Sure, Obama and Congress have been hurt in the polls by the recent discussion of healthcare, a personal and complicated topic for Americans. But what would the public’s perception of President Obama and Congress be like if they weren’t discussing healthcare? Much of Obama’s support last November came from his promise to reform our increasingly [...]
Archive for August 16th, 2009
Focus On The Fall (V)
Posted in sports, tagged Cleveland Browns, sports on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the Browns didn’t exactly get off to a great start last night. When you don’t score a point and give up two first-quarter touchdowns to the other team’s first-stringers, you’ve got some work to do. Although I don’t think the Browns will be very good this year, I think it is a bit early [...]
Fear Of August (VII)
Posted in America, Healthcare Reform, Politics, tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Politics on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Members of Congress don’t have a lot of good options during this August of discontent. If they do have town hall meetings, they may confront angry or concerned constituents who ask hard questions and make pointed statements about the health care reform effort. If they don’t have town hall meetings, on the other hand, they [...]
The New “Third Rail”?
Posted in Healthcare Reform, Politics, tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Politics, polls, President Obama on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in the ’80s, Tip O’Neill famously observed that Social Security was the “third rail” of American politics — if you touched it, you were dead. Is health care reform the new “third rail”? Although the specific poll results vary, the broad trends in the polls seems pretty clear. The focus on health care reform [...]
