The latest Rasmussen trust numbers are out, after what was an odd formatting thing that made me decide to stop reporting them until things settled down. Short version: Rasmussen has replaced Abortion with Afghanistan in the top ten category; the GOP won all ten, including that perennial heartbreaker Government Ethics; and the numbers nonetheless show a shift away from July’s numbers, mostly because July’s numbers were uniformly awful for the Democrats. Aug-10 Jul-10 Issue Dem GOP Diff Dem GOP Diff Shift Health Care 40% 48% (8) 40% 51% (11) 3 Education 40% 41% (1) 41% 43% (2) 1 Social Security 38% 44% (6) 37% 46% (9) 3 Abortion 36% 46% (10) Economy 39% 47% (8) 39% 48% (9) 1 Taxes 36% 52% (16) 36% 52% (16) – Iraq 40% 43% (3) 36% 45% (9) 6 Nat’l Security 37% 49% (12) 34% 51% (17) 5 Gov’t Ethics 38% 40% (2) 33% 29% 4 (6) Immigration 35% 44% (9) 32% 47% (15) 6 Afghanistan 36% 43% (7) Do these for a while and you get used to the concept of the ‘dead-cat bounce.’ The Democrats get that a lot in this particular long-term survey; it’s been a long two years for them since the halcyon days of 2008 . I assume that the switching of Afghanistan and abortion as top issues is ‘permanent;’ it’d be interesting to see how that issue will track now that it’s not as much in the news, but they call it a Top Ten list for a reason. Moving along: do not be surprised when Government Ethics slips next month. It defaults to Democrats being trusted more; and it will probably continue to do so in months where Democrats are not actually being indicted. I don’t know whether that’s a feature of the poll or of the electorate, and frankly there’s not much one can do in either case except to steadily indict more corrupt Democrats. Unfortunately, there’s a regular supply of those. Moe Lane
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The August Rasmussen Trust Numbers.
The latest Rasmussen trust numbers are out, after what was an odd formatting thing that made me decide to stop reporting them until things settled down. Short version: Rasmussen has replaced Abortion with Afghanistan in the top ten category; the GOP won all ten, including that perennial heartbreaker Government Ethics; and the numbers nonetheless show a shift away from July’s numbers, mostly because July’s numbers were uniformly awful for the Democrats. Aug-10 Jul-10 Issue Dem GOP Diff Dem GOP Diff Shift Health Care 40% 48% (8) 40% 51% (11) 3 Education 40% 41% (1) 41% 43% (2) 1 Social Security 38% 44% (6) 37% 46% (9) 3 Abortion 36% 46% (10) Economy 39% 47% (8) 39% 48% (9) 1 Taxes 36% 52% (16) 36% 52% (16) – Iraq 40% 43% (3) 36% 45% (9) 6 Nat’l Security 37% 49% (12) 34% 51% (17) 5 Gov’t Ethics 38% 40% (2) 33% 29% 4 (6) Immigration 35% 44% (9) 32% 47% (15) 6 Afghanistan 36% 43% (7) Do these for a while and you get used to the concept of the ‘dead-cat bounce.’ The Democrats get that a lot in this particular long-term survey; it’s been a long two years for them since the halcyon days of 2008 . I assume that the switching of Afghanistan and abortion as top issues is ‘permanent;’ it’d be interesting to see how that issue will track now that it’s not as much in the news, but they call it a Top Ten list for a reason. Moving along: do not be surprised when Government Ethics slips next month. It defaults to Democrats being trusted more; and it will probably continue to do so in months where Democrats are not actually being indicted. I don’t know whether that’s a feature of the poll or of the electorate, and frankly there’s not much one can do in either case except to steadily indict more corrupt Democrats. Unfortunately, there’s a regular supply of those. Moe Lane
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The August Rasmussen Trust Numbers.
Last seen trying (unsuccessfully) to get me fired for calling him on his lies, Brad Friedman resurfaces today (no links for liars!) to mischaracterize yesterday’s decision on ACORN funding: The appellate court determined that Congress can target a specific group for punishment . . . Oh, really?! The appellate court approvingly quoted a past decision saying the precise opposite : We therefore hold that corporations must be considered individuals that may not be singled out for punishment under the Bill of Attainder Clause. What the court actually said was that defunding ACORN does not constitute punishment: [W]e doubt that the direct consequences of the appropriations laws temporarily precluding ACORN from federal funds are “so disproportionately severe” or “so inappropriate” as to constitute punishment per se. . . . In sum, the plaintiffs have failed to show that the appropriations laws constitute “punishment” under the functional test. . . . Nor is the legislative record sufficient to demonstrate “punishment” cumulatively with the historical and functional tests of punishment analyzed above. If one did not have Friedman’s history of deception as a guidepost , one might call Friedman’s mischaracterization a mistake, born of some combination of laziness and poor reading skills. But we do have that history. So there you go.
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Brad Friedman’s Latest ACORN Falsehoods
As reported by Politico, Harry Reid has decided not to advance the Democrats’ Senate energy bill prior to the body’s scheduled August recess. The matter will be reconsidered when the Senate returns after Labor Day. Senate Democrats punt on spill bill “It’s a sad day when you can’t find a handful of Republicans to support a bill … that would hold BP accountable for the worst oil spill in history,” Reid told reporters. “We tried jiujitsu, we tried yoga, we tried everything we could to get Republicans to come along,” he added. Well, Harry, when all else fails, why not try the truth? BP has never shirked its “accountability”. They’ve said they would pay all legitimate claims, and they even set aside $20 billion for an independent claims administrator. But more importantly, you’re demagoguing the spill cleanup. No one has ever disputed that BP is, was, and always will be 100% responsible for cleaning up the spill. The legislation addressed liability limits on economic damages of third parties, such as the New Orleans proprietor who claims her business at her bikini-waxing salon is impaired due to the spill — more beach vacations cancelled = fewer Brazilian waxes. Democratic senators Landrieu (LA) and Begich (AK) said they intended to support the Republican version of the bill. “The reason Sen. Reid pulled bill is because his own members were set to vote against it and for the Republican bill,” Dillon added, referring to Landrieu and Begich. “We believe our bill is better and less costly. Instead of playing the blame game, Democratic leaders should allow an open and transparent process where both sides can contribute ideas.” Environmentalists slammed the chamber for failing to act. “It’s shameful that more than 40 senators are such slaves to big oil that they want taxpayers — and not BP — to be liable for clean up costs from this disaster and future blowouts,” said Dan Weiss, director of climate strategy at the Center for American Progress. [Note: There's that lie again. - ed.] “Thanks to the Senate Republican leadership, they are popping champaigne corks in big oil offices from Houston to London,” Weiss added. For that matter, everyone who drives a car should be popping champagne corks.* *Not to be construed as an endorsement of drinking and driving.
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Reid: Back to the Drawing Board for Energy Bill
President Obama knows lies, d*mn lies and statistics well. As reports are coming out that Pennsylvania is receiving $160 million from the Department of Health and Human Services to set up a new high-risk insurance pool program that will fund abortions, we are seeing, yet again, that the Obama Administration will say and do anything to pass their liberal agenda – ignoring public opinion along the way… LIES: “You’ve heard that this is all going to mean government funding of abortion – not true. These are all fabrications.” – President Obama on August 19, 2009 D*MN LIES: “The executive order provides additional safeguards to ensure that the status quo is upheld and enforced, and that the health care legislation’s restrictions against the public funding of abortions cannot be circumvented.” — White House Statement on March 21, 2010 STATISTICS: 67 percent of Americans oppose funding abortions with public funds under the health care bill. — Quinnipiac University Poll, January 14, 2010 As pundits have commented in recent weeks, and many of us have realized, you need to watch what the President really does, not listen to what he says, as the two are often in vast contrast of one another. As you can read above, nowhere is this truer than on the issue of abortion. Back in March, when the offer to sign an Executive Order was made, many pro-lifers questioned why the order was needed after President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Sebelius had been saying for months that no federal dollars would be used to fund abortions. On the day of the vote, I personally spoke on the House floor about how an Executive Order has no effect of law and cannot override the clear intent of a statute , as well as on how an Executive Order is only a piece of paper . Now that we know how little the President values his word and that he is comfortable violating an Executive Order, we are only left to wonder what other secrets are lurking for us in the dark. Obamacare is a horrible law. The fact that hardworking taxpayers are now funding abortions – when many would rather use that money to provide for their families in an economy President Obama has only worsened – is an absolute outrage. The abortion funding being given to the state of Pennsylvania should be added to the already long list of why Obamacare must be repealed by Congress or overturned by the Supreme Court, whichever is quickest – and that’s no lie!
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Obamacare: Lies, D*mn Lies & Statistics
