Sunday, September 5, 2010
Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit?
A sense of disappointment, bordering on betrayal, has been growing across the country, especially in moderate states like Indiana, where people now openly say they didn't quite understand the President they voted for in 2008. The fear most often expressed is that Obama is taking the country somewhere they don't want to go. "We bought what he said. He offered a lot of hope," says Fred Ferlic, an Obama voter and orthopedic surgeon in South Bend who has since soured on his choice. Ferlic talks about the messy compromises in health care reform, his sense of an inhospitable business climate and the growth of government spending under Obama. "He's trying to Europeanize us, and the Europeans are going the other way," continues Ferlic, a former Democratic campaign donor who plans to vote Republican this year. "The entire American spirit is being broken."
Some Say Hawaii Farm Too Big To Fail After Farmers Convicted of Human Trafficking
It pays to be rich and powerful. The laws don't apply like for everyone else:
Two prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges -- they pleaded guilty -- but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are trying to keep them out of prison.
Dems run away from health care
A handful of House Democrats are making health care reform an election year issue — by running against it.
At least five of the 34 House Democrats who voted against their party’s health care reform bill are highlighting their “no” votes in ads back home. By contrast, party officials in Washington can’t identify a single House member who’s running an ad boasting of a “yes” vote — despite the fact that 219 House Democrats voted in favor of final passage in March.
'Republican Strategist' Calls Islam a "Joke"
GOP propagandist, Jack Burkman, appeared on MSNBC this morning and proceeded to use anti-Muslim hate speech. This is only the latest example of the Republicans using bigotry as a political strategy.
Tens of Millions of 'Missing' Girls
Tens of millions of 'missing' girls - CNN.com
Discrimination against women and girls takes a staggering toll around the world, says author Sheryl WuDunn. It leads to as many as 100 million fewer females than males in the world.
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