Are people finally getting the message? Have they had enough of the "if you don't get this stimulus package past we will get a 9% unemployment rate"???
(Hot Air) -- I don’t want to freak out the HA faithful with uncharacteristic optimism but I’m starting to feel hope-y about this change-y.
This is the first time in over two years of polling that the GOP has held the advantage on this issue…
Republicans also now hold a six-point lead on the issue of government ethics and corruption, the second most important issue to all voters and the top issue among unaffiliated voters. That shows a large shift from May, when Democrats held an 11-point lead on the issue…
For the eighth straight month, Republicans lead on national security. The GOP now holds a 51% to 36% lead on the issue, up from a seven-point lead in May. They also lead on the war in Iraq 45% to 37%, after leading by just two points in May and trailing the Democrats in April…
Democrats continue to hold the lead on the issues of health care, Social Security and education. While Democrats have a 10-point advantage on health care, that’s down from the 18-point lead the party had a month ago.
Too good to check? I get why the Democrats’ lead on health-care might have eroded; the GOP’s congressional leadership and righty pundits have finally started to make some noise. I get why the national security spread might have widened too; thank Dick Cheney for that. ...
(Libertarian Republican) -- Republicans have now regained control of the New York State Senate after the defection of two Democrats. Pedro Espada, and Hiram Monserrate, both Senators representing different boroughs of New York City, have sided with the GOP. As a result Espada appears to be the new Senate President Pro-Tempore, and the GOP will now have majority control of the upper body. GOP Senator Dean Skelos of Long Island will be new Majority Leader.
The move is seen as a huge negative for Governor David Paterson and his reelection efforts. Paterson had been hoping to get a new spending package passed through the legislature before 2010.
It is still unclear as to the motivations behind the defections. But some new sites and blogs out of NY are speculating the issue of gay marriage and Paterson's insistence in pushing it through to be a root cause. Both Dem defectors are opposed to gay marriage and represent heavily Hispanic culturally conservative districts.
