Right now people who can afford to buy insurance make the decision, ‘I’m not going to buy insurance. I’m going to be a free rider.’ And if I get sick or get in a serious accident, then government’s going to pay for me. That, in my view is the big-government solution we have right now. The alternative - there are a couple of alternatives - one is to ( Read more... )

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Registered voters. PPP nationwide survey

Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme? Yes: 20%, No: 70%

Believe in Global warming?: Yes: 54%, No: 37%

Believe in Evolution?: Yes: 51%, No: 37%

If you had to vote a do-over of 2008? Obama: 51% McCain: 46% (Actual 53-46)

Obama/Romney? +4%, Obama/Perry? +9%, Obama/Bachmann: +14%

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Apparently no one really knows what a "natural-born" citizen is. The term seems to have been commonly used and understood back when the Constitution was written, but never laid out in writing ( Read more... )

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Now that the UK has a government, we can start worrying about our own disfunctional legislature again ( Read more... )

Taxes are going to have to be raised. The beast needs to be trimmed back, but it can't be starved enough to even begin to cope with our fiscal problem. And this is where I think all the politicians are faking, in both parties but the Republicans especially. The Republicans think their mission in life is to cut taxes. Sorry, game over. We're now in ( Read more... )

"It's unacceptable. It's unacceptable. One is too much. Waterboarding is torture, period. I can ensure you that once enough physical pain is inflicted on someone, they will tell that interrogator whatever they think they want to hear. And most importantly, it serves as a great propaganda tool for those who recruit people to fight against us... ( Read more... )

See how your Congressional District voted. CQ PoliticsWhat would have happened if each candidate got one vote for every CD they won? Obama would have won with 55.6% of the CD's, vs about 53% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote. And Obama ( Read more... )