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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (164503)	1/29/2014 2:20:17 PM
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69% Think It’s Better for Obama to Work With Congress Than Go Around It in Politics Email thisShareThis Related Articles Daily Presidential Tracking Poll 62% See State of the Union Speech As Just for Show 59% Say Less Government, Not More, Would Help Close Income Gap 8% Think Congress Doing a Good or Excellent Job 21% Think Federal Government Has Consent of the Governed 70% Think Government, Big Business Often Work Together Against Consumers, Investors Sign up for free daily updates Wednesday, January 29, 2014 President Obama made it clear in his State of the Union speech last night that he is prepared to take independent executive action if he can’t get Congress to work with him on some major issues, but voters strongly believe it’s better for the president to work with Congress than to go it alone. However, most also think it’s more important for Republicans in Congress to work with the president than to stand for what they believe. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, taken the night before and the night of the president’s speech, finds that 69% of Likely U.S. Voters think it it better for the president to work with Congress on things he considers important. Just 27% believe it is better for the president to go around Congress if necessary to accomplish what he feels is important. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Fifty-three percent (53%) say it is more important for the Republican Party to work with the president, while 40% place more importance on the GOP standing for what it believes in. These attitudes are virtually unchanged from early November 2012 just after the president’s reelection. But here’s the partisan rub. A plurality (49%) of Democrats thinks it’s better for the president to go around Congress if necessary, while 73% of Republicans believe it’s more important for their party to stand for what it believes in rather than to work with Obama. Voters are almost evenly divided when asked whether the president or Congress more closely represents the will of the American people. Thirty-eight percent (38%) say the president; 40% say Congress, and 21% are not sure. Not surprisingly, 71% of Democrats think the president most closely represents the will of the American people, while 66% of Republicans choose Congress instead. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 44% say Congress and 27% the president. While some chafe at the partisan gridlock in Washington, most voters (55%) continue to think it is more important to preserve our constitutional system of checks and balances than for government to operate efficiently. That’s down slightly from 60% in July of last year. Thirty-three percent (33%) now believe the efficient operation of the government is more important, up from 28%. Twelve percent (12%) are not sure. (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 was conducted on January 27-28, 2014 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. Seventy-two percent (72%) of voters said they were likely to watch or follow news reports about the president’s State of the Union address, but 62% think the speech is more for show than for setting a national agenda. While the president proposed several federal initiatives for what he sees as a growing national income inequality problem, 59% think less government involvement in the economy will do more to close the income gap than more government action. Fifty-four percent (54%) of Democrats believe it is more important for government to operate efficiently. Seventy-three percent (73%) of Republicans and 66% of unaffiliated voters place more importance on preserving our constitutional system of checks and balances. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of unaffiliateds think it is more important for the president to work with Congress than to go around it, but these voters are evenly divided when asked if the Republican Party should work with Obama or stand for what it believes. Voters under 40 and government employees tend to think the president most closely represents the will of the American people. But older voters and those who work in the private sector believe Congress is closer to the people. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Tea Party voters feel Congress most closely represents the will of the people, but just 33% of those who are not part of that movement agree. Sixty-three percent (63%) of Mainstream voters believe it is more important to maintain our constitutional checks and balances, but a plurality (45%) of the Political Class considers it more important to operate the government efficiently. Fifty-six percent (56%) of Political Class voters think the president most closely represents the will of the American people, a view shared by only 32% of those in the Mainstream. Sixty-six percent (66%) of all voters say they have followed recent news reports about the president’s State of the Union speech at least somewhat closely, but that includes only 33% who have been following Very Closely. Democrats are a lot more interested than Republicans and unaffiliated voters are. Just eight percent (8%) of voters think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Fifty-four percent (54%) say passing good legislation is a more important role for Congress than preventing bad legislation from becoming law. Thirty-six percent (36%) disagree and think stopping bad legislation is more important. Only 21% now believe the federal government has the consent of the governed. Additional information from this survey and a full demographic breakdown are available to Platinum

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (164503)	1/29/2014 2:55:02 PM
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When it rains, it pours. President Obama's brother declares his intent to destroy Israel Read more: americanthinker.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (164503)	1/29/2014 3:00:31 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 224749

Comrade Kenny..."When it rains, it pours. Governor Christie’s Brother Profited From Port Authority Project".... A dem fraud and perjury..is that possible comrade Kenny? Calif. lawmaker convicted of voter fraud, perjury By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent Tuesday, January 28, 2014 sfgate.com LOS ANGELES (AP) — California state Sen. Roderick Wright was convicted Tuesday of perjury and voter fraud for falsely claiming he lived in an apartment in the district he represents when he actually lives elsewhere. The conviction on all eight felony counts doesn't immediately bar Wright from the Senate, though his colleagues could decide to remove the long-serving Democrat before he is sentenced. Defense attorney Winston Kevin McKesson said he would file an appeal. Prosecutors said Wright committed fraud when he made it appear that he had moved into an Inglewood property he owned in order to run in 2008 to represent the 25th Senate District. They said Wright actually lived outside the district. Wright was charged with counts including perjury, false declaration of candidacy and fraudulent voting. He could face a maximum of eight years and four months in prison when he is sentenced on March 12. Wright currently represents the 35th Senate District because of redistricting. "It's a punch to the gut," Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said of Wright's conviction. "We hold Sen. Wright in high regard." Steinberg said it is up to the Senate, not the court, to decide if Wright should be removed from office. He said he will consult with his fellow senators, the Legislature's lawyers and Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, chairman of the Senate Committee on Legislative Ethics, before deciding on any possible next steps. Wright's conviction came as the state Senate waits to see if federal charges will be filed against another Los Angeles-area state lawmaker. Democratic Sen. Ron Calderon of Montebello was removed from his committee assignments after a leaked FBI affidavit alleged that he accepted money to influence legislation. Calderon has not been charged with any crime and denies wrongdoing. "Of course I'm concerned" that Wright's conviction and the allegations against Calderon will harm the Legislature and particularly the Senate in the eyes of the public, Steinberg said. "But as I've said before, the Senate is not only a great institution, it's an honest and ethical institution," he said. "We are faced with two very, very different situations, but two situations nonetheless. And I'm doing my very best to respect the membership, respect the affected members, but first and foremost to stand for the institution and protect the institution." At Wright's trial, testimony focused on his living arrangements. He claimed that he lived in one unit of a five-unit complex in Inglewood and used the same address when he registered to vote in 2007. Prosecutors said he actually lived in a single-family home in the swankier community of Baldwin Hills, which was in the 26th District. McKesson said Wright met the requirements for establishing a "domicile" in Inglewood. Wright served in the Assembly from 1996 to 2002 and has been in the Senate since 2008. He is set to be termed out of office in 2016.