State of the Nation

Americans are pessimistic about the country. 66% say the country is on the wrong track. Only 20% think it is going in the right direction. The wrong track score has been in the mid-sixties for almost a year. [NBC/WSJ 3/08]...

President Bush - Not an Asset to His Party

Only 30% approve of the job that George Bush is doing as President according to an Associated Press survey conducted 3/5- 8/08. This is the lowest approval rating that the poll has registered during Bush's tenure. In the same survey...

2008 Presidential Campaign - Act VI Has Begun

Clinton, Obama And Mccain The Democratic primary, the Republican primary that is now effectively over and the general election which looms large ahead, involves just 3 people. Strangely enough, given the history of U.S. Senators in races for president, it...

2008 Congressional Campaigns

49% of registered voters would prefer a Congress that is controlled by the Democrats as opposed to a Congress controlled by the Republicans. However, 69% disapprove of the job that the currently Democratic controlled Congress is doing. When the Republicans...

Wisdom From Saul Turteltaub

"Regarding leftovers: Better they go to waste then they go to waist." "New York exaggeration. Three Subways and the Hudson Tube." (When I suggested to Saul that I did not understand this line, he sent me the following explanation. "In...

This and That

A sampling of miscellaneous facts and quotes.

Restaurant: the source

Washington, D.C.: This is Wolfgang Puck's first venture into D.C. and it should do very well.