A new Gallup poll finds 66% of Americans have a favorable opinion of former President Bill Clinton, tying his record-high favorability rating recorded at the time of his inauguration in January 1993. Clinton averaged 56% approval since 1993. The Republicans must be jealous. I am sure they would like to have an overwhelmingly popular former President speaking at their convention. Like on Monday, we have a lot of new state polls, but no state has changed sides. Rather, there is a deepening of the shades going on. Arizona goes from pink and slim Romney to dark red and Strong Romney in one poll. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania moves to the Strong Obama and the dark blue column. Ohio and Florida also have very favorable polls out this morning for the President.

I know it totally hurts the NRAs feelings to talk about the easy access that maniacs in this country have to guns and ammo. I know the NRA's flunkies in congress might tear up if someone suggests that allowing maniacs to buy 20 guns a month and thousands of rounds of ammo online isn't such a good idea. We have to some compassion for the poor victims of gun control talk. I know all of that. It is just so mean and thoughtless to make anyone think about our absurd gun politics. That's why I'm worried that this legislation might be a little lacking in empathy for the NRA.

for 50 years of bending over backwards to prop up conservative nonsense, shallow "he said/she said" reporting and a devotion to incuriousness posing as objectivity? Scorned. And they richly deserve it. These findings from a Daily Kos/SEIU poll are not surprising.

600 million people without electricity is a hell of a lot of people without electricity.

Sam Waltz of the public relations firm Waltz & Associates starts off his fellation of Charles Lamont du Pont Copeland in the Delaware Today thusly:

When Republicans go to the polls in November and review the ballot, they won’t find the name of the man many GOP leaders figure to be their biggest giant-killer. Charlie Copeland, 49, is sitting this one out. Taking his time. Picking his spot. Taking care of business.

Pardon me a moment....

A Romney spokesperson cursed at the traveling press corps in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday when the press tried to ask questions of the presumptive Republican nominee, reports CNN.

Traveling press secretary Rick Gorka told reporters from the NYT and CNN to "shove it" and invited them to kiss his ass. Here’s part of the transcript, from CNN:

NYT: “Governor Romney do you feel that your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip?” CNN: “Governor Romney just a few questions sir, you haven’t taken but three questions on this trip from the press! Gorka: “Show some respect” NYT: “We haven’t had another chance to ask a question…” Gorka: “Kiss my ass. This is a Holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect.”

I'm sure that this doesn't move any undecideds, but it does add to the picture of a Romney campaign spinning out of control.

I wish I didn't have to wonder.

TPMDC

House Dems To Force Vote On Middle-Income Bush Tax Cuts

When you take a few days off the polls pile up. Here are all the state polls released over the last five days. You'll see movement to deeper shades of red in Missouri, and movement in the other direction to deeper shades of blue in Michigan and Ohio. But with all the polls we got below, not one state changed sides. The electoral vote margins are unchanged since our last polling report.