Average Americans are growing tired of the antics of the far right wing Tea Party movement as evidenced by this new polling. 46% of Americans now disapprove of the Tea Party vs. only 28% who approve of it. This is a drop from -3 (approval – disapproval) to -18 in a very short period. The [...]

A common claim repeated by Tea Party supporters is that President Obama has increased governmental spending by huge amounts dwarfing the spending done by any President before him. Unfortunately for those who make such a claim, there are no facts to back it up. In fact; Spending increased far more under President George W. Bush [...]

A new poll from PPP has Rick Perry way out in front of the Republican field in South Carolina. Rick Perry 36% Mitt Romney 16% Michele Bachmann 13% Herman Cain 9% Newt Gingrich 8% Ron Paul 5% Rick Santorum 4% Jon Huntsman 2% The Republican far right wing base seems to be eating up Perry’s [...]

Is Rick Perry even dumber than George W. Bush? Perry’s ridiculous response to this question on the proven failure of abstinence education in Texas strongly suggests that he is:

1. Americans support higher taxes on the rich. 2. Richard Dawkins on Rick Perry and evolution. 3. Ron Paul says we need to abolish FEMA. 4. Rick Perry calls Social Security a “monstrous lie.” 5. Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney. 6. The Right Wing Attack on Social Security. 7. The Problem with Perry. 8. Rick [...]

In a new PPP poll President Obama holds double digit leads against all potential Republican general election challengers in Iowa. Obama won the state in 2008 by 9% over John McCain (54% to 45%.) This is remarkable because Iowa is the state where the Republican candidates are most well known due to all of the [...]

Rick Perry has surged ahead of Mitt Romney & Michele Bachmann in their latest national poll of Republicans. Rick Perry 33% Mitt Romney 20% Michele Bachmann 16% Newt Gingrich 8% Herman Cain 6% Ron Paul 6% Rick Santorum 3% Jon Huntsman 3%

According to the CIA the United States ranks 64th in the world in income equality. Yes; there’s class warfare going on. The Republicans and their billionaire friends are waging it on you (assuming you are part of the “other 98%“) and sadly many of you (who support Republican politicians) are taking their side against yourself. [...]

Citing the book that he has now disavowed, Rick Perry told a group of Iowans earlier this month that it’s a fact that “there’s not going to be a Social Security and Medicare program” in the future. Yes he really said this; It’s on video.

New PPP polling in Iowa shows that the Republican candidate who has been calling out his fellow Republicans for their far right wing insanity isn’t catching on with Iowa Republicans: Jon Huntsman has a -27 favorable rating (40% unfavorable vs. just 13% favorable) among GOP voters in Iowa. These poor numbers for Huntsman aren’t too [...]