The image of Barack Obama as a politician above the typical fray of folly forever present in contemporary political life is speedily being replaced with a more accurate picture of a Chicago suit operating under the the same rules as generations of earlier pols hailing from the windy city. Chicago has its well-known moniker not [...]
Posts on ‘February 4th, 2009’
Public Opinion on the Stimulus Package Contradicts the Idea of a Massive Ideological Swing
The latest Gallup poll shows substantial skepticism about the stimulus package: although 75% of Americans want Congress to pass some sort of stimulus plan, only 38% support the current stimulus package. A nearly identical number, 37%, want major changes to the bill, and 17% outright reject it. Despite a desire by the left to make [...]