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• American Public Is Still Angry With Both Political Parties

  

  Looking at the chart above, it is easy to see that the public is still pretty disgusted with both political parties. The Democrats have a favorability percentag... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jobsanger Celebrates Its Ninth Birthday Today

  

  Today is the ninth anniversary of the birth of this blog. In those nine years, I have posted over 18,400 times and those posts have received more than 2.37... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Out-Of-Step With The Public On Taxes

  

  While the public is angry with both parties in Washington, they seem to be a bit more angry with the Republicans. That is probably because the Republican... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Did Netanyahu's Snub To Obama Kill His Electoral Chances?

  

  Israel's Knesset has 120 electoral seats. It is obvious that no single party will get a majority of those seats. This is not unexpected. Israel has been ruled b... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Not Impressed With The Clinton E-Mail "Scandal"

  

  The Republicans, with help from the cable news media, have been doing their best to turn Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server while Secretary of... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dems Happy With Their Party - GOP Wants More Extremism

  

  A majority of the public (52%) sees both political parties as being extreme. That's not true. Many of us left-wingers would like to see more liberal views from... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Urges Opposition To TPP And Corporate Rule

  

  The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the biggest "free trade" agreement yet -- and it would hurt both workers and consumers, while giving more power to giant... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Bad News For Republicans About Obamacare

  

  (Cartoon about Republican lies on Obamacare is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle.) The Affordable Care Act didn't get off to a great start. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Public's Views On 22 Countries On The "World Stage"

  

  The Gallup Poll recently asked Americans what they thought of 22 countries viewed as being on the "world stage" (meaning, I assume, that they are covered in... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Is More Familiar & Favorable With Public Than Others

  

  It's still 19 months or so until the next presidential election, but Hillary Clinton still looks pretty good. She has both a better name recognition with the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Walker Would Lose To Clinton In His Home State

  

  Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, has recently been growing in popularity among Republicans across the country. Now many consider him to be a viable... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Which Is The Worse Epidemic - Heroin Or Guns ?

  

  I sat and watched a Senate Committee discussing law enforcement funding yesterday. Don't get me wrong here. I am in favor of fully funding our law enforcement... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Ten Most Racist States In The U.S. ?

  

  Atlanta Blackstar has an interesting article in which they name the "Top 10 Most Racist States In America". The article is a few months old now, but I thought... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poem

  

  (This image is from hdwallpapersfactory.com.) A GIFT FROM THE MIST by Brian McLaughlin I sat in the shallow cavern behind the falls gazing out at the fine mist... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nearly 6 Out Of 10 Support Legal Same-Sex Marriage Now

  

  This chart displays the results found in a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll. The survey was done between March 1st and 5th of a random national sample... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Popular With Dems - Situation Not Clear With GOP

  

  These numbers are from a NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll taken between March 1st and 5th. For these charts they questioned 262 Democrats (with a margin of... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 10 Reasons Why Military Force Shouldn't Be Authorized

  

  President Obama has asked Congress for the authizoration to wage war in the Middle East. He specifically wants to use that authorization in Iraq, including if... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Opinion On Primaries & Picking Candidates

  

  Years ago, the presidential candidates for each party was chosen by only a few people -- those chosen to attend the party political conventions. We don't do tha... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Biden, Clinton & Reich Respond To The Senate GOP Letter

  

  From Hillary Clinton: I want to comment on a matter in the news today regarding Iran. The president and his team are in the midst of intense negotiations. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fox Is NOT The Most Trusted News Source In The U.S.

  

  These charts were made from information in a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between February 26th and March 2nd of a random national sample of 1,286... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY