by Jane Richey | May 11, 2013 | Health Care, Politics
President Obama on Friday sought to quell Democratic worries and public misconceptions about his healthcare law, months before its biggest provisions are set to take effect. Members of Obama’s own party have relentlessly criticized the administration for not...
by Jane Richey | Aug 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
A survey of 3,130 American adults conducted by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation between July 25 and August 5 discovered that large majorities of Americans favor a smaller federal government and believe the government controls too much of our daily...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Politics
Numbers available Tuesday show Democrats outnumber Republicans by less than 1.1 million voters. That compares to the 1.2 million voter advantage Democrats held when President Barack Obama won Pennsylvania in 2008. Political scientist Christopher Borick of Muhlenberg...
by Jane Richey | Jul 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
A new Gallup survey found that 46 percent of Americans think the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, will hurt the economy. The same poll found that only 37 percent think the law will help the economy – among Democrats, 20 percent said the...
by Jane Richey | May 15, 2012 | Politics
Former Sen. Arlen Specter often changed his ideological persona during his lengthy career, shifting left, then right, then left again as political exigencies required. But one thing that never changed was his remarkable ability to annoy on a bipartisan basis. And that...