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Yeah, lots of poll posts today, but let’s enjoy it while we can. President Obama’s approval rating on health care has dropped six points since July to 40 percent, and now more Americans, 47 percent, disapprove of his handling of health care, according to a new CBS News poll taken between Aug 27 - 31… Americans are not only skeptical of Mr. Obama’s handling of health care, but also of the effectiveness of reform. Americans are more apt to say the middle class and small business would be hurt, not helped, by the plans currently under consideration… One-third call themselves...

Only 46% approve of the job Obama is doing-- a 19-point slide since Jan, according to today's Rasmussen poll.....his lowest level of approval yet. 53% disapprove of the job he's doing.......the push for an overhaul of health-care that includes a govt-run insurance program, has made voters increasingly disenchanted with Obama. The loss of confidence is more profound among highly valued independent voters......a whopping 66% disapprove of the job Obama is doing.............

Asked about the problems Obama is facing in Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs went to his tried and anything-but-true playbook of demagoguery, saying: "You can't under-resource the most important part of our War on Terror - you can't under-resource that for five, or six, or seven years.....and hope to snap your fingers and have that turn around in a few months." It's all Bush's fault. That's pretty much all you have to know about the Obama administration's political strategy, in a nutshell. Gibb's by now completely expected demagoguery doesn't account for why Barack Obama has already lost more...

Here is video of Laura Ingraham in for Bill O'Reilly talking with Marc Lamont Hill and Tammy Bruce about Diane Watson's comments about Obama opponents being anti-black. Marc Lamont Hill said "there is a racial dimension to this" and "as someone who has been to the town hall meetings there are many people who are deeply anxiety ridden because there is an African American in office and they do not want to see him succeed." Ingraham pointed out "this is about health care NOT about race." (Watch Video)

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Very frequently, I don’t understand where his manic exasperation’s coming from. But sometimes, I do. First clip is the money bit from today’s 20-minute long harangue about Jones. The second clip is Jones himself from an appearance in February at Berkeley. There are all kinds of bon mots in the mix if you can spare the time to watch — Republicans are “assholes,” evidently — but if you can’t spare it, skip ahead until there’s about 30 seconds left.

DUXBURY, Vt. -- Vermont became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday at midnight, but anticipated demand has been low. Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan waited 17 years before finally tying the knot in a midnight ceremony at a lodge in Duxbury. The couple, who planned the ceremony for late Monday, were pronounced married long before the sun rose Tuesday, when a new law legalizing same-sex marriage took effect. "I didn't think it was even going to be possible," Slimback said. "We've waited so long to do it, but there are many other people behind us." Justice of...

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Senator Dick Durbin Tuesday defended President Obama’s health care proposals, accusing opponents of “deliberately misstating” what has been proposed and what the package would mean to the American people “to raise emotions.” “A lot of these people who are coming to town meetings to shove and shout, they don’t want a dialogue,” he said. “They don’t want questions answered. They are trying to create political theater for the press to report and for YouTube to provide for its followers. We need more. We need an honest debate about these issue, because it’s an important one.” One by one, Durbin ticked...

The source URL used is the official website for the Codex Sinaiticus, a Greek-language version of the Bible from about 350 AD. The fragments (other than this one) were reunited and put online this year. The document is the oldest surviving version of the New Testament; about half of the Old Testament survives in the CS, and is that of the Translation of the Seventy. This newly-discovered fragment appears to be from Joshua (the book, not the guy).

School calls account untrue ROTC student feels wronged SPRING HILL - It's getting personal for Heather Lawrence and her father. "Now they're calling my daughter a liar," Mark Lawrence said today. Heather returns to Springstead High School on Wednesday after a three-day suspension for telling a Muslim classmate to "take that thing off your head and act like you're proud to be an American." She said the student, whom she previously had never met, remained seated during the Pledge of Allegiance last Tuesday morning during homeroom. A few days later, an assistant principal sent her home and issued a five-day...

On Today's Show... September 1, 2009   Mark Davis of WBAP in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex guest hosted while Rush enjoyed his annual Guy Weekend Golf Trip with friends. Check out Mark's Stack of Stuff right here -- and listen to the whole Mark-hosted show in the Rush 24/7 Audio Archives.   Mark's August 25 Column, Dallas Morning News: Obama Proving Incapable of Terror Fight   President Obama's Numbers Drop into the Low 40's (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen) » Zogby Poll: 42% Approval » Rasmussen Tracking Poll:  45% Approval "Will the president go down with the sinking ship that...

Is the American consumer forever changed? Did the current recession alter the seemingly unrelenting spending machine known as the American consumer? From early indications, it looks like some habits will be changed for a very long time. This is a big shift given the nearly endless round of bubbles in the past 30 years culminating with the stunningly manic housing bubble. But many Americans are now feeling the credit withdrawal pains. For many, the endless stream of credit card offers has turned into a trickle and in many cases, a complete drought. Much of this is being brought about by...

Here is my question: If you felt it was necessary to leave our America to avoid the politics, where would you go? I had an interesting conservation with a friend today and he made the statement that he was considering researching for a new home. Since I have never given thought to the subject, I was completely stumped. I have no idea where I would go.

Firefighter and 9-11 responder Vincent Forras, who today announced his intention to run as an Independent against Chris Dodd for the US Senate, is expected on the America's Summit call at 11 pm Eastern tonight.At nine Eastern expected guests include KY Republican US Senate candidate Bill Johnson and Dr. Alan Keyes. At ten Eastern AIP leader Dave Racer will be sharing his expertise in the area of true health care reform.Please join us on the call, or on BlogTalkRadio!

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - He's loved or loathed by millions and he's coming to Western Washington soon to receive the key to the city from his hometown. He is Fox Newschannel's Glenn Beck, who hails from Mount Vernon. The conservative commentator is both popular and polarizing. So, it's no surprise his impending accolades aren't sitting well with everyone. Beck is no stranger to controversy, including recent comments referring to President Obama as a racist, saying the president has exposed himself as a person with a "deep-seeded hatred for white people or the white culture." Millions tune into watch and listen...

Well, I think I am just going to quit my job. I work social services. The pay is not bad. It's a secure job. I will never be fired,, but I just cannot take it anymore. It is an insane line of work. The entire department should be illuminated and all the money sent back to the tax payers.

DUBLIN -- Muhammad Ali made a sentimental journey Tuesday to discover his Irish roots, and met distant relatives during celebrations at the local town hall and a nearby castle. Thousands lined the streets of Ennis, western Ireland, to cheer his motorcade as the three-time heavyweight champion visited the home of his great-grandfather Abe Grady. Fans adorned streets with red, white and blue bunting and flags, while shop windows competed to display the most impressive posters honoring Ali -- including one tongue-in-cheek portrait of him appearing ready to knock out an unpopular Irish politician. Ali, who is 67 and battling Parkinson's...

It's the nature of Afghanistan that nothing there ever works out the way outsiders expect, and that certainly was the case with last month's presidential election. Rather than producing a mandate for good governance, as U.S. officials once hoped, the balloting has brought allegations of fraud, political squabbling and delay, and a new set of headaches in the war against the Taliban. The Obama administration has talked of Afghanistan as the "good" war (as opposed to the "bad" one in Iraq), where more U.S. troops and a smarter strategy would produce results. But getting Afghanistan right won't be as easy...

President Barack Obama, increasingly impatient with Senate negotiations over health care, is weighing a plan to offer more details of his goals for overhauling the nation's health system, the White House said Tuesday. The president is considering a speech in the next week or so in which he would be "more prescriptive" about what he feels Congress must include in a bill, top adviser David Axelrod said in an interview. The speech might occur before the Sept. 15 deadline that was given to Senate negotiators to seek a bipartisan bill, said Axelrod, who suggested that two key Republicans have not...