Thursday, September 3, 2009
Gonzales ‘flip-flops’ yet again...................
John Dean believes Ridge was ‘pressured’ to back down on threat alert claims. Either former Bush officials are being pressured to backtrack, or recent flip-flops are just more evidence that they had no convictions in the first place. In a story entitled Gonzales backtracks on support for CIA probe, The Washington Times‘ Ben Conery reports, “Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said Thursday that his previous assertion that it was ‘legitimate to question and examine’ charges of CIA abuses of suspected terrorists did not mean he endorsed such an investigation.”...Link
Rising Taxes Drive Out Residents..........
There are many things public officials probably shouldn't do during a severe recession, but no one seems to have told the leaders in Florida about them. One thing, for instance, would be giving a dozen top aides hefty raises while urging a rise in property taxes, as the mayor of Miami-Dade County recently did. Or jacking up already exorbitant hurricane-insurance premiums, as Florida's government-run property insurer just did. Or sending an army of highly paid lobbyists to push for a steep hike in electricity rates, as South Florida's public utility is doing...Link
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Congress gets lowest rating in 24 years.....
The number of Americans who view Congress favorably has dipped to a 24-year low, according to a new Pew Research Center for the People and the Press poll released Wednesday. Only 37 percent of those surveyed held a favorable view of Congress, down 13 percentage points since April, while 52 percent held an unfavorable view. The nationwide telephone survey of 2,003 adults was conducted Aug. 20 to 27, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. Looking forward to the congressional races next year, the Pew Center found Republicans and Democrats running even when those polled were asked which party’s candidate they would vote for if the election were held today. Forty-five percent said they would vote for a Democratic candidate, while 44 percent said they would support a Republican in the midterm elections...Link
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