Dr James Zogby
An early look at November by Dr James Zogby
19 July, 2010
Washington Watch White House spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, caused a bit of a stir last week when, in an appearance on Meet the Press, he suggested that Democrats might lose control of the House of Representatives in November. To be fair, Gibbs was merely saying what has become accepted as conventional wisdom in Washington. Nevertheless, his [...]
Two failed efforts at Muslim-bashing by Dr James Zogby
5 July, 2010Two separate incidents of Muslim-bashing occurred last week. Because they involved comments by prominent individuals and were so brazen, they caused some concern. But because neither resulted in any benefit to the offenders, only embarrassed silence or scorn, there is some hope that we may be turning a corner. The first of these came from [...]
Will politics trump needed reform? by Dr James Zogby
3 May, 2010This week, the Senate’s Democratic leadership advanced a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform that contains provisions long supported by Republicans. The framework calls for: ? Enhancing and strengthening border security; ? Tough sanctions on employers who violate immigration laws; ? A bio-metric national ID card; ? Pegging new immigration quotas to economic needs (with allowance [...]
Abuse of language threatens USA by Dr James Zogby
2 March, 2010The last administration displayed a rather perverse and dangerous penchant for dressing up their behaviour, providing it with religious or patriotic intent. President George Bush packaged the Iraq war, for example, as America’s mission – having been charged by God to bring the gift of freedom to the world. The “war on terror” was presented [...]
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