Nearly a week into the first government shutdown in more than 17 years, most Americans express frustration and concern about the situation. Yet on the core issue dividing Republicans and Democrats in Washington – whether cuts or delays to the 2010 health care law should be part of any budget […] Read more »
Republicans Lose Ground vs. Obama in the Shutdown Blame Game
The Republicans in Congress have lost ground against Barack Obama in blame over the government shutdown, with Americans expressing increasing criticism of both parties in Washington, while the president’s avoided that rise in public ire. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Recent polls: Budget Read more »
When elections used to have consequences
… In this modern era of politics — which includes the incredibly close 2000 presidential race and another close contest in 2004 — the 2012 election produced a clear-cut outcome. And as the saying goes, elections have consequences. It’s how Democratic victories in the 1930s paved the way for Franklin […] Read more »
Republican Insurgents Forget Their Political ABCs
“I am not a member of any organized political party,” the humorist Will Rogers said. “I am a Democrat.” Even Will Rogers would be shocked at the disjointed and self-destructive congressional Republican Party of today. By forcing a government shutdown and possibly a credit default in a few weeks, a […] Read more »
A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning
… To many Americans, the shutdown came out of nowhere. But interviews with a wide array of conservatives show that the confrontation that precipitated the crisis was the outgrowth of a long-running effort to undo the law, the Affordable Care Act, since its passage in 2010 — waged by a […] Read more »
Utahns don’t believe Obamacare fight worth shutting down government
A majority of Utahns don’t believe it was worth shutting down the federal government to fight President Barack Obama’s new health care law and most blame Republicans just as much as Democrats, according to a new Deseret News/KSL poll. Nearly half of the Utahns surveyed also disapprove of the tea […] Read more »