Polling right after Newtown tragedy Overall: 56% want stricter laws Republicans: not reported Democrats: 78% want stricter laws Current Polling Overall: 47% want stricter laws Republicans: 68% same or less strict laws Democrats: 66% want stricter laws (H/T: CBS News via The Corner)
From the NY Times: (H/T: Instapundit)
Blue = Obama voters Red = Romney voters The higher the line, the more voters in that particular county (H/T: American Thinker)
(H/T: The Blaze)
Welfare (via Heritage): Over half of the US thinks we spend too much for welfare Over half thinks Govt spends too much on poverty programs Only 22% believe that poverty programs reduce poverty 84% believe work should be mandatory to receive welfare Jobs according to ADP: Revised last month’s job advance – from 162, 000 … Read more
Remember, the Obama Administration hailed the announcement that the US recession ended in 2009: Should it not have started back up by now? (H/T: Powerline )
This canNOT be good news in Chicago (HQ for Obama Campaign) After falling for two straight months, the number of Americans who consider themselves Republicans jumped nearly three points in August. During August, 37.6% of Americans considered themselves Republicans. That’s up from 34.9% in July and 35.4% in June. It’s also the largest number of … Read more
No, Teachers’ unions, you are not the “be all end all” you might think that you are. In fact, not even close. Gallup is saying that the jig is up – and getting worse. I’m afraid that your claims and rhetoric about the mission of public education, and that your emphasis that the ONLY way … Read more
Look at the rate of increase that Federal Govt spending took starting in 2009: It is bad enough that spending, percentage wise, rose 52% in 8 years. Let me put it this way: I don’t know about you, but my family income is sufficient to pay for my family’s needs (and some wants) but is … Read more
“…pointed us to this worrying trend. The alarm is being sound by Harry Dent, who notes that the demographic of those in their peak spending years (age 46 to 50) has been on the decline since 2009. Based on Census data, this trend should continue until 2022. This is is bad news when you consider … Read more
For all of the hootin’ an’ hollerin’ and “mic check!” of the the Occupiers, we see that incomes of “the 99%” has actually been going up despite what they have been saying: (H/T: The Enterprise Blog)
(H/T: Powerline) (H/T: Business Insider) Such a manager, that President Obama….
From CNN:
Unlike previous recessions, households are holding back from taking on additional debt – a clear sign of uncertainty of the future economy and their part in it.. (H/T: Business Insider)
Pretty much every day gets a visit to Rassmussen’s Daily Presidential Approval index – the number of folks that Strongly Approve of the President vs those that Strongly Disapprove. All this week, the overall rating has been in the low -20s: the spread between the supporters vs opposers. Today completes the week: It must be … Read more
It is clear that the attitude towards citizens reclaiming the right to defend themselves has changed for the better, and dramatically, over the last 25 years: This clearly shows that the percentage of citizens that once lived in States that restricted their Right to carry (only 10%) has flipped to 70% can carry with little … Read more
That would include: 65% Democrats 92% Republicans And this: 49% of Americans believe the federal government has become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. In 2003, less than a third (30%) believed this. (H/T: Gallup) And only 17% believe that they are governed … Read more
A couple of facts: The administration of President Barack Obama has already increased the national debt in fiscal 2011–which ends this coming Friday–by an amount greater than the cost of the entire federal government in fiscal 1970, when Richard Nixon was president. Who knew that one day, our debt would be larger than a "modern … Read more
And you house owners out there thought the problem might be bottoming out? The double dip is here… (H/T: Business Insider)
