Politics
J.D. Hayworth’s Drudge ad irks John McCain
WASHINGTON — It’s pretty early into the Republican primary campaign between Sen. John McCain and former Arizona Rep. J.D. Hayworth. But two things are already clear: McCain and his staff don’t like Hayworth much — and Hayworth may well spend the rest of the campaign trying to poke McCain in the eye politically, just to […]
White House Taps Democratic Fundraiser as New Social Secretary
The White House has chosen Julianna Smoot, a prominent Democratic Party fundraiser, to replace Desiree Rogers as social secretary, Fox News has confirmed.
Rogers is stepping down next month in the wake of last year’s White House gate-crashing scandal that she was blamed for.
Smoot served as national finance director for Obama’s presidential campaign, helping raise $32.5 […]
Rankings: 10 Most Liberal, Conservative in Congress
From this year’s National Journal Vote Rankings:
The 10 Most Liberal Senate Dems Most Conservative Senate GOPers
1. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) 1. Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
1. Roland Burris (D-IL) 2. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
1. Ben Cardin (D-MD) […]
Shocking CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’ rights (We told ya, this is not hope and change)
A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms […]
26-year-old, Republican Princella Smith to run for Congress in Arkansas’s 1st District
Princella Smith, 26, will announce on Saturday that she is running for Congress in Arkansas’s 1st District. Some would say she is too young. Others might point to other potential hurdles: She’s running in eastern Arkansas, a district that hasn’t elected a Republican since 1872 in a Southern state that has never elected a black […]
Sestak: White House Offered Me Federal Job to Drop Out of Senate Primary
Rep. Joe Sestak , a Pennsylvania Democrat, says the White House dangled a federal job in front of him to convince him to drop his primary challenge against incumbent Arlen Specter, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday.
Apparently it was an offer he could refuse.
Rep. Joe Sestak, who is causing heartburn for Democratic leaders by running against […]
CBS News:Trust in Government Nears All-Time Low
The latest CBS News/New York Times Poll finds Americans cynical about and dissatisfied with government.
At 75 percent, the percentage that disapproves of Congress now matches the highest level recorded in this poll; only in October 2008 and March 1992 was disapproval so high. The two parties themselves have also fallen in public estimation — more […]
Just 6% Think Stimulus Created Any Jobs
Here’s more evidence on how Democrats have been outplayed by Republicans on the economic stimulus bill they passed and signed into law one year ago:
A New York Times/CBS Poll just last week found that just 6% of Americans think the economic stimulus blll created any jobs — despite overwhelming evidence that it has — while […]
CNN SHOCK POLL: MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SAY OBAMA DOESN’T DESERVE 2ND TERM
52 percent of Americans said President Barack Obama doesn’t deserve reelection in 2012, according to a new poll.
44 percent of all Americans said they would vote to reelect the president in two and a half years, less than the slight majority who said they would prefer to elect someone else.
Obama faces a 44-52 deficit among […]
Breaking News: Bayh will retire; Update: Dems have four days until tomorrow to find candidate (Liberals in trouble)
Bye bye, Evan Bayh:
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will not seek re-election this year, a decision that hands Republicans a prime pickup opportunity in the middle of the country.
“After all these years, my passion for service to my fellow citizens is undiminished, but my desire to do so by serving in Congress has waned,” Bayh will […]