I read in an article on CNN.com today that an opinion poll conducted earlier this month shows a disappointing number of American voters are still misinformed about President Barack Obama. Although the main thrust of the poll was to survey citizens' opinions on the president's performance in general, his command of foreign policy, and satisfaction ( Read more... )

Last week I mentioned that billionaire loudmouth Donald Trump was leading the field of Republican hopefuls in opinion polls (see previous article). As media attention to his many outrageous public statements has increased, Trump has followed the modern political playbook and "doubled down". Yes, he compounded his absurdities by saying even more ( Read more... )

Speaking of Independence Days (I wrote about Mexico's earlier this week in my previous blog), it's possible that today will become known as Scotland's. More than 4 million Scottish people are registered to vote today on a single, simple question: Should Scotland be an independent country?It's tempting to shout a simplistic opinion one way or the ( Read more... )

...to shut up!

An opinion poll conducted recently by NBC News, The Wall Street Journal, and the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 54% of US voters surveyed say "they've heard enough from Palin" and wish she'd be less outspoken about politics. NBC news story: Enough! Most Say They're Over Sarah Palin, Poll Shows. A WSJ article reports it as ( Read more... )

So, the government shutdown just happened, and it was because the parties in Congress couldn't agree on funding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) versus funding the whole rest of the government. Republicans, though they control only 1 of the houses of Congress, say they represent the majority of Americans in opposing the ACA. Democrats and President ( Read more... )