President Obama has widespread support for his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, but a scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs that has united the country in its alarm about the problems, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Dan Balz […] Read more »
Public upset over VA scandal; Obama remains at 43%
Nearly six in ten Americans give President Barack Obama a thumbs-down on how he is handling the Veterans Affairs controversy, according to a new national poll. But a CNN/ORC International survey released Tuesday indicates that the scandal at VA hospitals doesn’t seem to be affecting the President’s overall approval rating, […] Read more »
Political Myopia
“Where you stand depends on where you sit.” It is an age-old expression that I’ve heard a thousand times and often found quite relevant. Intelligent and honest people can be looking at the same question, but through different lenses, and thus see different things. Sadly, though, in today’s culture, rarely […] Read more »
Why Democrats Have Little to Lose in Taking On the Coal Industry
The Obama administration’s proposal Monday to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants is already being characterized by Republicans as the latest salvo in a “war on coal.” The eagerness of Republicans to exploit the issue is understandable. Democrats have lost considerable ground in coal-producing areas in recent years, and […] Read more »
Shock poll: Even red staters want to save planet
… It turns out that even in red states, support for federal curbs on greenhouse gas emissions is almost as widespread as among Americans overall. According to data that the Post polling team sent my way, there just isn’t any significant difference between red and blue state residents on this […] Read more »
A huge majority of Americans support regulating carbon from power plants. And they’re even willing to pay for it.
A lopsided and bipartisan majority of Americans support federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds most are willing to stomach a higher energy bill to pay for it. Fully 70 percent say the federal government should require limits to greenhouse […] Read more »