Latest polls: Majority of Americans support President Obama
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Majority of Americans want debt ceiling increased
The Obama Haters on both sides of the aisle are unhappy today as several recent polls indicate that American people support the president’s actions on the debt ceiling by a substantial majority. This bodes well for the Democrats but not so well for the Republicans which is fine with us.
Here are the results of several national polls:
New national polls appear to back up President Barack Obama’s statement that the public supports a combination of both spending cuts and tax increases as part of any agreement to raise the country’s debt ceiling.
And the latest surveys also indicate that an increasing amount of people say that action needs to be taken to raise the debt limit.
“We’ve got the American people who agree with that balanced approach,” the president said Tuesday to reporters at the White House, as he offered strong praise for a deficit reduction plan put together by a bipartisan group of senators, calling the measure’s mix of tax hikes and spending reforms “broadly consistent” with his own approach to the current debt ceiling crisis.
The plan, by members of the Senate’s bipartisan “Gang of Six” would cut the nation’s debt by about $3.7 trillion over the next 10 years. If Congress fails to raise the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by August 2, Americans could be hit with rising interest rates, a declining dollar, and increasingly jittery financial markets, among other things.
A CBS News poll released Monday indicates that two-thirds of Americans say any agreement should include spending cuts and tax increases, with 28 percent saying a deal should only include spending cuts and 3 percent saying it should only include tax increases. According to the survey, there is little partisan divide on the question. More than seven out of ten Democrats and more than two-thirds of independent voters support a balanced approach, as do 55 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of self-described tea party movement supporters.
A Gallup poll Monday asked a different question, but also suggests that Americans want compromise. According to the survey, two-thirds say the people who represent them in government should agree to a compromise plan to raise the debt ceiling, even if it’s a proposal with which they disagree. Only 27 percent say they would like their federal lawmaker to hold out for the basic plan they want, even if the debt ceiling is not raised by the deadline. According to the poll, 72 percent of independents, 69 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of Republicans say their lawmaker should agree to a compromise plan.
“Recent polls seem to indicate that Americans are getting more nervous about the consequences of not raising the debt ceiling by August 2,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “They may not like tax hikes and they may not like spending cuts, but they really don’t like the idea of another steep economic downturn. That may have whetted their appetite for any sort of a plan, despite the details.”
An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday highlights the rise of concerns over the consequences of not raising the debt ceiling. According to the survey, 55 percent of the public, including 63 percent of Democrats, 59 percent of independents, and 47 percent of Republicans, say that not taking action would be problematic.
According to the CBS News poll, 46 percent of Americans say the debt ceiling should be raised, with 49 percent disagreeing. But the 46 percent figure is up 22 points from early June.
Thanks to CNN/Political Ticker for this story
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Mr. Scott has graciously allowed me to contribute to this forum which has enabled me to get my message to far more people than I could otherwise. He is a man of principal. Not all of which I agree of course.
Who is Michael Scott? What is the well known university where he is teaching? What is a law enforcement executive?? Nice terms, no substance, as perhaps is Mr Scott.
A L Laganelli, PhD
Trust me, I earned it!
Some people don’t need to brag about their well-earned qualifications.
Thank you Ms Anderson. That clearly was not my intent. I spent a litle time and Googled Mr Michael J Scott. I could not find any connection to his profile and his editor credentials.
I started this process with an email that are generally 99.9% incorrect. I thought I would check it out, and that is how I got to this link and Mr Scott. Is he any better than the material that consistently travels the internet.
Again, my appologies for any mis-interpretation of my intent. I was only trying to show credibility that I did not see in Mr Scott.
I don’t blame you for a second for being skeptical of a random email forward. In this case, though, the article was actually based on a CNN article (with credit given). Mr. Mike indeed spent a long career as a law enforcement executive, and, along with teaching, now passes his time writing original commentary and pulling together items of interest from elsewhere for his readers’ enjoyment. This site has been a nice outlet for escapism, humor, exchanges, and sometimes healthy debate. Hope you’ve enjoyed the post, whether or not you agree with the content. 🙂
Any “PhD” who uses his or her credentials in a forum such as this is a pompous ass, like many academics with no real world knowledge.
I care nothing about your so called “research” or the reason for your apparent animosity. My credentials are sound and if you rely on Google to verify such things you are as much of an idiot as you sound.
I suspect you just didn’t like the article and failing your ability to formulate an intelligent response you elected to attack me.
Have a nice day.
The only thing a bit slow about relying on Google is the fact of your name. I just looked up “Michael J. Scott” on Google, and if I didn’t know you as well as I do, I’d think that you were an Associate Professor and Chemistry Head in Florida, a real estate broker in Georgia, a dermatologist in Seattle, and a “super lawyer” in Oregon. What kind of a secret life have you been keeping? 🙂
It’s kind of like the years it took me to find my friend, “Michael Miller.” Common names are a b*tch, at least in the age of Google.
As a side note, when I finish my PhD, you can be darn sure I’ll use it every chance I get. Did I forget to mention that I’ll expect you to call me “Dr. Greenlight”?
Oh, and a “Christian fiction” author. Ha! As if… 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/Michael-J.-Scott/e/B00455BQCW
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! Yup. That’s me. World famous Christian author 🙂 🙂 🙂 I’ve had so much fun with this. I think I should thank “Dr.”Laganelli of Pennsylvania. Then again is he really from Pennsylvania? Is he really a scientist? Only the Google knows 🙂
I’m just curious: are you Anthony Lawrence Laganelli who has a Ph.D. and is working on the Mathematics Genealogy Project? It would be quite fascinating to learn more of your research. If so, can I interest you in adding to our rapidly growing content?
Like Dr. Greenlight, I understand your skepticism about receiving unsolicited emails, which are often 99.9% incorrect. I can assure you that I, as does most of our team, usually writes original content. Breaking news requires quickly drafted posts that may replicate other sites. That’s a typical online scenario.
I have spent many years involved in academic research and assure you that only a small percentage of human knowledge exists on the internet. And, yes, Google is not as good a research tool as we might think.
Allow me to reassure you: Mr. Scott is indeed a gifted educator with a canny sense of humor. I am honored to participate here.
I very much appreciate your kind apology. Please visit again or let us know if you would like to share with us any aspect of your research.
Thank you Ms Anderson. I am Anthony Lawrence Laganelli (PhD)but I have not been involved with the genealogy project you noted. If you want to know something about me, Google ‘A L Laganelli technical publicatins’. You will see that I am not some academic who has no knowlede of the real world as Mr Scott suggested. I have tought at the U of Delaware and Penn State and have worked at GE and SAIC for 43 years, yes 43 years. This included work on several national programs with the DoD,NASA,DoE,DARPA,private industry and universities just to note a few.
I’m going to end this by saying that I was not questioning the above noted artical, but an email I received and was checking it that led me to the above site. It was sent to me by a friend and I wanted to determine its accuracy. I noted the profile on Mr Scott and checked him out to no avail. I believe his comments above describe him to my satisfaction.
I appreciate both yours and Dr Greenlight’s thoughts.This trend ends here for me.
Too bad Dr. Laganelli isn’t hanging around longer. I had some stock in SAIC but sold it when all the budget crisis stuff started.
Over 90% of SAIC’s business came from government contracts and I was worried that would dry up in budget cuts. Maybe the Dr. can let me know when it’s safe to reestablish a position.
Unless that is considered insider information. In that case never mind.
There is nothing quite as unattractive as a PhD acting like a superior SOB. Yours truly, Collin Hinds, Esq.
OK my re-entry;
First to Joseph. I wish I got out. The 90% is high due to diversification. I wish we could talk one-one, but this site does not allow this exchange. Think dividends and reinvest relative blue chip stocks, short and long-term.
Now why I re-entered. My mother was part of the late 19th century emigration process to the USA. I was the only one of seven that finished high school. According to Wikipedia, esquire is an assumed title designating gentlemen (gentil birth) that was later used by the legal world who practice law, this is not the case for those who earned a PhD. My mother is (was) not a “BITCH”. The Hinds name is quite distinguished in heraldry, it appears to have ended with you.
Touche. I apologize.
I hear that and I couldn’t agree more with you Joe. He has done the best he could, and better than most could do under the circumstances.
I support him. The poor man inherited not only a mess. But then was sent a Congress inhabited by tea baggers, liars and hypocrites that bend over for tea baggers.
Considering the hand Obama was dealt, I think he’s done a good job.