Quote of the Day
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 14th, 2011 4:40 am by HL
Quote of the Day
“Don’t call my bluff. You know I’m going to take this to the American people.”
— President Obama, quoted by the Washington Post, to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) as he left the debt ceiling negotiations last night.
Voters Still Blame Bush for the Economy
A new Quinnipiac poll finds American voters disapprove of the way President Obama is handling the economy, 56% to 38%, but they trust the president more than congressional Republicans by 45% to 38%.
Most interesting: 71% say the country is in a recession, but by 54% to 27% they blame former President George W. Bush more than President Obama.
The president also has a 47% to 46% job approval rating — significantly better than the 64% to 28% disapproval for congressional Democrats and 65% to 26% disapproval for congressional Republicans.
Slim Majority Don’t Want Wisconsin Lawmakers Recalled
A new University of Wisconsin Badger Poll sets the backdrop for the contentious recall elections in Wisconsin.
Key findings: 78% said it’s positive that the state constitution allows for the recall of elected officials, though the majority did not want to see senators recalled. In the Senate recalls, 59% of state residents said they wanted the three Democratic state senators to remain in office, while 36% wanted to see them removed. For the six Republican senators, 49% of state residents wanted them to stay in office and 45% wanted to see them removed.
