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Obama Maintains High Public Opinion

President Obama’sĀ first months in the Oval Office have strengthened his “standing with the American public, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, giving him political capital for battles ahead.”

As his 100th day as president approaches next Wednesday, the survey shows Obama has not only maintained robust approval ratings but also bolstered the sense that he is a [...]

The Once, The Future And The Hope

Look at the symbolism in one photograph: One young girl smiling, one congratulating her daddy, the new President reaching out with his open hands and the First Lady with the Lincoln Bible in her hand.
For those of us who’ve spent a lifetime time to reach this day it was, and is, beyond words. John, Martin [...]

Keith Olbermann Knocks One Out of the Park!

Only Keith Olbermann can say it the way it needs to be said.

Thank you Mr. Olbermann.
This is not a question about the right of the President to pardon or commute the sentence of any American convicted of a crime. This is about the future of the Republic. Whether this nation is a nation [...]

A Bad Time to Be a Republican

Bad news for Republicans: “By 52% to 31%, Americans say they want Democrats to win the presidency next year.”
Americans give the Republican Party their most negative assessment in the two-decade history of the Journal/NBC survey, and by 49% to 36% they say the Democratic Party more closely shares their values and positions on the issues.
The [...]

Larry Smart’s Excellent Life As A Public Servant

Larry Small’s excellent castle where he works as a servant of the people.

Larry Small has a most excellent job, he runs the Smithsonian Institute, a job for which he gets paid more than the president of the United States, over $600,000 a year in salary, plus a housing allowance of $193,000 plus other stuff. He [...]

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 [...]