Sure 57% of American households make less than $50,000. Yes Kerry won a greater percent of the voters from households making under $50,000 vote than Clinton or Gore, and adjusted for inflation did better among voters from the bottom three income quintiles than any Democrat since 1964 (except maybe 1976 Carter). Kerry not only won the under $50,000 vote nationally, he also won them in 31 states including all the blue states and all the battleground states (except Colorado...
Monthly Archives: December 2005
A Soldier’s Story: Welcome Home Sgt. Leroy Osborn
Guardsman returns from Iraq to find house destroyed by Katrina
Veterans with PTSD Facing Benefits Debate
It was only a matter of time. The VA is in a war over benefits for the increasing numbers of veterans getting compensation for PTSD, according to a report today in WaPo . That number, 215,871, increased seven times as fast as other disabilities, causing an increase of 150% from 1999. In addition to the new Afghanistan and Iraq vets applying, some from the Gulf War and Viet Nam wars are now more aware of the...
Bush Base Comes Home-And It’s Not Enough
The Baltimore Sun reported about an Associated Press-Ipsos Poll about Bush’s job approval rating has risen from 37% in November to 42%. Before anyone starts panicking lets not forget that 57% still disapprove of the overall job Bush is doing overall, still higher than in most other polls through this year and throughout his first term. The Baltimore Sun also reports that “Those disapproving totaled 55 percent on the economy, 58 percent on Iraq, both down slightly from November....
Excellent News from Out West-But Why the Sniping Against Urban Democrats?
First the good news, courtesy of the NY Times: “Look at these numbers,” said Gov. Brian Schweitzer, pointing to the annual Montana State University survey showing him with a job approval rating of 69 percent – 27 points higher than President Bush in Montana and 21 points above the Republican senator, Conrad Burns, who is up for re-election next year. “People seem to like what we’re doing.” “Across the vast inland sea of Republican red, in states like Kansas,...
Remembering Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1945 Vs. September 11, 2005: Infamous Comparisons
EDITOR’S NOTE: In commemorating Pearl Harbor Day, L.A. area writer Ed Rampell “compares where America stood four years after both the Pearl Harbor and 9/11 sneak attacks.” In his email submitting this post Ed says, “As a historian who co-wrote a book about Pearl Harbor, I have some unusual insights into these tragedies and uncovered some startling juxtapositions between then (1945) and now (2005).” December 7, 1945 Vs. September 11, 2005: Infamous Comparisons By Ed Rampell December 7th marks...
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