pretty quickly. The Republican House passes repeal of ObamaCare. The Senate either kills it or Obama vetoes it. The Republican House passes spending cuts. The Senate ... you get the drift.
January 5, 2011
More Loud Voices, Please By Tony Blankley
As we begin a new year, it may be useful to look back to one particular piece of advice that George Washington gave us in his farewell address. In paragraph 28, he reminded us that:
"It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?"
January 5, 2011
Rasmussen Employment Index Slides in December
After four months of gains, the Rasmussen Employment Index for December dropped eight points from the recent high reached in November.
January 5, 2011
Voters See Tax Hikes, More Spending and A Higher Deficit Over Next Two Years
The Tea Party may be lighting a fire under congressional Republicans to cut the size of government, but voters still expect government spending, taxes and the deficit to go up over the next two years.
January 5, 2011
Supply-Side Obama? Trust but Verify By Lawrence Kudlow
The past is not always a prologue to the future. But looking at some of the big winners and losers of 2010 does provide some strong hints of a positive 2011.
January 4, 2011
Most Voters Continue to View Michelle Obama Favorably
A majority of U.S. voters continue to share a favorable impression of first lady Michelle Obama.
January 4, 2011
Big Storms Yes, Global Warming No
It’s less than one month into winter, and already strong blizzards have bombarded the East and West Coasts. But most Americans don't see global warming as the culprit.
January 4, 2011
Homeowners Still Hold Little Optimism For Short-Term Housing Market
As the new year begins, most American homeowners continue to show little optimism that the housing market will turn around in the next year but are more hopeful than they have been in several months that things will get better in the long term.
January 4, 2011
More Voters Expect To Be Unhappy With the New Congress
Already? The new Congress, with Republicans in control of the House, isn’t even seated yet, and voters are already expressing more likely disappointment than they did around Election Day.
January 4, 2011
Sacramento -- Can Jerry Brown Do It? By Debra J. Saunders
As he was sworn in as governor at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium on Monday "with no mental reservations," Brown gave Californians reason to be optimistic that he might succeed where predecessors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger failed. In the face of a $28 billion shortfall, Brown's team is floating savvy cuts in California government.
January 4, 2011
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Memo to the Incoming Congress (Part 1 of 2)
As you take your seats in the new Congress, ladies and gentlemen, you will be under pressure to act very quickly to solve a large and growing number of problems.
January 4, 2011
Voter Concern About Economy Hits Highest Level In Over Two Years
With a new Congress scheduled to swing into action this week, the number of voters who rate the economy as a Very Important issue has reached its highest level since early August 2008.
