Posted on 23 July 2012. Tags: Approval Ratings, April 24, Cbs News, Cbs Poll, Culprit, Dissatisfaction, Downturn, Economic Prospects, Economic Recovery, Key Areas, Mitch Mcconnell, New Poll, New York Times, News Poll, Opinion Research, Reelection, Romney, Sampling Error, Senate Republican Leader, Term Performance
The Hill writes today, “Two-thirds of likely voters say the weak economy is Washington’s fault, and more blame President Obama than anybody else, according to a new poll for The Hill. It found that 66 percent believe paltry job growth and slow economic recovery is the result of bad policy. Thirty-four percent say Obama is the most [...]
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Posted on 19 August 2011. Tags: 36th District, Absolute Agreement, Absolute Truth, Aggressive Enforcement, American Political Landscape, Anecdotal Evidence, Anti Racism, Dissatisfaction, Distortions, Founding Principles, Hispanic Culture, Hispanics, Illegal Aliens, Immigration Laws, Legal Immigrants, Night Virginia, Party Group, Party Organizations, Personal Accountability, Personal Dislike, Prince William, Progressive Agenda, Rhetoric, Schiffman, Simple Message, Tea Party, Tito, Trouble Spots, Ugly Head, Validity, Virginia Senate, Wife Nancy
Update – 8/20/2011 – After exchanging several emails with Yale I am satisfied that what appeared to me to be an anti-immigrant bias is actually a strong personal dislike for a candidate. It seems that there is a history between Yale and Tito and their relationship has soured of late. I still take issue with [...]
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Posted on 13 September 2010. Tags: attorney, Becks, Colorful Clothing, Concerned Citizens, Congress, Constitution, Current, Dissatisfaction, Federal, Federal Government, Fiscal Irresponsibility, Narrative, Obama, Opposition, parliment, party, Patriots, People, Politics, Rally, restoring-honor, Signs, Stimulus Bill, Throngs, Virginia, Washington Dc, words
The 2010 edition of the 9-12 Rally in DC was, at a distance, very similar to the 2009 version; patriots attended from all across the nation, the wore colorful clothing and carried very witty signs. The numbers didn’t quite match last year but given many who might have attended were just in DC on 8-28 at Glenn Becks Restoring Honor Rally, the turnout was impressive. What struck me most was the notable difference between ’09 and ’10. In 2009 the throngs of concerned citizens marched to our capital to let their elected officials know that they were not happy with the fiscal irresponsibility of the Federal government, their dissatisfaction with the stimulus bill and their opposition to the proposed Obamacare bill, Cap & Trade and Card Check. Today …
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Posted on 01 February 2010. Tags: Candidate State, Coattails, Congressman Virgil Goode, Dissatisfaction, Dustbin, Frame Of Mind, Government Camp, Natio, Promising Situation, Rallying Cry, Ramsay, Republican Nomination, Senator Robert, State Senator, Tax Increases, Tea Party, Term Congressman, Virgil Goode, Virginia History, Virginians
I live near Charlottesville. I am of a conservative, libertarian, Constitutional frame of mind. I am concerned that our country is being led and pushed headlong off a cliff into what Reagan called “the dustbin of history”, aka the failed, dictatorial system of socialism. I am writing this evening because I am concerned that we have an excellent opportunity to stop and reverse that trend, just as the people in Massachusetts just did, but we are in danger of blowing it.
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