Hillary is running. She will formally announce her presidential candidacy via social media at Noon EST Monday, while she’s en route to Iowa to begin a brisk early-states tour. Thus, no tedious announcement that she is thinking of running, and then setting up an exploratory committee, and then officially announcing. She is just announcing and then jumping right into campaigning. That is good.
I found this humorous. Click through to watch the video on Youtube.
EXCLUSIVE: a sneak preview of Hillary Clinton's 2016 announcement video. https://t.co/jZpToeXF7S
— Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) April 10, 2015
An Economist/YouGov poll conducted this past weekend found that while Americans support the nuclear negotiations, they still distrust Iran and many doubt that any good outcome will be reached. But, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. 61% — including majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents — back negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.
Another poll from Reuters/Ipsos shows a significant partisan divide over U.S. policy toward Iran and a divide inside the parties themselves.
Overall, 36% support the framework of a deal with Iran to curtail its nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. That includes 31 percent of Republicans, 50 percent of Democrats and 33 percent of independents. 46% are unsure, and that includes 39 percent of Democrats, 40 percent of Republicans and 45 percent of independents. The remaining small minority are opposed to the deal.
60% of all respondents (54 percent of Republicans, 63 percent of independents and 72 percent of Democrats) say the United States should not become militarily involved in the Middle East unless it is directly threatened. A small minuscule minority, just 7 percent of all respondents (5 percent of Democrats, 11 percent of Republicans and 6 percent of independents) support military force as the sole way the United States ought to use to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb.
More polling from Reuters: “A majority of Americans believe businesses should not be allowed to refuse services based on their religious beliefs in the wake of controversies in Indiana and Arkansas over gay rights and religious freedom, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday…The poll, conducted April 6 to 8, also found that 52 percent of Americans support allowing same-sex couples to marry, far more than the 32 percent who oppose it…The survey results suggest a split over the issue between Americans and some of the politicians who represent them…Fifty-four percent said it was wrong for businesses to refuse services, while 28 percent said they should have that right. And 55 percent said businesses should not have the right to refuse to hire certain people or groups based on the employer’s religious beliefs, while 27 percent said businesses should have the right
The day Dick Cheney dies (and please be soon), the entire population of this planet shall rejoice. Yes even Republicans. I am sure they are embarrassed sharing a party and species with that vile contemptible pile of excrement. Jay Brookman:
In more rational times, in fact in almost any other time in American history, the suggestion that a U.S. president is willfully attempting to undermine the country from within — that he in fact is committing treason — would disqualify the speaker from further serious discourse. Even at the deepest depths of the Iraq War, for example, top Democratic leaders certainly questioned Cheney’s judgment and wisdom, but they did not publicly question his patriotism. They left conspiratorial muttering about Halliburton stock, etc., to the chatrooms, blogs, email chains and occasional backbenchers, where it belonged.
