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 »
Confidence in veterans’ care plummets to new low
Americans’ confidence in the medical care provided for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan has plummeted to new lows in the wake of the VA scandal, a USA TODAY Poll finds. Most people see the problem as widespread and systemic. CONT. Susan Page, USA Today 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 »
Obama Slips on International Affairs – A New Challenge on Top of the Old Ones
Barack Obama’s approval rating on handling international affairs has dropped under water for the first time in his presidency in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, a further challenge as he seeks to regain his footing in his second term. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News 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 »
Environmental policy is partisan. It wasn’t always.
When the Clean Air Act first became law in 1970, the Senate passed it without a single nay vote. Only one representative had voted against the bill. … Republicans — and conservative Democrats — have been hesitant to take up the issues on environmentalists’ minds for years, thanks to an […] Read more »