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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 12:25:16 PM
From: Carolyn	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Ah, but she had King County and a tepid opponent.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 12:46:27 PM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Congressional Favorability Ratings Pelosi Is Still Least Popular Congressional Leader Sunday, June 05, 2011 Email to a Friend ShareThis.Advertisement While she's much less often in the news these days, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains Congress' most disliked leader. But Pelosi earns higher favorables than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid whose popularity has fallen to its lowest level in over two years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 28% of Likely U.S. Voters hold a favorable opinion of Pelosi, now the House minority leader, while 63% view her unfavorably. This includes eight percent (8%) with a Very Favorable impression of the San Francisco congresswoman and 45% with a Very Unfavorable one. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Pelosi’s unfavorable ratings have ranged from a low of 52% to a high of 64% since mid-February 2009. By comparison, Pelosi's successor, current Speaker John Boehner, is viewed at least somewhat favorably by 37% and unfavorably by 39%. These findings include 10% who have a Very Favorable opinion of the Ohio congressman and 18% who view him Very Unfavorably. Twenty-five percent (25%), however, still don't know enough about Boehner to voice an opinion of him. The number of voters who see Boehner in a favorable light shows no change from last month. As media coverage of Boehner increased following the Republican takeover of the House in the November elections, his favorable ratings climbed steadily to a high of 47% in March. Prior to November, Boehner's favorables had ranged from 21% to 32% since January 2009, but he was largely unknown to a sizable number of voters. (Want a free daily e-mail update ? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook. The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters nationwide was conducted on May 29-30, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. Reid now earns favorable marks from only 21% of voters, the lowest level measured since February 2009. Fifty percent (50%) have an unfavorable opinion of him. These findings include five percent (5%) who see the Nevada Democrat Very Favorably and 35% who regard him Very Unfavorably. But 29% have no opinion of the longtime legislator. Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, remains the least-known top congressional leader, with 40% who express no opinion of him. McConnell’s favorables add up to 27%, including just five percent with a Very Favorable view of him. Thirty-three percent (33%) share an unfavorable assessment of the Kentucky Republican, with 15% Very Unfavorable. Voters not affiliated with either of the major parties remain slightly more critical of the Democratic leaders than of those who head the GOP in Congress. As they have since July 2009, Republicans led Democrats again this past week on the Generic Congressional Ballot, but for the 10th straight week, GOP support has stayed in the narrow range of 41% to 44%. Before that, Republican support had been slightly higher, generally 45% or 46%. Just nine percent (9%) of Likely Voters think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Fifty percent (50%) rate congressional performance as poor. Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on just six out of 10 important voting issues. Republican voters are slightly less critical of the job their representatives in Congress are doing, but most still think the legislators are out of sync with the party base. Democratic voters, by contrast, are not as happy with the performance of their congressmen as they were a year ago. rasmussenreports.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 2:03:35 PM
From: tonto	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224668

Kenneth, name the last President who was re-elected with unemployment over 8%.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 2:55:54 PM
From: locogringo	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224668

Are Time and Mark Halperin Racist? Herman Cain Omitted Twice in GOP Oddsmaking m.newsbusters.org

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 2:57:37 PM
From: locogringo	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224668

Howard Dean warns Democrats Sarah Palin could beat Obama in 2012 thehill.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 4:11:38 PM
From: chartseer	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224668

Didn't he also say the very same thing about Jimmy (Mr. Peanuts) Carter? citizen chartseer

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 4:26:34 PM
From: chartseer	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Has indonesian muslim citizen brilliant barry confirmed he will be running in 2012 as yet? Does he even know when it will be 2012? Will a non natural citizen again be permitted to run for President? Will the "f"ing" stupid american people again vote for a muslim citizens whose records are sealed and who doesn't even know how many states there are in the union or even know what year it is? Or what the Union is other than labor unions? Except for that school record which show him to be a muslim indonesian citizen the rest are "ALL" sealed. Will anyone be asking him why? The "F"ing stupid is latest discription of american public's intellegence from bill pot head maher. Not sure if bill maher knows what the year is either. citizen chartseer

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/5/2011 8:47:43 PM
From: TideGlider	9 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Tennessee Trumps Wisconsin: Kills Teacher Collective Bargaining. Dead. by Kyle Olson BIG GOVERNMENT To fix public schools, you have to control public schools. And there's little control when teachers unions, with their self-serving agendas, question every cost-cutting proposal and reform on the table. That's why so many state governments have taken swift action to limit the power of organized labor in public schools. Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Idaho and Michigan were the first, and Tennessee added itself to the list on Wednesday. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam affixed his signature on House Bill 130 and Senate Bill 113, ending collective bargaining and giving local school boards the full authority to operate their districts in the manner they choose. That doesn't mean the unions are shut out of the discussion. The new laws create a process called "collaborative conferencing," where the school board, administrators and union officials will be forced to sit and discuss many of the normal issues, including salary, insurance, grievance procedures and working conditions. If the two sides agree on any number of issues, they can sign binding "memorandums of understanding," that will serve the same purpose as collective bargaining agreements. But any issues that are left unsettled will be the sole domain of the school board, with no appellate procedure available to the unions. School boards will also have the option of not entering into any sort of agreement with the union. In that case they would have full authority to deal with all issues in an arbitrary manner. Nobody elected the unions Tennessee lawmakers were careful to leave a few key items off the discussion table, including personnel and staffing decisions, how to use grant money, the evaluation process for employees and whether or not payroll deductions can be made for political purposes. That means the end of the road for the treasured union concept of seniority, particularly when it's applied at layoff time. Basically, lawmakers allowed the unions to keep their bark, but wisely took away their bite. And if school boards get tired of the barking, they will be allowed to close the windows, pull the shutters and go about their business. Democrats in the legislature, outnumbered in both chambers, have been fuming about the legislation. "This bill does nothing except take away every part of professional negotiation, every single part," House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh told knoxnews.com. "Don't be fooled." Actually, we're not fooled at all. And we kind of like the unique process created by collaborative conferencing. There are certainly thousands of great teachers in Tennessee, and they're the soldiers on the front lines. School boards would be stupid to ignore their input when making major decisions. On the other hand, it was necessary to take away veto power from the teachers unions, due to their stubborn opposition to money-saving contract concessions and education reform efforts. School boards are elected by the public to run public schools. Nobody elected the unions.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/6/2011 9:49:26 AM
From: locogringo	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Not good for kenny. This is on CBS, and not just Fox. Chronic unemployment worse than Great Depression Summer job bummer: Teen unemployment 24 percent Nearly 14 million Americans are looking for work cbsnews.com How is Bush doing this, kenny_troll? I keep forgetting.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/6/2011 10:26:37 AM
From: TideGlider	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

From Lindybill Here we go! Ya gotta love Breitbart. He held it for a week to give the story legs. Weinergate Bombshell: New Woman Comes Forward Claiming Cache of Intimate Photos and Online Communications with Beleaguered Congressman from Big Government by Andrew Breitbart A new woman has come forward with what she claims are photographs, chats, and emails with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). These appear to undermine severely Rep. Weiner's explanations that he was the victim of a "prank" or a "hack." The detailed new information suggests that the Brooklyn- and Queens-based representative and the young woman in question were involved in an online, consensual relationship involving the mutual exchange of intimate photographs. BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com were approached regarding this information more than a week prior to the separate, independent event of Friday, May 27, 2011, when a link to the now-infamous "gray underwear" photograph appeared publicly on Rep. Weiner's Twitter feed. We will be updating BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com throughout the day with photographs, timelines, and other clarifying details. However, we will not be releasing all of the material because some of it is of an extreme, graphic nature.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/6/2011 4:24:28 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224668

Dems new poster boy. Weiner was married one year ago..what does his extra-curricular activity say about his real rather than virtual sex life? His bride was probably as turned off when she got the whole picture as the majority of other females. He looks like a 90lb, weaselly wimp with delusions of bodily grandeur. biggovernment.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/7/2011 8:07:33 AM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Analysis: Dem leaders struggle on Weiner's future By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent – Tue Jun 7, 3:01 am ET WASHINGTON – So far, House Democratic leaders haven't publicly demanded Rep. Anthony Weiner resign after admitting he sent suggestive photos of himself in his underwear via Twitter and then lied about it to everyone within earshot. But they've made it clear they'd appreciate it if he'd go away. And soon. In statements within an hour of Weiner's stunning admission on Monday, not a single Democrat volunteered support for the man long mentioned as a possible future mayor of New York. And notably, none chose to comment on his defiant vow: "I am not resigning." Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the party leader, said she was "disappointed and saddened." She and other Democrats called for an ethics committee investigation to determine whether Weiner had broken any House rules. Other Democrats said they agreed. Purely in political terms, violating House rules would be the least of the woes Weiner has inflicted on his party, currently trying to make the case that Republican policies fall harshly on female voters. By his own admission, he behaved badly toward women, describing a series of sexually-infused exchanges via Twitter over the past three years. "I have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over Twitter, Facebook, email and occasionally on the phone with women I had met online," he said at his news conference in New York. "I've exchanged messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years," he added, although he quickly added he had not met any of the women or "had physical relationships at any time." He apologized repeatedly and profusely to his wife, who was not in attendance. Men behaving badly toward women hardly counts as news in the Capitol. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., resigned a few weeks ago to avoid having to testify under oath before the Senate ethics committee about a tangled affair. Among other findings, the panel reported he had once asked his mistress to marry him in a proposal made while the two were attending a National Prayer Breakfast. But on health care and many other issues, Democrats are busy trying to build a case that women should turn Republicans out of office at the next election. Fitting Weiner's suggestive photos of himself, and his sexually-charged banter, into that theme is something they presumably would like to avoid. The immediate precedent for Weiner's behavior in the House concerns former Rep. Chris Lee, a Republican who resigned in February after shirtless photos he sent to a woman he had met on Craigslist were published online. Lee was gone virtually before his transgression became known publicly, shown the door by the Republican leadership. Republicans have been careful to avoid injecting themselves into Weiner's predicament, preferring to let Democrats stew in it themselves. Eventually, the question of a double standard is all but certain to be suggested by GOP officials, if not by others. Weiner's response to a question along those lines showed how difficult an answer might be. "Well, I don't want to get into anyone else's situation, but I can tell you about mine. And it's one that I — that I regret, that didn't have to do with my government service per se, and had to do with a personal weakness." Nor are fellow Democrats in Congress likely to take it well that Weiner lied to them, as well as to his wife and the public. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., defended Weiner a week ago, based on the congressman's assurances that he had not been involved in the photo sent via Twitter. A few hours after Weiner's news conference, Schumer said in a statement that Weiner "remains a talented and committed public servant, and I pray he and his family can get through these difficult times." Schumer did not say whether Weiner should remain in Congress. But his spokesman, Brian Fallon, said the senator thinks "that should be up to his constituents to decide." However much lying may be invoked as a betrayal of trust, it also raises questions about what other damaging information may not yet be known. Weiner was asked about Andrew Breitbart, a conservative who had materialized before the news conference and implied he had an X-rated photo of the congressman. "Can you say that is not true?" Weiner was asked. "No, I cannot," he said.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/7/2011 8:09:03 AM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Obama's rating on economy hits new low: poll – Tue Jun 7, 1:10 am ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans' disapproval of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy and its growing budget deficit has reached new highs amid broad frustration over the slow pace of economic recovery, according to a Washington Post-ABC New poll released on Tuesday. The ratings boost Obama received after the killing of Osama bin Laden has dissipated with his job approval rating back to 47 percent. Forty-nine percent disapprove of his performance. Obama's approval rating bounced to 56 immediately after bin Laden was killed last month. Fifty-nine percent, a new high, gave Obama negative marks for his handling of the economy, up from 55 percent a month earlier. Obama's approval rating on the deficit issue hit a new low of 33 percent, down 6 points since April. [ For complete coverage of politics and policy, go to Yahoo! Politics ] The state of the economy poses a huge challenge for the president, whose re-election in 2012 may depend on his ability to convince voters that his economic policies have been successful. The survey reflects a broadly pessimistic public mood as high gasoline prices, sliding home values and high unemployment numbers raised concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery, The Washington Post said. Eighty-nine percent of Americans say the economy is in bad shape; 57 percent say the recovery has not started and 66 percent said the United States was seriously on the wrong track. Forty-five percent said they trust congressional Republicans over Obama to handle the economy, up 11 points since March. The poll shows Obama leading five out of six potential Republican presidential rivals but in a dead heat with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Among all Americans, Obama and Romney are tied at 47 percent each. Among registered voters, Romney is ahead 49 percent to 46 percent. Romney, the Republican front-runner, last week launched his second presidential campaign, saying Obama's economic policies were to blame for America's many economic woes. The poll of 1,002 adults was conducted June 2-5 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. (Reporting by JoAnne Allen; editing by Chris Wilson)

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/7/2011 2:23:53 PM
From: chartseer	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224668

Whoops there goes the Jewish vote taking many brain dead liberals with them. There goes Florida for sure and maybe New York. "American Thinker this morning carries my review of David Mamet’s provocative new book, The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture, which was published yesterday. The book reflects his transformation from a liberal to a conservative over the past eight years, after he started reading Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Thomas Sowell, and Shelby Steele, and particularly Whittaker Chambers’s Witness." commentarymagazine.com Will Charlie Rose now give him another hour? citizen chartseer

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (105937)	6/7/2011 7:08:12 PM
From: lorne	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224668

Kenny...where are you, your people are making news and you are nowhere to be found...Here is the typical democrat hypocrite, liar Rush Limbaugh urges Weiner to 'stand firm' 'We want this guy as the poster boy of the Democrat culture of erection' : June 07, 2011 By Joe Kovacs © 2011 WND wnd.com PALM BEACH, Fla. – While there have been calls for U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner to quit Congress for tweeting lewd photographs of his private parts to a woman online, America's top-rated radio host is urging the New York Democrat to "stand firm." "I hope Anthony Weiner never resigns. I hope Weiner is never forced to resign," Rush Limbaugh said this afternoon. "We want Weiner there. We want this guy as the poster boy of the Democrat culture of erection and corruption." Limbaugh's hard line in favor of keeping Weiner in Congress goes against the likes of House Republican Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, who became the first top lawmaker to call for Weiner's departure. "I think he should resign," Cantor said today. "We've got a lot of serious challenges going on in this country and a lot of work for Congress to do. The last thing we need is to be immersed in discussion about Congressman Weiner and his Twitter activities." Yes, the U.S. is being 'governed by adults still in their terrible twos.' Learn more ... Weiner, who's married to an aide of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, admits he sent lewd images of himself and had inappropriate online relationships with several women. But he also has insisted he broke no law, and therefore will not leave his elected position. Limbaugh continued his analysis of the Weiner case, saying, "He is wrong on policy. He is an admitted liar. He used his office in Congress to conduct his lurid e-perversions. The guy's got it all, and I wholeheartedly endorse the fact that's not going to resign. He and his wife have been married less than a year, he said they've been through a lot together, in less than a year. Tony Weiner is the Democrat Party writ small. We want Weiner to stand firm here and not quit." Limbaugh also challenged some reports in press suggesting the Democrat was a Playboy-style magnet for women, noting: "Here you have the classic dictionary definition of a nerd, the classic dictionary definition of a pencil-necked geek, and they are telling us that this guy would walk into a bar and women would fall all over themselves to be near the guy. This guy was Playboy numero uno. He was a womanizer par excellence. This guy, he's such a ladies man that he had to do all of this womanizing anonymously, sexting. "You know, with phone sex at least there's a voice on the other end. Texting is just absurd. You'd never catch Hugh Hefner doing this. Hugh Hefner put his pajamas on, had 'em over to the mansion to go at it for real. Hugh Hefner wouldn't show 'em a picture; he'd show 'em the real thing. They're trying to tell us that Weiner's some kind of Playboy, some kind of God's gift to women. Sorry, I'm not buying it at all." As WND reported last night, Weiner's own congressional website declares him to be a champion for children, protecting them from online dangers. "Sadly, the Internet is the predator's venue of choice today," Weiner said in a news release from January 2007. "We need to update our strategies and our laws to stop these offenders who are a mere click away from our children."