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Archive for October, 2009

Two New Polls Show McDonnell With Comfortable Lead In Virginia Governor’s Race

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Attorney General's Race, 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Bill Bolling, Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner, Ken Cuccinelli, Steve Shannon, Virginia, Virginia Politics

With less than two weeks to go, there’s no sign of movement away from Bob McDonnell in the Virginia Governor’s race.
First, a new Clarus Research Group poll shows Obama up by eight points:
Two weeks before Virginia’s voters cast their ballots, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell has an 8-point lead over Democratic opponent Creigh Deeds, [...]

WaPo Poll: Americans Support Public Option, Oppose Health Care Reform

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politics

Despite the headline that the paper gives it, the latest Washington Post poll does nothing more but reinforce the idea that the American public remains divided on health care reform:
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a government-run health-care plan to compete with private insurers has rebounded from its summertime lows and [...]

2010 Still Not Looking Like A Year Of Big GOP Gains

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, Elections, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Buried in the latest Washington Post poll are indications that the Republican Party may not be as well set-up for the 2010 mid-term elections as some may think:
Poll respondents are evenly divided when asked whether they have confidence in Obama to make the right decisions for the country’s future, but just 19 percent express confidence [...]

An American Empire In Afghanistan ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs

Michael Yon sees only one solution for the United States in Afghanistan:
If Afghanistan is to succeed, we must adopt it.  We must adopt an entire country, a troubled child, for many decades to come.  We must show the Afghans that together we can severely damage the enemies, or bring them around, and together build a [...]

Ron Paul Talks About The Economy On CNN American Morning

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Obama Administration Endorses “Blasphemy” Exception To Free Speech In U.N. Resolution

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Politics

Law Professor Jonathan Turley makes note of a little reported but extremely alarming development at the United Nations:
While attracting surprisingly little attention, the Obama administration supported the effort of largely Muslim nations in the U.N. Human Rights Council to recognize exceptions to free speech for any “negative racial and religious stereotyping.” The exception was made [...]

Afghan Runoff Election Set For November 7th

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs

In the end, Karazai really didn’t have a choice but to agree to this:
KABUL, Afghanistan — Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai conceded Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation’s disputed presidential election, and agreed to hold a runoff election with his top challenger on Nov. 7.
Flanked at a [...]

Why The Obama Administration’s War On Fox News Is Dangerous

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Media, Politics

Claudia Rossett gets at the heart of what’s wrong when the President of the United States attacks a news outlet:
If errors of fact turn up in reporting, the White House is entitled to dispute them. But Axelrod and Emanuel were not disputing a particular piece of reporting. They were slamming wholesale a widely followed and [...]

Is Limited Government An Oxymoron ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty

Thomas E. Woods, Jr. and Doug Casey discuss the credit crisis, the bailouts, and what it all means for limited government:

Australian School Bans Hugging

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, In The News

Now, this is getting pathetic:
ADELAIDE, Australia – An Australian elementary school has banned hugging and other displays of affection between preteen boys and girls to set a good example for younger students, the principal said Tuesday.
Students at Largs Bay Primary School in the southern city of Adelaide were spoken to about “inappropriate behavior” between boyfriends [...]

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