Congress, Overtax Thyself By Debra J. Saunders
There is no group more dangerous than one with some power, no scruples and leaders who think that they are really smart and that everyone else is really, really stupid.
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March 22, 2009
March 22, 2009
Political Class Gives Geithner Good Reviews, Most Americans Disagree
America’s Political Class gives Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner rave reviews—76% have a favorable opinion of him. Two-thirds (66%) of the Political Class say Geithner’s doing a good or excellent job handling the credit crisis and federal bailouts.
March 21, 2009
Most Americans Say Let AIG Go Out of Business, Political Class Disagrees
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of American adults say it’s better for the economy to let American International Group (AIG) go out of business rather than providing federal subsidies to keep the insurance giant afloat.
March 21, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 20, 2009
Many Americans think there’s already too much government in their lives and the government they’ve got either ignores real problems or makes them worse.
March 21, 2009
A Hidden Agenda Behind the 90 Percent Tax? By Lawrence Kudlow
Taking advantage of the populist revolt against Wall Street and AIG bailouts, the House Democrats have passed a vengeance tax on TARPed financial firms that amounts to a 90 percent marginal tax rate on bonuses.
March 21, 2009
Card Check: Good for Unions, Bad for America By Michael Barone
The Obama administration's budget is full of proposals that threaten to weaken our staggering economy.
March 20, 2009
54% Say Allies Should Follow America's Lead
More U.S. voters than ever (54%) think the nation’s allies should do what the United States wants them to do, a likely reaction to the departure of the Bush administration's hotly-debated foreign policy agenda.
March 20, 2009
61% Support Putting More U.S. Troops In Afghanistan
Sixty-one percent (61%) of U.S. voters agree with President Obama’s decision to put more U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
March 20, 2009
55% of Americans Are Populist, 7% Support the Political Class
There has been a lot of talk recently about populist outrage at the corporate and political shenanigans surrounding the financial bailout. As a result, Rasmussen Reports created a tool to measure the differing views of the Political Class and Mainstream America.
March 20, 2009
The Republican Vacuum By Susan Estrich
Imagine how different things might be right now if there were a Republican Party. I mean a party like the one led by Ronald Reagan, George Bush or Newt Gingrich; a party with a program, a single set of talking points, and the technological and communications advantages to get their message across. That kind of Republican Party. The kind that doesn't exist right now.
March 20, 2009
Obama’s Numbers After Two Months
The day after Barack Obama was elected president, 54% of voters nationwide expected government spending to go up during the Obama years. Now, after two months of the Obama administration, that number has jumped 18 percentage points to 72%.
March 20, 2009
Statehouse Rock: 36 Governorships on the Chopping Block in 2010 By Larry Sabato
Last week the Crystal Ball conducted a historical overview of gubernatorial midterm elections in the past sixty years. Now we'll continue our initial analysis of the statehouse battles to come by assessing the situation in each of the 36 states hosting a contest for Governor in 2010. Let's start with the 20 Democratic statehouses on the ballot.
March 19, 2009
68% of Arizona Voters Favor Sheriff Who Gets Tough on Immigration
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Arizona voters have a favorable view of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose aggressive enforcement of laws against illegal immigration have triggered an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Forty-six percent (46%) view the sheriff very favorably.
March 19, 2009
68% Say Bailout Money Is Going To Those Who Caused The Economic Crisis
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans now say most of the taxpayer money given out as bailouts is going to the very people
who created the country’s current economic crisis.
March 19, 2009
50% Worry Government Will Do Too Much To ‘Help’ The Economy
Fifty percent (50%) of U.S. voters now say they are more worried that the government will do too much in reacting to the nation’s economic problems rather than not enough.
March 19, 2009
Tree Sitter Is Not in Berkeley Anymore By Debra J. Saunders
When Tristan Anderson, now 38, was living illegally in the trees at the University of California, Berkeley, to protest the administration's ultimately successful bid to cut them down to build a sports training center, life was good.
March 19, 2009
Push Back Against AIG's 'Brightest' By Joe Conason
Having long flattered themselves as "masters of the universe," the creative financiers of Wall Street and London are today exposed as grifters rather than geniuses. Their proud claim that society cannot prosper without them -- voiced so often whenever anyone raised subjects such as taxation or regulation -- would now provoke bitter laughter instead of credulous nodding.
March 19, 2009
47% Have Favorable Opinion of Labor Unions
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Americans have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of labor unions. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that nearly as many--44%--view unions at least somewhat unfavorably.
March 19, 2009
'Then It's Securities Fraud' By Froma Harrop
Anyone who has watched "Law & Order" over the years, as I have, knows that the ending must feel right. The circumstances of the crime may be complex and the legal issues muddy, but in the end, most viewers are left feeling that some justice has been served.
March 18, 2009
Voters Remain More Optimistic in March
One third (33%) of American voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction. That’s up six points since President Barack Obama was inaugurated and up twelve points since shortly after he was elected.
