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Poll: Majority Thinks Polls Are Biased

September 4, 2013 Buck Banks

75%

Of those polled said they believe polls are biased in some way, though they couldn’t agree in which direction, while 17% said they thought polls had a liberal bias and 4% said they were slanted toward conservatives, a new Kantar poll finds.

Now Putin Sounds Like the Reasonable One

September 4, 2013 Buck Banks

We work, we argue about some issues. We are human. Sometimes one of us gets vexed. But I would like to repeat once again that global mutual interests form a good basis for finding a joint solution to our problems.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the Associated Press, on President Obama canceling their scheduled meeting.

The Legislative Dodge

September 4, 2013 Buck Banks

Oh, what should we do about the Syria mess?
Should we punish Assad for his sarin excess?
For help with the decision,
Though risking derision,
Obama opted to do the unthinkable — ask Congress.

McCain Fears Consequences of Syria No Vote

September 3, 2013 Buck Banks

A rejection, a vote against that resolution by Congress, I think would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the United States and the president.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Roll Call, on the resolution to attack Syria over its use of chemical weapons.

Big Chunk of Spy Budget Aimed at Purported Ally Pakistan

September 3, 2013 Buck Banks

$52.6 billion

The budget for the U.S. intelligence arsenal, which is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaeda, North Korea and Iran. “But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one purported ally: Pakistan,” reports the Washington Post.

GOP Staking Out ‘Pretty Thin’ as Its Position on Syria Justification

September 3, 2013 Buck Banks

Yes, I saw the classified documents yesterday. They were pretty thin.

— Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), quoted by The Hill, after a briefing on the Obama administration’s evidence that Syria used chemical weapons against its own people.

Obama Administration’s Handling of Syria a Case Study in How Not to Do Foreign policy

September 3, 2013 Buck Banks

Whatever your views on the larger issues, it’s hard not to conclude that the administration’s handling of Syria over the last year has been a case study in how not to do foreign policy.

— Fareed Zakaria, writing on CNN.com.

If You Have a Sister, Be Thankful She’s Not Like Liz Cheney

September 2, 2013September 2, 2013 Trish

In 2004, Dick Cheney proved that even conservative Republicans are one gay child away from a sensible view on marriage. In 2012, Liz Cheney is proving that Republicans will sell out a sibling to win a primary.

— LOLGOP, National Memo columnist, noting that Wyoming Senate candidate Liz Cheney declared herself against marriage equality in an effort to prove she is even more conservative than incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi. Cheney’s sister, Mary, is openly gay.

Month: September 2013

Poll: Majority Thinks Polls Are Biased

75%

Of those polled said they believe polls are biased in some way, though they couldn’t agree in which direction, while 17% said they thought polls had a liberal bias and 4% said they were slanted toward conservatives, a new Kantar poll finds.

Now Putin Sounds Like the Reasonable One

We work, we argue about some issues. We are human. Sometimes one of us gets vexed. But I would like to repeat once again that global mutual interests form a good basis for finding a joint solution to our problems.

— Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the Associated Press, on President Obama canceling their scheduled meeting.

The Legislative Dodge

McCain Fears Consequences of Syria No Vote

A rejection, a vote against that resolution by Congress, I think would be catastrophic because it would undermine the credibility of the United States and the president.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by Roll Call, on the resolution to attack Syria over its use of chemical weapons.

Big Chunk of Spy Budget Aimed at Purported Ally Pakistan

$52.6 billion

The budget for the U.S. intelligence arsenal, which is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaeda, North Korea and Iran. “But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one purported ally: Pakistan,” reports the Washington Post.

GOP Staking Out ‘Pretty Thin’ as Its Position on Syria Justification

Yes, I saw the classified documents yesterday. They were pretty thin.

— Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), quoted by The Hill, after a briefing on the Obama administration’s evidence that Syria used chemical weapons against its own people.

Obama Administration’s Handling of Syria a Case Study in How Not to Do Foreign policy

Whatever your views on the larger issues, it’s hard not to conclude that the administration’s handling of Syria over the last year has been a case study in how not to do foreign policy.

— Fareed Zakaria, writing on CNN.com.

If You Have a Sister, Be Thankful She’s Not Like Liz Cheney

In 2004, Dick Cheney proved that even conservative Republicans are one gay child away from a sensible view on marriage. In 2012, Liz Cheney is proving that Republicans will sell out a sibling to win a primary.

— LOLGOP, National Memo columnist, noting that Wyoming Senate candidate Liz Cheney declared herself against marriage equality in an effort to prove she is even more conservative than incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi. Cheney’s sister, Mary, is openly gay.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

44%

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by Deadline, in his July 4th message.

Numerati

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%

81

A Reuters analysis of Trump’s public comments from June 23 through July 6 (13 days) — when a string of left-wing Democratic candidates won their party’s primaries in New York — found he invoked communism 81 times.