GOP’s favorable rating at its lowest in a decade

There’s been some talk on the right about President Barack Obama’s approval rating, namely the fact that it stands near 53%, depending on the poll, but according to a new national poll, the Republican Party’s favorable rating among Americans is at its lowest level in at least a decade: Thirty-six percent of people questioned in [...]

The Party of Fury in La La Land Suffering a Meltdown

The GOP continues its meltdown – la la land from Clinton, party of fury from Ryan. [...]

Abortions down in Wisconsin

The number of abortions performed in Wisconsin dropped slightly last year to its lowest level since the state began keeping records three decades ago, according to a report released by the state yesterday. According to the report, the state Department of Health Services study found that 8,229 abortions were performed in Wisconsin last year, down [...]

Which lie is worthy of impeachment?

This one comes courtesy of Stuart Carlson of Carlson Toons:

An “extraordinary gathering”

President-elect Barack Obama may have called Wednesday’s gathering of the three living ex-presidents, the current president, and the future president an “extraordinary event,” but I call it a full house – Democrats over Republicans.

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McCain: “Is Bin Laden really a bad guy?”

Sen. John McCain’s the candidate of “leadership and experience,” right? If that’s the case, what does Sen. McCain’s comments about Osama Bin Laden say about his leadership?

MJ: You not only have had combat experience in Vietnam, but you were also a prisoner of war. When you look at terrorism right now, with people [...]

Random Thoughts From the DNC Convention

NIGHT 1: First thought – there’s a reason these folks aren’t speaking in prime time. Boy, there’s some really terrible public speakers in the group, and it makes me wonder how some of these folks got elected to public office.

Next thought – Alexi Giannoulias (Illinois State Treasurer) might be the exception. He gave a [...]

How far will this go?

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced a resolution last week in the US House of Representatives to impeach President Bush. The Congressman has many articles in his impeachment resolution, from creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacturing a false case for the War in Iraq to imprisoning children.

The Democrats in both chambers on Capitol Hill [...]

Let’s Play Question and Answer

QUESTION: Who’s the only President since World War II to preside over an economy in which federal government employment rose more rapidly than employment in the private sector?

Think hard about that question, and when you’re ready to answer, click the link.

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Something Interesting From the So. Carolina Primary

I wasn’t really surprised by Barack Obama’s win in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, but what did surprise me was his margin of victory, coupled with his better than expected showing among white voters. In the days leading up to the primary, some polls showed Obama likely to get only 10% of the white [...]