The nation’s top Democratic strategists are anxious. By Gallup’s measure, Democrats’ advantage in party identity has narrowed from 17 percentage points in January to 5 points in August. President Obama’s approval rating now bobs in the low 50s. He has lost Americans’ favor at a larger and faster rate than most presidents since World War II.
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WASHINGTON – Since U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq’s cities, two months have passed, and so has the illusion that Iraq is smoothly transitioning to a normality free of sectarian violence. Recently, Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. troops there, “blanched” when asked if the war is “functionally over.” According to The Washington Post’s Greg Jaffe, Odierno said:
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In the Aug. 6 edition of the Las Vegas Sun, readers saw an op-ed by Harry Reid. “I have never taken up the Washington hobby of pointing fingers for political gain,” reassured Nevada’s eminently reasonable, bipartisan, four-term senator.
Why would anyone want to deprive impressionable school-age children of hearing the inspiring wisdom of the president? Barack Obama is determined to impart his knowledge upon our pliable offspring via webcast across the country next week, and we should not stand in his way.
If you hate the hubbub of crowded airports, you might want to consider flying out of Johnstown, Pa. The airport sees an average of fewer than 30 people per day, there is never a wait for security, you can park for free right outside the gate, and you are almost guaranteed a row to yourself on any flight.
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A central belief in Washington and most state capitals nowadays is that government should “invest” in certain businesses-”clean tech,” say, or manufacturing-to drive job creation. We hope it all turns out better than it has in Michigan.
In 1996, Congress decided that it needed a way to track people who overstay their visas - a huge and understated part of the nation’s illegal immigration problem. So it authorized a program to verify that visa holders who arrived in the country eventually left it.
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Congress will not pass all 12 spending bills before the end of the fiscal year, according to senior senators.
Voters angry about Democrats’ health care overhaul plans have managed to wrest commitments in August from a handful of lawmakers to oppose the reform bills and solidified the opposition of others — raising new doubts about President Obama’s hopes to pass a bill this year.
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TORONTO (AP) – Canada added a better-than-expected 27,100 jobs in August, one of the biggest gains since the recession began in the country last fall.
DUBAI (Reuters) - A website often used by al Qaeda supporters said on Thursday it would soon carry a “present” to Muslims from Osama bin Laden on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
