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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
Good Grief Y'all
12:26 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ReplyIt's all about the economy, when all is said and done.
Money seems to matter the most to the most.
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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12:16 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Reply"The auto rescue plan has worked. American car manufacturers are still dominant and employing millions directly and in supplier companies. Wall Street reform has been painful but it has re-instated faith amongst investors. The markets are far more predictable than they were four years ago, as VIX numbers demonstrate greater faith and less risk.
Even for small investors, such as those limited to their 401(k) or IRA investments, the average annual compound return on stocks under President Obama has been more than 24% since the lows of March, 2009. This is a better result than either Clinton, Reagan or FDR – who were the prior winners in our book."
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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12:15 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Reply". . . ACA levels the playing field and will be good for economic growth. Where previously only large corporations could afford employee health care plans, in the future far more employees will have far more equitable coverage. Further, today employees frequently are unable to leave a company to start a new business because they would lose health care, which in the future will not be true.
One leading indicator of the benefits of ACA might be the performance of healthcare and biotech stocks, which are up 20-30% and leaders in the current market rally."
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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12:13 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Reply"Although we hear almost no one in the Obama administration taking credit for record index highs, they should. Because the President deserves attention for how well this economy has done during his leadership."
'Today the Congressional Budget Office is reporting a $200B decrease in the deficit almost entirely due to increased revenue from a growing economy and higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The deficit is now only 4% of the GDP, down from over 10% at the end of Bush’s administration – and projections are for it to be only 2% by 2015 (before Obama leaves office.) America’s “debt problem” seems largely solved, and almost all due to growth rather than austerity."
"We can largely thank a fairer tax code, improved regulation and consistent SEC enforcement. Also, major strides in health care reform – something no other President has accomplished – has given American’s more faith in their future, and an increased willingness to invest."
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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10:36 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
"Talking Points Memo has questioned the methodology of Rasmussen's Presidential Approval Index.[43]"
Also in the link referenced above.
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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10:34 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
"Time magazine has described Rasmussen Reports as a "conservative-leaning polling group."[85] According to Charles Franklin, a University of Wisconsin political scientist who co-developed Pollster.com,[86] "[Rasmussen] polls less favorably for Democrats, and that's why he's become a lightning rod." Franklin also said: "It's clear that his results are typically more Republican than the other person's results."[68]
The Center for Public Integrity listed "Scott Rasmussen Inc" as a paid consultant for the 2004 George W. Bush campaign.[87] The Washington Post reported that the 2004 Bush re-election campaign had used a feature on the Rasmussen Reports website that allowed customers to program their own polls, and that Rasmussen asserted that he had not written any of the questions nor assisted Republicans.[66]
Rasmussen has received criticism over the wording in its polls.[88][89] Asking a polling question with different wording can affect the results of the poll;[90] the commentators in question allege that the questions Rasmussen ask in polls are skewed in order to favor a specific response. For instance, when Rasmussen polled whether Republican voters thought Rush Limbaugh was the leader of their party, the specific question they asked was: "Agree or Disagree: 'Rush Limbaugh is the leader of the Republican Party — he says jump and they say how high.'"[89]" -
On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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9:11 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Skalawag, I wish I had said all that! Oh, wait a minute . . . a few will swear I did ;D
They love them some conspiracy theories, don't they?
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
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9:06 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
David, the media bubble doesn't swallow up quite everything, thankfully.
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On the article Do You Think Recent Scandals Will Hurt the President’s Second-Term Agenda?
Good Grief Y'all
9:05 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Uh, no, Sandi - the President's approval rating is at 53%:
"In a new CNN/ORC poll, despite this week’s challenges, President Barack Obama’s approval rating is now at 53 percent, with 45 percent disapproving of the job that he is doing as president."
Good Grief Y'all
5:24 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
What? Vacay on a city lot? Other presidents had acreage estates and ranches.
Besides, Hawaii is his birthplace, so he is going home. He is just lucky enough to be from paradise.