74% Trust Their Own Economic Judgment More Than Congress’
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 13% trust the average Congress member’s judgment more, while 12% are not sure who knows best.
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June 25, 2009
June 25, 2009
The Adolescent Angst of Barack Obama By Michael Barone
There is a tendency for newly installed presidents, like adolescents suddenly liberated from adult supervision, to do the exact opposite of what their predecessors did. Presidents of both parties indulge in this behavior, though Democrats who campaign as candidates of hope and change are more likely to do so.
June 25, 2009
The Sickening Addiction That May Kill Reform By Joe Conason
If Congress fails to enact health care reform this year -- or if it enacts a sham reform designed to bail out corporate medicine while excluding the "public option" -- then the public will rightly blame Democrats, who have no excuse for failure except their own cowardice and corruption. The punishment inflicted by angry voters is likely to be reduced majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives -- or even the restoration of Republican rule on Capitol Hill.
June 25, 2009
GOP’s McCollum Takes Early Lead in Florida’s 2010 Governor Race
In an early look of Florida’s 2010 Governor’s race, Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum leads Democratic State Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink 42% to 34%.
June 25, 2009
Helping Borrowers Save Themselves By Froma Harrop
An 11th Commandment could read: Thou shalt not cheat the meek.
June 24, 2009
Radical Prescription By Peter Weiss
There are two schools of thought on this nation’s health care dilemma. One asserts that the primary issue is the 47 million uninsured.
June 24, 2009
2010 Florida Senate Race: Crist Leads Meek
Charlie Crist holds a solid lead in Florida’s race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by retiring Republican Senator Mel Martinez, but the election’s over 16 months away.
June 24, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Extramarital Affairs
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on whether most members of Congress carry on extramarital affairs or other inappropriate relationships.
June 24, 2009
37% Say Country Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of likely voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 24, 2009
46% Say Fed Chairman Has Too Much Power; Views of Bernanke, Geithner Unchanged
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board already has too much power over the economy, even as the Obama administration proposes expanding the Fed’s regulatory controls.
June 24, 2009
76% Say Government Likely To Waste Stimulus Money
Seventy-six percent (76%) of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that a large amount of money in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan will be wasted due to inadequate government oversight. Nearly half (46%) say it is very likely, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 24, 2009
The Confused American By Susan Estrich
I always love it when politicians start talking about "the American people" believing this or that, as if we all do and they know it.
June 24, 2009
More Voters See Their Taxes Increasing Under Obama
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of likely voters now expect their personal taxes to rise under the Obama administration, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 23, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Cheerios
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Tuesday focuses on Cheerios.
June 23, 2009
Democrats Break Tie on Latest Generic Ballot
Democratic congressional candidates have pulled ahead of Republicans again in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
June 23, 2009
47% Oppose More Government Regulation of U.S. Financial System
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Americans oppose more government regulation of the U.S. financial system, while 33% disagree and say more regulation is a good idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 23, 2009
81% Say Palestinians Must Recognize Israel’s Right To Exist As Part of Any Peace Agreement
Eighty-one percent (81%) of U.S. voters agree with Israeli President Benjamin Netanhyahu that Palestinian leaders must recognize Israel’s right to exist as part of a Middle Eastern peace agreement.
June 23, 2009
Bad Times for Whistle-blowers By Debra J. Saunders
As recent AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin tells the story, when a White House aide called him on June 10, Walpin thought the administration was calling him to enlist his support -- as a prominent Republican member of the New York bar -- for the confirmation of Sonya Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Instead, Special Counsel to the President Norm Eisen informed Walpin that President Obama wanted Walpin out of his job.
June 23, 2009
Act Fast on Health Care, Obama By Froma Harrop
President Obama has a green light and open eight-lane highway for health-care reform. But somehow the guy can't put his foot on the gas.
June 23, 2009
54% Oppose “Cash for Clunkers” Plan To Spur Purchase of Greener Cars
Congress now has sent its “Cash for Clunkers” bill to President Obama to sign into law, but most Americans oppose the plan to encourage people to trade in old cars for new, more fuel-efficient models.
