Democrats Maintain 2010 Polling Edge Over GOP ... Sort Of

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Mr. Max makes a large number of unsupported assertions as facts. They simply have no basis in reality. Specifically:
1. I have been on Medicare for ten years. It is a great program, allowing the maintenance of my health without bankrupting the family.
2. Why does Solomon assert that taxing the "have less" to provide unneeded subsidies to the "haves" is a good thing? The opposite would seem to be the better.
3. Where is the science to support this foolish assertion? A cursory examination of existing examples in Japan and Europe show the exact opposite to be true.
4. Why on earth does he believe that the workman is not worthy of his hire? What is the point of hard work and frugal living if one is to be deprived of a fair wage?
5. We'll get the Bush deficits fixed in due time if we stay the course.
6. Deregulation of the Savings and Loans in the eighties and the Big Banks more recently worked just great, didn't they?

Leon Maxwell of GA 12:12AM July 31, 2010

I will be very disappointed if enough Americans do not do all they can to curtail the power of government. The congress and the President have waged a very effective effort to disassemble the US economic base. Since all wealth-generation comes from the private sector, by introducing policies that discourage enterprise creation, they are causing long term harm to economic growth. The specific policies that discourage private initiatives are
1) A system of tax-financed health care
2) A system of taxing the successful to subsidize the less-productive
3) A system of environmental control that will have marginal impact on carbon footprints, but a severe impact on industrial growth.
4) A system which encourages the growth of unions which raises the cost of goods, and makes America less competitive in world trade
5) Creating unfunded government commitments that will destabilize the financial system because of the increasing deficits
6) Create a financial monitoring system that will burden private industry - the wealth creators, without re-inventing Fannie Mae and Fannie Mac - the ones who started the melt-down

Solomon Max of NY 11:21AM July 28, 2010

Democ-rats in a generic lead? In reaching this result Gallup contradicts all the other polls.
What is Gallup smoking?

David S. Levine of FL 10:34AM July 28, 2010

Frankly, I, for one, believe it is you who is having comprehension problems.
Most of the country is now fully aware of the missgivings (and later, will prove downfall) of this current Democratic regime.
I say that as I have read many of your posts and it is quite apparent that you, and many others like you, are in that minority that is, invariably, becoming smaller and smaller by the day, while the Fox News Network is becoming more and more popular.
Fox already has more attendance than all of the other media broadcasters (CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC) put together by quite a margin, yet, you and your type of people will absolutely refuse to believe.
Obama is losing his popularity as the majority of this country now see, plainly, that his "Hope and Change" agenda are nothing but an eloquant speech ... and nothing more. In other words, he lies!
Fox News is gaining popularity in this country ... because "they" are lying?!?
... makes no sense!

Apropo of CA 12:39AM July 28, 2010

No one with any common sense thinks FOX is a professional news network. They're propagandists. They've been caught lying and distorting for years. They don't care about the truth. The spew propaganda and defamation by calling people Marxists and socialists on various commentary segments. I'm sorry you buy into their right wing nonsense, Bill. What's wrong with you??

steve of IL 8:40PM July 27, 2010

Democrats lead in polls "... Sort Of ".
Scott goes for the personal attack by saying "If Jerrbarn had a brain". Why wouldn't anyone take you conclusions seriously ?
Ratings show popularity and Fox rules. Popularity breeds contempt from affected party.
Scott you have a point, "... Sort Of ".

Bill Hedges of MO 7:23PM July 27, 2010

The right wing media such as FOX have a penchant for printing bogus stories. Even after corrections are made, such as in the Sherrod case, the damage is done and FOX has achieved its evil purpose. This is why they continue to harp on the story even though it should have been settled and forgotten about. People like Breitbart and the rest of the desperate, lying fascist crowd will continue to do their damage and tear at the fabric of US society to defend corporate profits from the ravages of unions, regulation, taxation and any form of government intervention in the economy. This is what all this is really about. The tea parties are shills for corporate America. It is that simply. In a time of crisis large corporations have much at stake. It's no wonder they're fighting tooth and nail against Obama (who's not a threat to big business anyhow). They have a class war to win.

steve of IL 6:39PM July 27, 2010

If Jerrbarn had a brain, he would recognize that right wing media is a manufacturer of false stories, or propaganda. And the false bravado of Apropo.
Right wing comments are sadly pathetic.

Scott Plante of CA 6:10PM July 27, 2010

Again the Liberals think we are just to stupid to know what we want and need, the media is doing what Nancy, Harry and Obama told them to do !!!!! just make up stuff !!!!!!!

jerrbarn of LA 4:12PM July 27, 2010