Opposition to Obamacare Holding Steady
To the extent voters are following the Democrats’ frantic efforts to bribe or threaten the last three or four Congressmen into voting for government medicine, they remain unimpressed. Rasmussen finds that likely voters oppose the plan by 53-43 percent. These numbers have held remarkably steady since around Thanksgiving.
The Democrats seem to [...]
Are they messing with Massa or did Massa mess up?
The Washington Post reports that “conservative activists [have] rallied to the side of” Rep. Eric Massa “after he charged that his party’s leaders had conspired to oust him over his opposition to President Obama’s health-care legislation.” I’m quite willing to believe the worst about Rahm Emmanuel and the Democratic leadership in the House. [...]
Illinois Democrat Lipinski Will Switch from Yes to No if Health Bill Lacks Stupak Amendment
Add Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois to the coalition of pro-life Democrats standing firmly with Bart Stupak in the fight over taxpayer-funding of abortion in the health care bill. Asked if the congressman is "open to voting for a health care bill that lacks the Stupak amendment," Lipinski's spokesman Nathaniel Zimmer replied in an email [...]
Does the Mitt fit this time? Part Two
There’s been plenty of speculation about whether Mitt Romney’s endorsement of John McCain in his primary battle with J.D. Hayworth will hurt Romney’s prospects for the presidential nomination in 2012. Romney needs credibility with the party’s dominant conservative wing — something he lacked in 2008 — and McCain is a bete noir to many [...]
Thinking about the unthinkable, Part Three
According to Real Clear Politics, all four polls that have come out since the beginning of the weekend show Scott Brown leading Martha Coakley. The lead ranges from 3 points (ARG) to 10 points (PJM/CrossTarget). Not surprisingly, given these results, the betting money, as reflected by Intrade, now strongly favors Brown.
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Obama and the Iranian protesters — mutuality of interests but not of spirit, Part Two
President Obama took a step in the right direction yesterday when he condemned “the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens” and called for “the immediate release of all who have been unjustly detained.” However, Obama seemed to stop short of a more meaningful position when he expressed his “confidence that history will [...]
