I found the following numbers from Gallup about government’s role in health care to be, well, eye opening.
Check it out…

Hmmm, what happened in 2008…I can’t really think of anything.
Republicans can not like Obama all the want, but this smacks of “Soreloserism.”
Why, just look at how this drop has effected the overall opinion on this topic…

So [...]

Gallup is out with a poll that suggests more problems for the Dems and a 10 point shift in voter preference since July.
First, the numbers…

The bigger news here? Independents are swinging wildly in favor of the generic Republicans.

There’s about a year to go before the 2010 elections, but this shift does not bode well for [...]

It bugs me when either party peddles a false meme before a certain event, as was the case last night with the “GOP is making a comeback if we win anything” talking points.
And yet today the media is grabbing it hook, line and sinker.
But why?
Let’s look at the facts…
Republicans won the gubernatorial races in Virginia [...]

Ahh, I “love” the political critters in the House. Why?
Just watch…

Here’s the thing, the reason these folks can get away with nonsense like this is because congressional districts have been so gerrymandered as to be almost completely red or blue. And given that Rep. Foxx is from North Carolina’s 5th district (very safely Republican) [...]

Despite the election of Barack Obama and the continuing misfortunes of the GOP, the United States is still a center-right country:
PRINCETON, NJ — Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June. Forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, [...]

Matt Lewis breaks it down:
Today, the perfunctory, “next in line” theory suggests that the most likely GOP nominee will be former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. While Romney dropped-out of the 2008 campaign earlier than Mike Huckabee, most conservatives concede that Romney finished in second place – and that is certainly the view held by the [...]

I suppose it’s possible, but more and more evidence is pointing to the contrary.
Here’s some telling info from a Washington Post/ABC News poll out yesterday…
Poll respondents are evenly divided when asked whether they have confidence in Obama to make the right decisions for the country’s future, but just 19 percent express confidence in the Republicans [...]

Yep. That’s right. A group of economic forecasters are projecting that we’ll see growth in the next quarter, so the recession is technically over. And hey, we can all be thankful for that.
However, the pain will linger for years to come.
The problem is that all of the lagging indicators of true economic health (rising employment, [...]

Gallup has some numbers that might surprise.
Basically, the folks who decide the elections (the indys) are starting to consider the Republicans more and Dems better pay attention. Because the only reason they made such historic gains in 2006 is because the DNC targeted districts that wanted more moderate leadership and took seats from the GOP.
More [...]

Numbers just came out today and in July the number was 247,000. This is obviously disappointing because the numbers had been consistently dropping since the beginning of the year and this uptick was not expected.
More from Reuters:
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected non-farm payrolls to drop 180,000 in September and the unemployment rate to rise [...]

Stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight today is Dem Senator Tom Carper from Delaware. He’s offering a third way on health care that could garner enough bipartisan support to pass.
Essentially, it gives states the option to choose between private co-ops or a public option. Pretty easy.
Here’s more…
Carper wants to allow states to [...]

First Drudge tried to make it seem like Obama is forcing a news station to not report a story about people who don’t want the Olympics to come to the Chicago…
…and now John Boehner jumps on the pile…
House Minority Leader John Boehner torched President Barack Obama Wednesday for his European trip to pitch the Chicago [...]

Looks like Christmas is coming early this year!
From The AP:
Harper publisher Jonathan Burnham says the former Alaska governor invested herself deeply and passionately in the project. He says the book contains fascinating detail.
The 400-page book is the first for Palin, who has been an object of fascination since Republican Sen. John McCain chose her as [...]

I’m starting to notice some poll numbers that suggest an interesting trend. Basically, Americans aren’t necessarily happy with Obama’s health care plans, but they trust Republicans a LOT less.
Take a recent CBS/NY Times poll as an example:

52% of Americans trust Obama to make the right decisions for health, while only 27% feel Republicans are more [...]

Why yes…yes there is.
And all they’re asking you to do is give them $30 so they can send all 50 state attorney generals a fax demanding Obama show his birth certificate.
Fun fact: this is actually running on a CBS affiliate in Texas and other locales across the country.

In related news, if you think Obama is [...]

It’s pretty easy…the only people that voters like less than Congressional Democrats and Congressional Republicans.
Add in the facts that Republicans have no coherent plan, no definitive leadership and are allowing right wing pundits to organize and promote this Tea Party movement and you have a reality where Dems might actually pick up seats next year.
Personally [...]

Remember when I was talking about impotent rage on the left and the right in a post about Glenn Beck a couple days ago?
Well, now we’ve got an analog to that and it comes in the form of this shameful screed by one of MSNBC’s newest commentators…
The Republicans lie! They want to see you dead! [...]

“The role Glenn Beck is playing is harmful in its totality. My hunch is that he is a comet blazing across the media sky right now—and will soon flame out. Whether he does or not, he isn’t the face or disposition that should represent modern-day conservatism. At a time when we should aim for intellectual [...]

I write one, Jason writes one, I write another, and Jason writes another.
And so I write this…

“We finally have a bipartisan health-care bill, the Baucus bill–both sides hate it equally.”
- Huckabee talking to Values Voters conference (via @thenote)
I think he meant it as a slight, but when neither side is getting what they want…that’s a pretty good sign to me that you’ve found something that both sides should be agreeing on.
We [...]