Republicans to Slash Food Stamps, Politico.com
Clarence Thomas defends silence in Supreme Court health care arguments, Politico.com
Leading Black Congressional Caucus members recently introduced a resolution calling for the repeal of extreme gun laws that allow for claims of self-defense. In memory of the late Trayvon Martin the resolution states that the teen's murder "sets a horrific precedent of vigilante justice and compromises the integrity of the legal system." The CBC Chairman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) stated that:
"As the Department of Justice continues its thorough investigation into Trayvon Martin's untimely death, it is time for us as legislators to look at the troubling 'Stand Your Ground' law, which has enabled George Zimmerman to remain free."
Source: "Trayvon Martin resolution introduced," Seung Min Kim, April 4, 2012, Politico.com
A skeptical Rick Santorum recently called climate change "an absolute travesty of scientific research" promoted by "those who, . . . saw this as an opportunity to create a panic and a crisis for government to be able to step in and even more greatly control your life." ("Santorum Takes Climate Change Denial To A Biblical Level," Talking Points Memo, February 21, 2012)
More recently Santorum dismissed any risk from climate change as he regaled attendees at the Gulf Coast Energy Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi. The former Pennsylvania senator quipped, "The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is, . . ." ("Rick Santorum: 'The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant?' Yahoo News, March 13, 2012.)
He recently called global warming "a hoax" and explained, "President Obama and his administration have decided to wage war against global warming and thus against the American worker. ... Those living on or near the Gulf Coast in particular know the impact these extreme environmental positions can have on the region's economy."(Ibid)"The Tsolakoglou government has annihilated all traces for my survival, which was based on a very dignified pension that I alone paid for 35 years with no help from the state. And since my advanced age does not allow me a way of dynamically reacting (although if a fellow Greek were to grab a Kalashnikov, I would be right behind him), I see no other solution than this dignified end to my life, so I don?t find myself fishing through garbage cans for my sustenance. I believe that young people with no future, will one day take up arms and hang the traitors of this country at Syntagma square, just like the Italians did to Mussolini in 1945"
Source: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/04/05-5
April 15, 2012
Barack Obama - 47%
Mitt Romney - 43%
April 17, 2012
Barack Obama - 46%
Mitt Romney - 42%
Undecided - 7%
None of the above - 4%
April 17, 2012
Barack Obama - 46%
Mitt Romney - 46%