More Cautionary Poll Tales
It is waaay too early to be putting much stock in polling for 2012 (either in terms of X v. Obama or GOP v. GOP).
Do Photo IDs Help Prevent Vote Fraud?
Presenting photo identification is not an onerous requirement for voting. But there’s next to zero evidence that fraud is a problem.
Frank Buckles, Last American WWI Vet, Dies at 110
The last American veteran of a conflict which ended nearly a century ago has died.
Poll: Majority Opposes Laws Restricting Public Employee Unions
A new national poll suggests that moves to restrict the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions are not popular with the public at large:
Scott Brown: I’m Not A Tea Party Candidate
Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown was a Tea Party darling when he picked up Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat last year, but he’s not embracing the movement as he prepares to run for re-election next year.
Sarah Palin On Iran: Speak Loudly And That’s About It
Sarah Palin waded into the foreign policy pool today with a piece about Iran, and it was about as empty as most of the other ideas on Iran that we’ve heard over the last six years or so from everyone else.
Geno Auriemma and John Wooden
Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies should rightly be enormously proud of their accomplishments. But comparing them to John Wooden’s is embarrassing.
Tax Deal Debate A Preview Of Race For GOP Nomination
The internal debate in the Republican Party over the tax cut extension deal with President Obama is serving as a preview of some of the battles that may erupt during the race for the party’s nomination in 2012.
Bush Considered Replacing Cheney As VP Before 2004 Election
George W. Bush’s new memoir reveals that he briefly considered replaced Dick Cheney as Vice-President before the 2004 elections. His decision not to do so reveals much about the relationship between Presidents and Vice-Presidents in modern American politics.
A Wave, Or A Tsunami?
The GOP is headed for big gains on Tuesday. The only question now is how big they’re going to be.
Republicans Guaranteed To Win In 2012 If Nominee Is Named “Generic Republican”
The poll numbers look grim for the President, but it’s still far too early to be making predictions about the 2012 elections.
Federal Workers Earn Twice Private Sector Counterparts?
The average federal government employee earns twice as much as the average private sector worker. An outrage? Not so much.
Obama’s War Policy Continues To Lose Support
The American military is on a mission in Afghanistan that the public is increasingly starting to question.
Waterboarding and ‘Torture’ in the American Media
Did the American media cover up torture by the Bush Administration?
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