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Is Madoff More Trustworthy Than Geithner?

March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Should Timothy Geithner resign? Nearly half of respondents to an online poll conducted by the Guardian said they would trust Bernie Madoff with their money before they would trust President Barack Obama’s embattled treasury secretary. The poll — which, as of this posting, was still running — offers two answers from which readers can choose [...]

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Americans Think Obama’s Playing Politics

May 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fifty-eight percent of Americans surveyed Wednesday and Thursday night say Barack Obama denounced Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. for political convenience, according to a Rasmussen Reports™ report released this morning. The results come only days after the junior senator-turned Democrat presidential candidate from Illinois made statements in another apparent attempt to distance himself from Reverend Wright, [...]

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‘HUCKABOOM’ Describes Candidate’s Momentum

December 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Drudge got it right today when he described Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s rising popularity among voters as a HUCKABOOM. Heading into last week’s CNN-YouTube GOP Debate, front-runner Rudy Giuliani led the former Arkansas governor by twelve points, according to Rasmussen Reports™. Today, however, Huckabee has pulled to within three points of the former mayor [...]

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Mitt Romney to Give ‘Mormon Speech’ Thursday

December 3rd, 2007 · 8 Comments

Republican Mitt Romney will deliver his so-called “Mormon Speech” Thursday in an attempt to educate voters on his faith as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints and to explain how his faith might impact — or not negatively impact — his role as president should he be elected. Romney’s decision [...]

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Rasmussen Reports Offers Interesting Results

November 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Rasmussen Reports™ offers some interesting updates this week (my comments appear next to each headline): November 13, 2007 61% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within a Year (I want them home within a year, but only if the job is finished — the right way!) Thompson Topples Dems in Home State of Tennessee (If he [...]

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Fox News Shows Bias Against Mike Huckabee

November 7th, 2007 · 5 Comments

As a conservative who has trusted Fox News more than any of the other networks, I’m beginning to distrust Fox when it comes to their whole “We Report, You Decide” mantra. Why? Because it appears they are skewing their coverage of GOP candidates to favor Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain and Mitt Romney to [...]

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Latest Poll Shows Mike Huckabee in Third Place

November 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The latest Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll shows presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has surged into third place — ahead of both Mitt Romney and John McCain — with 13 percent of the vote among likely Republican primary voters nationwide. Below is a graphic showing the last 30 days of tracking. For commentary about the Rasmussen [...]

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