State of the Nation

In the June NBC/WSJ survey, 61% say the country is on the wrong track. 31% say it is headed in the right direction. The following are the Right Direction/Wrong Track findings from the NBC/WSJ, CBS/NYT, and WP/ABC surveys, dating back...

Odds and Ends

As of close of business on Friday, March 30, 2012, nine men and women, the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, likely knew the general substance of the Court’s decision as to the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable...

President Obama

With just over 4 months to go before the general election, the public’s grade for the job President Obama has done so far is better than 3 of the last 8 Presidents at this point in their first term. The...

2012 Republican Presidential Nomination

Some 22 people were tempted or did, in fact, join the race for the Republican nomination. Mitt Romney secured the commitment of sufficient delegates to assure his nomination on May 29th. Historically, it took Romney longer to secure his Party’s...

The Money

Four questions are generating the most chatter relating to campaign financing and the 2012 election. First, will the Obama campaign be able to greatly outspend the Romney campaign the way it outspent the McCain campaign in 2008? The Obama...

The Presidential General Election

The Schedule August 27 – 30, 2012 Republican National Convention , Tampa, FL September 3 – 6, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC October 3, 2012 1st Presidential Debate – Denver, CO October 11, 2001 Vice Presidential Debate – Danville,...

The Congress

After dipping to 15% in May, approval of the job being done by Congress was back up to 17% in mid-June. This is up from 12% in March. This is the highest approval rating Gallup has found since July 2011,...

Restaurants: The Inn at Palmetto Bluff

Palmetto Bluff, SC: Debbie and I visited The Palmetto Bluff Inn in May as part of our honeymoon. Breakfast and lunch are served at Buffalos, lunch is served at the May Grill in the golf club. Dinner is served at the River House and the Canoe Club.

Restaurant: 17hundred90 Inn & Restaurant

Savannah, GA: This is an old Inn and Restaurant, with tables and chairs that, while quite solid, look as if they could be from the start of the restaurant in the late 1800s.