April 29, 2014 - Pensito

Rushin’ the Web

April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Buck Banks

Vladimir Putin’s drive to recreate the USSR ain’t over yet.
To those who say get out of Ukraine, he says “Nyet!”
But if you think that’s bad,
Keep an eye on sly Vlad —
Word is, he also wants to break up the Internet.

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Level Reaches Historic High

April 29, 2014 Buck Banks

400 parts per million

“April will be the first time in human history where levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide were higher than 400 parts per million for an entire month, one scientist who monitors the levels said. And they could stay above that mark into July,” reports Climate Central.

Grimm’s Prospects Looking Grim

April 29, 2014 Buck Banks

On top of all that I have an election to win.

— Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), quoted by the New York Observer, at a press conference after his indictment on federal fraud charges.

Voters Want GOP Congress to Counterbalance Obama’s Policies

April 29, 2014 Buck Banks

53% to 39%

Margin by which voters say they’d rather see the Republicans in control of Congress as a counterbalance to President Obama’s policies than a Democratic-led Congress to help support him, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Meanwhile, Obama’s job approval rating, after a slight winter rebound, has lost 5 points among all adults since March, to 41%, the lowest of his presidency.

Schumer: If GOP’s Anti-Immigration Stance Will Lose Elections

April 29, 2014 Buck Banks

The Republican Party knows if it continues to be seen as anti-immigrant, they’re going to lose election after election.

— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the New York Daily News.

Young Voters Not Interested in Midterm Elections

April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Buck Banks

24%

Of Americans under the age of 30 say that they will “definitely be voting,”in the upcoming midterm elections, a sharp decrease of 10 percentage points since last fall, a new Harvard Institute of Politics poll finds.

Day: April 29, 2014

Rushin’ the Web

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Level Reaches Historic High

400 parts per million

“April will be the first time in human history where levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide were higher than 400 parts per million for an entire month, one scientist who monitors the levels said. And they could stay above that mark into July,” reports Climate Central.

Grimm’s Prospects Looking Grim

On top of all that I have an election to win.

— Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), quoted by the New York Observer, at a press conference after his indictment on federal fraud charges.

Voters Want GOP Congress to Counterbalance Obama’s Policies

53% to 39%

Schumer: If GOP’s Anti-Immigration Stance Will Lose Elections

The Republican Party knows if it continues to be seen as anti-immigrant, they’re going to lose election after election.

— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the New York Daily News.

Young Voters Not Interested in Midterm Elections

24%

Of Americans under the age of 30 say that they will “definitely be voting,”in the upcoming midterm elections, a sharp decrease of 10 percentage points since last fall, a new Harvard Institute of Politics poll finds.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

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%).”