Ian Lamont writes “The City of Boston has reached a $170,000 settlement with Simon Glik, who was arrested by Boston Police in 2007 after using his mobile phone to record police arresting another man on Boston Common. Police claimed that Glik had violated state wiretapping laws, but later dropped the charges and admitted the officers [...]
Pot meet kettle. “While continuing to hammer Gingrich for his consulting work for Freddie Mac, the Romney campaign sought to deflect questions about the former Massachusetts governor’s investments. They include a mutual fund worth up to $500,000 that includes assets from both lenders among other government income, and separate investments in each of the lenders [...]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — It’s conventional wisdom in Republican circles here in South Carolina that if Mitt Romney wins the state’s primary this Saturday — having already won in Iowa and New Hampshire — he’ll be the GOP presidential nominee. “If for some reason he’s not derailed here and Mitt Romney wins South Carolina — [...]
MMMmmmmmDonuts. In the past few weeks I have written often about giving young Americans the opportunity to learn work habits at an early age. This week I want to tell you about a 16 year old I met recently in New Hampshire who discovered the many rewards of hard work at 11 years of age. [...]
Election 2012: Generic Republican 48%, Obama 42% For the fifth week in a row, a generic Republican candidate edges President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up. Go to Recent News
GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13% Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind. Go to Recent News
Perfect Economic Storm Leads to Record-low Sentiments Americans’ ongoing uneasiness about their finances is putting some cracks in how they feel about their retirement nest eggs. The COUNTRY Financial Security Index® dropped one point to 63.7 in June, in part because confidence in retirement reached an all-time low. Go to Recent News
75% Favor Big Cuts in Mail Delivery Rather Than Give More Money to Postal Service Americans would rather see the U.S. Postal Service dramatically cut its workforce and reduce mail delivery to three or four days a week than have the government pour more money into the financially struggling agency. Go to Recent News
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -23. Go to Recent News
58% Want to End Small Business Administration Loan Guarantees Small businesses are seen by many as the heart of the U.S. economy, and most voters think the best way the government can help them is by staying out of the way. Go to Recent News
- Ronald Reagan, Said during a radio microphone test, 1984