Bentley Says Only Christians are his Brothers and Sisters
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 18th, 2011 5:39 am by HL
Bentley Says Only Christians are his Brothers and Sisters
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) said “he plans to be the governor of all Alabamians and be color-blind, but he also said people who aren’t ‘saved’ Christians aren’t his brothers and sisters,” the Birmingham News reports.
Said Bentley: “I was elected as a Republican candidate. But once I became governor… I became the governor of all the people. I intend to live up to that. I am color blind.”
He added: “Now I will have to say that, if we don’t have the same daddy, we’re not brothers and sisters. So anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister, and I want to be your brother.”
Obama Approval on the Rise
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds President Obama’s approval rating at 54%, the highest it’s been in more than a year.
By an 18-point margin, 58% to 40%, Americans say Obama “understands the problems of people like you.” That’s up from a mere 2-point split, 50% to 48% in September.
A new CNN/Opinion Research poll finds Obama’s approval rating is up five points to 53% “as a growing number of Americans consider him a strong leader who is tough enough to handle a crisis.”
Interestingly, the president’s approval rating among Democrats and Republicans is essentially unchanged since December, but among independents it has surged 15 points since last month.
Cheney Says Obama is a One-Termer
In an interview with NBC News, former Vice President Dick Cheney predicted President Obama will be defeated for re-election in 2012.
Said Cheney: “His overall approach to expanding the size of government, expanding the deficit, and giving more and more authority and power to the government over the private sector. Those are all weaknesses, as I look at Barack Obama. And I think he’ll be a one term President.”
Hatch Not Favored Among Utah Republicans
A new UtahPolicy/Exoro poll finds Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) leading Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) in a possible U.S. Senate race.
However, Hatch is not the first choice of Utah Republicans with just 26% picking him in a hypothetical three way race, while 33% would prefer Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 40% would choose U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Jr., the state’s former governor.