“Plato O Plomo” – Washington’s Gangster Way By Howard Rich
During the 1980’s, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar built a global cocaine cartel of unrivaled power and influence based on a simple philosophy, Plato O Plomo.
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December 30, 2009
December 30, 2009
Plane Attack Spooks Public Confidence in War on Terror
Belief that the bad guys are winning the War on Terror is now at its highest level in over two years, and nearly half of U.S. voters say America is not safer than it was before 9/11.
December 30, 2009
Fear of Flying By Susan Estrich
Now is the time for those of us on vacation to start talking ourselves back onto the planes we have to board to get home. Here I am in paradise -- actually, the Grand Wailea in Maui, which looks like paradise to me -- and around the pool and on the beaches, almost everyone is squinting into BlackBerries and iPhones trying to figure out exactly what is going wrong in the rest of the world.
December 30, 2009
78% Believe Health Care Plan Will Cost More Than Projected
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of voters nationwide say it’s at least somewhat likely that the health care reform legislation working its way through Congress will cost more than projected. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 14% believe the costs are not likely to exceed projections.
December 30, 2009
Afghan War Policy Fractured By Tony Blankley
Franklin Roosevelt was famous for being able to give people on all sides of a policy dispute the impression that he supported each person's position. Such artfulness helped him manage domestic politics for 12 years in the presidency. Similarly, President Obama wrote in his book "The Audacity of Hope" that "I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their own views. As such, I am bound to disappoint some, if not all, of them."
December 29, 2009
GOP Lead Slips to Five on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates now lead Democrats by five points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
December 29, 2009
Health Care Vote Puts Nelson 30 Points Down in Reelection Bid
The good news for Senator Ben Nelson is that he doesn’t have to face Nebraska voters until 2012.
December 29, 2009
74% Say Congress’ Current Work Will Have ‘Significant’ Impact
Voters feel far more strongly than they have in over two years that legislation currently being debated in Congress would have a significant impact on their lives, and they’re well aware of which party is in charge.
December 29, 2009
We'd Be Happy to Do This 'Strip Tease' By Froma Harrop
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz proudly championed a measure last spring that bans whole-body imaging as a primary screening technique at airports. "You don't have to look at my wife and 8-year-old daughter naked to secure an airplane," the Utah Republican said.
December 29, 2009
Economy, Government Ethics Tops on Voters’ Minds
After being knocked out of first place last month for the first time in nearly two years, the economy is back as the issue voters view as most important.
December 29, 2009
Warning, Satire Alert: Liberal Take on Terror! By Debra J. Saunders
Gosh darn, I feel great to live in a country that gives full constitutional rights to a foreign national who, on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, was tackled by passengers and crew as he reportedly was trying to blow up the plane.
December 28, 2009
Small Business Confidence Steady in December
Economic confidence among America's small business owners was steady in December as fewer of them believed the U.S. economy was getting worse compared to November, and more saw conditions for their own businesses getting better in the next six months, according to the Discover Small Business Watch. The Watch index improved slightly in December to 77.0 from 76.5 in November.
December 28, 2009
46% Say Airport Security Procedures Not Strict Enough
Following the failed terrorist attempt to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit on Christmas Day, Americans are a lot less critical of airport security procedures.
December 28, 2009
Two Economies: Government Workers Optimistic, Private Sector Not
Government employees are much more bullish about the economy than those who work in the private sector. That’s a big change from the beginning of the year when those on the public payroll were a bit more pessimistic than private sector workers.
December 28, 2009
79% Say Another Terror Attack Likely Within Year
A Nigerian Muslim’s attempt to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit on Christmas Day has Americans much more concerned about the dangers of another terrorist attack.
December 28, 2009
Expectations Soar for Passage of Health Care Plan, But Most Still Oppose It
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters nationwide now expect that health care reform legislation will pass this year. That’s up from 49% before the Senate passed its version of the legislation on Christmas Eve - and by far the highest level of expectation yet measured.
December 28, 2009
Texas Shows Its Swagger in New Population Estimates By Michael Barone
Every year roundabout Christmastime, the Census Bureau releases its population estimates for each state for the 12 months ending on July 1. The numbers look dry on a sheet of paper (or on an Excel spreadsheet on your computer), but they tell some vivid stories. The more so when they reflect, as the numbers for 2008-09 do, the effects of a sharp downward shift in the nation's economy.
December 27, 2009
Americans More Wary of Using Credit Cards Online
With the Christmas shopping season over, Americans admit to being less comfortable using their credit cards online than in past years as their worries about identity theft remain high.
December 27, 2009
52% Worry Government Will Do Too Much
Voters end a year that has produced some of the most far-reaching big government policies in decades with the same level of concern they’ve voiced for months.
December 26, 2009
For First Time, Plurality Believes Stimulus Plan Hurt the Economy
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 30% of voters nationwide believe the $787-billion economic stimulus plan has helped the economy. However, 38% believe that the stimulus plan has hurt the economy. This is the first time since the legislation passed that a plurality has held a negative view of its impact.
