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With less than a year before the 2010 mid term elections a CNN poll indicates the public has divided thought on who can best lead the nation. The CNN poll released Thursday based on interviews with 1,014 Americans, shows the GOP closing the popularity gap. Forty percent of those questioned believe the U.S. would be better off with Dem's leading Congress. Thirty nine percent think  the country would be better off with Repub's at the helm. The Dem's enjoyed a twenty five point advantage following Obama's ascendancy to the highest office in the nation in January. The significant loss of this formidable advantage in so short of time is truly stunning. Of particular note is that since August support for Dem's controlling Congress has  declined fastest in the Northeast and the Pacific Rim, two of the most liberal Dem strongholds in the Nation. Quick summary of polling results: * 19% of respondents said the shape of the c...

The health care debate goes on, and on, and ... on. What we have succeeded in doing is to produce a total of over 4,000 pages (House and Senate bills combined) of a bureaucratic nightmare and regulatory jungle. Of course these competing bills must go through the reconciliation process. Nonetheless,  in final form,  whatever comes through the pork grinder will likely exceed 2,000 pages. While there is little argument that our system needs reform, the current bills, as they stand are an abomination and not what we need. Charles Krauthammer, in his November 27, 2009 article in The  National Review puts forth some well reasoned arguments as to how we should go about health care reform in a reasoned and proper manner. Read the the full text of Krauthammer's article here . Via:  Memeorandum Via: NRO