June 2013 - Page 4 of 8

Large Majority Opposes Syria Intervention

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

70%

Of Americans oppose the U.S. sending arms and military supplies to rebels in Syria while 27% favor the move, a new Pew Research poll finds, and 68% of Americans say the country is too overcommitted in other issues to get involved in another conflict.

Generations at Odds Over Immigration reform

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

51%

Of Americans say they support a bill that would attempt to increase border security and create a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants, with 45% saying they are opposed to such a measure, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. Six in 10 Democrats favor the bill, with independents and Republicans split down the middle. Senior citizens oppose the bill by a 17-point margin, while younger Americans tend to favor it.

Florida Governor Achieves Highest Approval Rating Ever: 43%

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

43%

Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) highest-ever approval rating, though 44% still disapprove, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Scott continues to trail former Gov. Charlie Crist in a general election match-up, 47% to 37%, a slight improvement from his 16-point deficit in March.

Graham Describes GOP’s Immigration Dilemma

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

How do we put together a bill and then the guy who put it together says that he may not vote for it? “I just don’t get what we’re doing here.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R=SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, complaining about Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) wavering stand on immigration reform.

Palin: Let Allah Sort Out Syria

June 18, 2013 Buck Banks

Until we have a commander in chief who knows what he is doing … let Allah sort it out!

— Sarah Palin, quoted by The Hill, saying the United States should not intervene in Syria.

Obama Explains That He’s Not Dick Cheney

June 18, 2013 Trish

Remember when anti-Obama folks couldn’t decide if he was a socialist, a communist, or a Nazi? Well now some on our team are crying a name worse than all those: Dick Cheney.

We Like Rebels

June 17, 2013 Buck Banks

Syrian rebels: “The U.S. waited until after they gassed us,
To arm us to defeat Assad’s regime in Damascus.”
Uncle Sam: “We wanted the truth,
Or what could pass for proof,
For we don’t foment civil war just because you ask us!”

Obama Syria Decision the Worst for America

June 17, 2013 Buck Banks

Well, we don’t yet quite know what’s in the works – but once you start arming one side of a civil war, you become part of that civil war; the other side may target you; and as this sectarian conflict deepens across the region, the US will be seen as a Sunni power fighting Shiites. I cannot think of a worse policy position for this country – to take stand on the sectarian fault-line of the Muslim world and back one side over another. You think the other side won’t notice? You think Americans wouldn’t be targeted for this kind of meddling? Let Putin get bogged down in this hell, if he remains so 19th Century he feels he must. But we should have zero interest in that ancient religious dispute; zero.

— Andrew Sullivan, writing in The Dish.

Media Coverage Drives Acceptance of Gay Marriage

June 17, 2013 Buck Banks

5 to 1

Margin by which stories with more statements supporting same-sex marriage outweighed those with more statements opposing it, according to a new Pew Research study, which finds news media coverage has provided a strong sense of momentum towards legalizing same-sex marriage.

A Majority Opposes Sending Arms to Syrian Rebels

June 17, 2013 Buck Banks

54%

The slight majority by which Americans disapprove of the Obama administration’s decision to send direct military aid to Syrian rebels fighting against the Syrian government, while 37% approve.

Month: June 2013

Large Majority Opposes Syria Intervention

70%

Of Americans oppose the U.S. sending arms and military supplies to rebels in Syria while 27% favor the move, a new Pew Research poll finds, and 68% of Americans say the country is too overcommitted in other issues to get involved in another conflict.

Generations at Odds Over Immigration reform

51%

Florida Governor Achieves Highest Approval Rating Ever: 43%

43%

Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) highest-ever approval rating, though 44% still disapprove, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Scott continues to trail former Gov. Charlie Crist in a general election match-up, 47% to 37%, a slight improvement from his 16-point deficit in March.

Graham Describes GOP’s Immigration Dilemma

How do we put together a bill and then the guy who put it together says that he may not vote for it? “I just don’t get what we’re doing here.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R=SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, complaining about Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) wavering stand on immigration reform.

Palin: Let Allah Sort Out Syria

Until we have a commander in chief who knows what he is doing … let Allah sort it out!

— Sarah Palin, quoted by The Hill, saying the United States should not intervene in Syria.

Obama Explains That He’s Not Dick Cheney

We Like Rebels

Obama Syria Decision the Worst for America

— Andrew Sullivan, writing in The Dish.

Media Coverage Drives Acceptance of Gay Marriage

5 to 1

Margin by which stories with more statements supporting same-sex marriage outweighed those with more statements opposing it, according to a new Pew Research study, which finds news media coverage has provided a strong sense of momentum towards legalizing same-sex marriage.

A Majority Opposes Sending Arms to Syrian Rebels

54%

The slight majority by which Americans disapprove of the Obama administration’s decision to send direct military aid to Syrian rebels fighting against the Syrian government, while 37% approve.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“This may prove to be the most memorable ad of the entire election cycle. It is devastating. But I would’ve held it until the final weekend of the campaign. With this much time before the election, I fully expect the Democrats to have an equally devastating response.”

— Republican pollster Frank Luntz, quoted by Politico, on the campaign ad run by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his opponent’s mother.

— President Trump, quoted by NewsNation.

— Paul Krugman

Numerati

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”

29,000

Wall Street Journal: “The U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September, far short of expectations, in a sign that the labor market remains steady but may not be able to deliver consistent and sizable employment gains like it did in the past.”

13%

1,000