Find out where Americans stand on the major issues of the day. Are Americans satisfied with the direction of the U.S.? Do they favor stricter gun laws? Do they want a bigger military budget? Whom do they side with on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Who do Americans think did the best […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters are holding steady financially, optimistic about economy
The mood of America? It’s complicated. Most voters are optimistic about the economy, as three in ten see their wallet getting fatter. And while most still don’t like the way the federal government is working, the number that does is at a high point. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
The Tea Party Is Officially Dead. It Was Killed By Partisan Politics.
It has finally happened: The Tea Party is dead. The grassroots movement that fought so hard for fiscal sanity in government over the past decade is no more. It was killed off by the very same Washington establishment it sought to overthrow. Its death leaves proponents of limited government with […] Read more »
Why did the GOP vote for a budget-busting spending bill? Because voters don’t seem to care.
More than 70 percent of Republicans in the House and Senate happily voted for the massive bipartisan budget compromise, despite years of preaching the gospel of small government and lowering federal spending. … To many observers it was a breathtaking contradiction, with some suggesting that there would be political consequences […] Read more »
The Shutdown Lesson People Seem To Have Trouble Learning
… The idea that every shutdown has political “winners” and “losers” is an oversimplification; historically, the compromises that emerge from these standoffs have often allowed people on both sides to point at something that they could claim as at least a small victory. That said, the side that has consistently […] Read more »
An immigration deal may anger the left — but Trump will be the biggest loser
… Paradoxically, while reaching some sort of immigration deal with Trump might anger some leftist groups and dedicated Democratic activists, it would almost certainly harm the president more. There are three reasons for this: CONT. Matthew Sheffield, Salon Read more »