Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 1st, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene
Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
Random thoughts on the passing scene: What a non-judgmental society amounts to is that common decency is optional — which means that decency is likely to become less common. The biggest issue in this fall’s election is whether the Obama administration will end when Barack Obama leaves the White House or whether it will continue on, by appointing federal judges with lifetime appointments who share President Obama’s contempt for the Constitution. Whether such judges will be confirmed by the Senate depends on whether the Senate continues to be controlled by Democratic Majority Leader Harry…
Christie’s Job Approval Drops; Clinton Leads Him in ’16 Poll
Adam O’Neal, RealClearPolitics
Nearly a year after his landslide re-election victory, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has earned one of his lowest job approval ratings ever, according to a Quinnipiac University survey. Forty-six percent of respondents approve of the way Christie is handling his job, while 45 percent disapprove. It’s the poorest grade for the Garden State governor since June 2011. While Republicans and Democrats remain at odds in their sentiments about Christie (the former approve by an 82-13 margin and the latter disapprove by a 70-21 margin), independents split their approval and disapproval almost…
