Take a look at this story on CNN: Barely a month in office, Sen. Scott Brown, R-Massachusetts, is putting some muscle behind his independent image by twice voting against his own party and questioning the use of the filibuster. Brown took to the Senate floor Tuesday to announce he would vote for cloture, or to […]
I’ve been tied up for the past 3 days rebuilding one of my servers and haven’t had time to really look at any thing news wise, which totally sucks, so I was really surprised to see this bit of news today: On a local TV interview show on Friday Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) basically said […]
Who won? CBS: Obama 53% McCain 22% CNN: Obama:58% McCain 31% These are polls of undecided voters. McCain needed a game changer tonight and I think he got it. Unfortunately for him it wasn’t in the right direction. He helped make up the minds of more uncommitted and we should expect to see more polls […]
One factor that helped push Democrats over the top last week was the campaign ads. The Republicans took to their typical negative campaign ads, as well as new stunts such as the automated robo-calls. This pissed off a lot of voters and they showed their dissatisfaction with these tactics at the polls. Now we have […]
Now things are starting to move in the right direction: Two attorneys representing claimants in a lawsuit over wiretapping by the National Security Agency will subpoena the White House today, RAW STORY has learned. Bruce Afran and Carl Mayer, who represent hundreds of plaintiffs in lawsuits against Verizon, AT&T, and the US Government, will announnce […]
I just finally got around reading the latest AP-IPSOS poll and the numbers are very interesting: Bush Approval: 35% Disapproval: 60% Country Heading In Right Direction: 26% Wrong Track: 70% Handling of Iraq: 33% approve 64% disapprove Congress Job Rating: 24% approval 73% disapproval And the kicker of the entire poll: And if the election […]
According to the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, people not only know about the Jack Abramoff scandal but also feel it is a GOP problem and very serious. • Most Americans say they’re following news of the Abramoff scandal closely, and 53% call it a major scandal. Just 9% see it as “not a serious matter.” […]