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• The Most Conservative And Most Liberal States

  

  It is just a fact that more people in the United States identify themselves as conservative than say they are liberal. This is because of decades of demonizatio... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dr. Jill Stein Announces A Second Run For President

  

  (This image of Dr. Jill Stein is from ian42.com.) There is a small group of progressives that are unhappy with the thought of Hillary Clinton being the... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are We A Nation Of Science-Deniers ?

  

  The chart above, made from information from the Pew Research Center, shows that about 8 out of 10 Americans think science had made life easier for people in... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Dems Move To Support President On Immigration

  

  (This caricature of President Obama is by DonkeyHotey.) Since the congressional Republicans have blocked all efforts to reform our broken immigration system,... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Throws GOP A Bone To Fix Some Of Our Problems

  

  The chart above shows some of the things President Obama included in his budget proposal for 2016. I totally agree with the first four -- all of them need to... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Presidential Polls From Three States

  

  Three new polls have been released regarding the presidential preferences. They are the NH1 Poll in New Hampshire -- and the Public Policy Polling surveys in... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Is Doing Well In Three "Swing" States

  

  Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are states with a fairly large population -- and a lot of electoral votes. They are also states that the Republicans must win... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Republicans Stage A Bit Of Political Theater

  

  On Tuesday, the House of Representatives did something they had already done more than 50 times -- they voted 239 to 186 to completely repeal the Affordable Car... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Are 17 Democratic States And 15 Republican Ones

  

  Back in 2008, there were a lot more Democratic states than Republican states. That was because of the dismal failure of the Bush administration. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• People Don't Seem To Understand How The Economy Works

  

  Americans like a lot of sensible economic ideas. They support a raising of the minimum wage to at least $10.10 an hour. They oppose benefit cuts to Social... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Likes Obama's Free Community College Proposal

  

  In his State of the Union speech, President Obama proposed making tuition free for two years of community college. John Boehner has already declared the idea... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Florida Voters Say No To Rubio Running For President

  

  Marco Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, has made it pretty obvious that he wants to run for the GOP nomination for president in 2016 (even though he... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Citizens Are Pessimistic About The Country's Future

  

  Wall Street may be setting records, and the rich and corporations making huge profits -- but most Americans are still trying to shake off the effects of the Bus... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• States With The Most & Least 2014 Presidential Job Approval

  

  Poll after poll has shown that President Obama's job approval rating has rebounded recently (while that of Congress is still extremely low). Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporate Tax-Dodging Is Hurting The U. S. Economy

  

  Republicans would like for us to believe that corporations have to pay too much in taxes in the United States -- and they would like to significantly reduce... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Vaccinations Are A Public Health Issue (Not A Choice)

  

  Those of us who are older remember a time when disease took far too many human lives. But we also remember that vaccinations began to control many of those... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2/3 In The U.S. Dissatisfied With Income/Wealth Distribution

  

  During the Reagan administration, the Republicans tilted the economic playing field to favor the rich by instituting their "Trickle-Down" economic policy... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Iowa Poll Has Some Surprises On The GOP Side

  

  The charts above represent the feelings of Iowa GOP caucus voters. The top chart is the current picture, and the bottom one is what those voters thought last... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Admired Woman & Man (In The U.S. & Worldwide)

  

  I don't know that this means much -- but I found it interesting, and I thought you might also. I have already posted about the most admired man and woman as... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Our Country & Constitution Are Not Based On Religion

  

  There are those, especially in the evangelical christian community, who claim that this country (and the Constitution on which its laws are based) were founded... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY