No. 86
State of the Nation
In recent months Americans have steadily become more pessimistic about the direction of the country. Depending on your survey of choice, the number who say it is on the wrong track ranges from 49% to 55%. The number who...
President Obama
President Obama's overall job approval rating continues to edge downward in the NBC/WSJ survey. In addition to the 9-point drop in his approval rating, his disapproval rating has grown by 14 points. While the Washington Post/ABC survey in August reflected...
Health Care
The state of the current economy is the environment in which the healthcare debate is being conducted. The average American is "expert" on three broad policy areas: the economy, the healthcare system, and the education system, if he or she...
The Supreme Court and the Other Appellate Courts
From 1975 through 1988, the 4 Justices (Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, and Kennedy) nominated by Republican Presidents were confirmed without a dissenting vote. Souter received 90 votes in 1990, after being nominated by a Republican President. The first interruption in this...
2010 Congressional Campaigns
The public is increasingly unhappy with the job being done by Congress. In the July NBC/WSJ poll, 63% disapproved of the job being done by Congress, which is up from 58% in the same survey in June. Approval has dropped...
This and That
About Anne Wexler It seems like I knew Anne Wexler forever, but it was only 30+ years. I have known Joe Duffey, her husband, for the same length of time. For a large part of that time, Anne and Joe...
Restaurant: INOX Restaurant
McLean, Virginia: INOX (which means stainless steel) was opened in February by Jonathan Krinn and Jon Mathieson. We know Krinn from his previous stint as Executive Chef of 2941.
