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Poll: Scott Walker, 54%; Tom Barrett, 42%
Time for Snoopy Dance?
Most if not all the polls in Wisconsin have Governor Scott Walker ahead of the recall candidate Tom Barrett. According to the newest poll by the organization “We Ask America” have Governor Walker with this considerable lead. Keep in mind, polls differ not only by who’s polling, but also if our friends in Wisconsin will vote and are registered Republicans.
Here are the poll results by “We Ask America” (h/t C4P):
| ALL VOTERS* | 54% | 42% | 4% |
| WOMEN | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| MEN | 57% | 39% | 4% |
| PUBLIC UNION HOUSEHOLDS | 47% | 50% | 3% |
| NON-PUB. UNION HOUSEHOLDS | 55% | 40% | 5% |
*The head-to-head results were weighted to correct for over-/under-sampling of the gender and age bracket areas. The weighting changed the final results by less than one percentage point.
Rasmussen has Walker on the lead so far by only 5% (+/-3% the margin of error)
(Via Scared Monkeys): A new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey shows that 50% of the state’s Likely Voters prefer Walker while 45% choose Barrett. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate and another two percent (2%) are undecided.
At The Weekly Standard, Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm, found the exact same results (Walker 50%, Barrett 45%) when it polled the Wisconsin recall race in April [...] but the good news for Walker is that he has an 8-point lead among independent voters.
Another polls is showing the same five percent difference, this time from St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio. It showed Barrett trailing Walker by a similar margin, 50-45 percent.
The date is set for June 5th; let the Scottmentum continue.
Jon Stewart Is At It Again Going After Santorum And Contraceptives
Jon Stewart took six minutes to get his point across-mock Rick Santorum‘s surge in the polls, his three state victory roll mixed in with Catholic hospitals and clinics’ contraceptive dilemma and the final Obama compromise. BUT, he was not done yet. Stewart took a moment to slam Newt at the end, which again proves that he’s one of the reasons why Obama got elected.
Watch:
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Obama Wants To Pass A Bill That Costs Up To $312,500 Per Job
President Obama will be most of the rest of the year campaigning not only to be re-elected, but to push is “jobs” bill that is another attempt to rush a bill through a-lá-Obamacare, presenting a false pretense that it’s “paid for” when the reality is that it isn’t. A bill that is fair to all of us that pay taxes and garnishes earnings and a reasonable effort to recruit more and more people cannot amount to the ridiculous amount of approximately $200,000 up to $312,500 per job created OR SAVED. Yes, no typos-per job.
Take a look:
The President’s deal is said to increase GDP by $300 billion or 2 percent and add or 1.9 million jobs. The plan is expected to cost tax payers $475 billion, well over the $300 billion that analysts were originally forecasting. ZeroHedge notes that $475 billion financed over a ten year basis at 2.5 percent will add roughly an additional $120 billion in interest.
This means that while his plan will raise $300 billion in GDP, it will cost tax payers around $593.8 billion, representing a ROI of -49.5 percent.
If you don’t factor in the interest, it will cost the tax payers $250,000 per job and $312,500 after factoring in the interest tax.
Whoever is doing that math, is an evil malign tumor that has a laundromat with a Slushie machine inside.
This bad joke has got to stop now. What blows my mind is why nobody is stopping this madness. Who is waiting for what? If most of the United States are “game on” for destroying this country on purpose thinking that this can be in a jiffy, they’re absolutely wrong.
The Anti-Obama Book People Barely Read
Welcome To Obamaland
James Delingpole‘s “Welcome To Obamaland – I Have Seen Your Future And It Doesn’t Work” is a book I purchased and as I recall, the first anti-Obama book ever written. This book is so dead-on that I hope it gets a boost after the word spreads, or a follow-up since I haven’t seen this book after Obama took over the country.
The flaps say it all:
…James Delingpole who has seen this all before and knows exactly where America is heading: into a morass of sprawling government that will slowly start suffocating our economy, our liberties, and our culture. You might as well call it socialism, because that’s what it is.
But the result will be the same: the brave, independent American eagle will become the American turkey, oven-basted by the nanny state of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid.
…how bad things could really get. From the socialized medicine that will make us avoid going to the doctor even when our hand is on fire (as his literally was); to eco-fascism that will have us spending millions, if not billions, if not entirely ruining our already shattered economy, to protect un-endangered, man-eating polar bears; to immigration non-reform that will leave us wondering what country we’re living in anyway; to a further dumbing down of an already execrable school system, with more PC inanities, such as banning “competitive games” because it might disturb children’s self-esteem; to so many symptoms of decline and fall that we might as well move to Albania to enjoy the high life.
You can read his blog here. Grab your copy, and monitor your blood pressure!
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Iowa Heard Her Roar, Complete With A Jobs Plan
Governor Palin‘s speech in Iowa has has so far an interesting range of reactions, from revealing the true illness of America that suffers from direct political influences to a total disappointment because she didn’t announce her candidacy for 2012.
You may say that Rove‘s seed sprouted amongst some people but America is not patient, used to regular partisan standards on all parties and want this all over and done with in order to go back to their surreal reality shows, so they can get rid of Obama later.
Nobody believes as I do that this is must force Obama to respond. Palin laid her card without any specifics just like the rest of the GOP do-and why should she? Obama will present His “Ultimate Miracle Cure Jobs Plan” that will have none of the suggestions in Palin’s plan.
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Last Wish For A 10-Year Old: Join The Army
This story has me on the verge of tears. I wish that this story reaches so many people around the world, who can come back to Earth and realize they got it good; that their kids are healthy and will live, long productive lives. Brennan Daigle will live for a few weeks; but he will die ARMY Strong. Mega-KUDOS to Ft. Polk‘s HQ and the Louisiana National Guard!
Since October 2009, Brennan, from Sulphur, Louisiana, has been battling embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma–a rare form of cancer in which muscular tumors attach themselves to bones, writer Rachel Reischling reports in the Fort Polk Guardian. Last month, doctors told his family there was nothing more they could do, and gave Brennan just weeks to live.
Brennan has always loved the Army. His mother had created a Facebook page–Brennan’s Brigade–to keep family and friends informed of his condition. People from around the world, including soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, have left comments of encouragement and support. One group of soldiers in Afghanistan posted a picture of themselves holding an American flag, and told Brennan: “We’re flying this flag in honor of you; we’re here to back you. Stay Army strong.”
Brennan was having the most wonderful day of his life. But it’s just getting better every minute of it:
Brennan had been told he was going fishing with his father. But when he got out of his dad’s truck, he was greeted by a formation of 1st MEB soldiers, standing at attention in front of a National Guard Humvee. After a moment, they all shouted “Happy Birthday, Brennan!,” and broke into applause.
Brennan was speechless, according to his mother. “All he could do was giggle,” she said.
Brennan and his best friend Kaleb were invited to check out the Humvee, and Brennan sat behind the wheel. Then soldiers took the two boys out for a spin. Afterward, Brennan and Kaleb put their heads out the hatch on the vehicle’s roof, while the crowd snapped pictures.
But it wasn’t over. Brennan got out of the Humvee and was led to the front of the formation, where he shook hands with each soldier. He was inducted into the Army as an honorary member, then given a coin symbolizing merit and excellence, as well as a military jacket with his name on the pocket, and other Army-themed gifts.
“Brennan, you exemplify what personal courage means,” Pfc. Kamesha Starkey, 1st MEB, told him.
Finally, the mayor of Sulphur, La., gave Brennan a key to the city, and the title of Honorary Mayor of the Day.
For the rest of the story and more pictures, click here. Unfortunately when it comes to Yahoo! stories, there’s always a bunch of crazies that trash on a story that portrays our troops’ eagerness to spend the day with Brennan (40 showed up!), or about the boy himself. That’s not what matters. What matters is that for one day, he forgot he was sick, and that he is aware that he will die.
The next day, on the way to school — Brennan still attends third grade every day — he asked his mother “Am I really in the Army?”“You most certainly are,” she said. “They don’t just swear in anyone!”
“That’s awesome,” he said.
