It looks like the GOP’s attempts to paint women as irresponsible nitwits that have no idea about their own reproductive health is really starting to pay off – for President Obama: In the fifth Swing States survey taken since last fall, Obama leads Republican front-runner Mitt Romney 51%-42% among registered voters just a month after […]
Does your paycheck still make you cry? Do you wonder why the bosses are all giddy like high school girls? Well this could be why (via Think Progress): At a time most employees can barely remember their last substantial raise, median CEO pay jumped 27% in 2010 as the executives’ compensation started working its way […]
The propaganda station is at their usual old tactics in swaying public opinion: On the February 23 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade brought on a panel of guests to discuss the ongoing protests in Wisconsin, sparked by Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut benefits and eliminate most collective bargaining rights […]
The wingers have been going on about a report in USA Today last week showing a record increase in the number of people receiving federal aid: Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 […]
The lowest tax levels since 1950? Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman‘s presidency, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data found. Some conservative political movements such as the “Tea Party” have criticized federal spending as being out of […]
From USA Today: Oil spill could sink Obama’s offshore drilling plan If there was ever a silver lining to something so horrible, this is it. But at what costs? A third leak has been discovered, and a fire-fighting expert said the disaster may become the biggest oil spill ever. [SNIP] Some 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) […]
That’s what leading economists are saying (via Cesca): The recovery is shaping up to be stronger than expected and there is little risk the economy will slip back into a recession, according to USA TODAY’s quarterly survey of 46 leading economists. Yet most still say the rebound will fall short of the sharp, V-shaped upturns […]
Appearing in USA Today is an article by David Sirota laying out the arguments against the Senate Bill: The Senate health care bill betrays the promise of fundamental “change” Democrats made during the 2008 election. It cloaks a handout to the health industry in the veneer of “reform.” Though it includes some positive subsidies and […]
USA Today/Gallup’s final poll has Obama 53%, McCain 42%. This is a trend we been seeing in the final polls. McCain’s argument of the polls tightening have been nullified. Of course it’s up to all of us to make sure these numbers stick or are exceeded. Remember to get out and vote tomorrow and offer […]
The polls are starting to break more for Obama. Here is what we have so far today: Rasmussen: 36% say Obama won the debate, compared to 33% for McCain. Obama leading by 50%-44% in the daily tracker. Gallup: 46% say Obama won the debate, compared to 34% for McCain (this was a Gallup/USA Today poll) […]