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Hillary in 2012
21 hours ago ago from The Policy Page
Too soon? Yeah, it is. But it's not too early to notice that, according to the polls, Secretary of State Clinton is way more popular than her boss and former adversary, President Barack Obama. In a poll conducted by the nonpartisan Clarus Research Group involving 800 registered voters who are self-identified “news watchers,” Clinton had a 75 percent approval rating and a 21 percent disapproval rating overall. Obama, in contrast, had ...
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18 hours ago ago from The Swamp
by Mark Silva With President Barack Obama's job approval rating at a term-low near the end of his first year, the Pew Research Center's Andrew Kohut suggests that "what's really exceptional at this stage of Obama's presidency is the extent to which the public has moved in a conservative direction on a range of issues.'' This shift has come as much from "the middle of the electorate as from the highly energized conservative right,'' ...
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22 hours ago ago from Still liberal at 82
Well yes. In one corner we have the perfect Tiger no longer perfect. How can you have it all and throw it away for artificial ectoplasm? Is he as stupid as a certain former president? I often wondered how George W. Bush could have graduated from Yale and Harvard and be as dumb as he appeared to be. One complete sentence (subject and predicate included) might have helped but it wasn’t in him. He remained a child, bully and liar. ...
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19 hours ago ago from Sarah Palin Information Blog
If you think this movement is more circus sideshow than actual threat, you'd be mistaken. Republican candidates are falling all over each other to get [Sarah] Palin's endorsement, and the tea party movement is responding. Money is pouring in. Either we match the passion and activism of these new forces in the Republican Party, or they'll be choosing who's sitting in the Senate, steering our country's course And the loss of even one or ...
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23 hours ago ago from The Reaction
By Carl You think Barack Obama is glad to see 2009 end? 1) Climate Change Conference Stalled 2) Democrats Squabble Over Healthcare Reform 3) Whiny Republicans Throw A Temper Tantrum 4) First Time Jobless Claims Are Surprisingly Higher 5) Obama's Support Is Winnowing Away This closely mirrors the first Bush year, when he could get nothing done and was falling apart, until one fateful day in September of 2001. We hope Obama will ...
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Joe Peyronnin: It Is Time Mr. President
14 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Remember just a few weeks ago when political pundits were declaring the demise of the Republican Party? That Republicans were teetering on the edge of insignificance; remember? Well, not to be outdone, Democrats have now stolen the show! Former Democratic National Committee Chairman, and Vermont Governor, Howard Dean has counseled senators to vote no on the latest Senate health reform proposal. As he explained in a Washington Post op-ed ...
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19 hours ago ago from U.S. News
GOP: Obama can't act on climate without Congress WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican lawmakers are telling President Barack Obama that he needs Congress to deliver on any commitments he makes to reduce global warming gases. Seven GOP senators said at a news conference Thursday that any pledges Obama makes in Copenhagen will require Senate approval. The Senate is unlikely to support an agreement that does not include China and other developing ...
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19 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
A year ago, Barack Obama was a hero for Democrats. Now he's becoming a villain. Have the Democrats lost their minds? The tenebrous story is recounted by Dana Milbank in the Washington Post, who notes that some liberals are even starting to join forces with the tea party to decry Obama over the confirmation of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The decriers are also upset about Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, the ...
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16 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
In the past few weeks, the two most famous and arguably most successful black men in America have taken a huge fall. It has become clear that both pro golfer Tiger Woods, just named Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, and the American president, Barack Obama, the first black person to lead the country, suffer from a surfeit of hubris which has finally caught up with them. If both men somehow thought they were untouchable, they have ...
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