In an article by the Wall Street Journal, the Republican Party is struggling to survive in membership.
In the Journal/NBC News survey, just 31% of those polled called themselves Republicans. That's down from 37% eight years ago. More important, a larger share of Americans now call themselves Democrats than Republicans in every region of the country, including the South, which the GOP likes to think of as its remaining bastion. Democrats also outnumber Republicans in every age group. In sum, the view of the Republican Party that emerges is the very picture of a minority party.
The real kicker is the number of those who identify themselves as either conservative or liberal.
At the same time, there are many potential Republicans out there. Of those surveyed, 35% called themselves conservatives -- as opposed to 24% who called themselves liberals -- and four in 10 of those self-identified conservatives identified themselves as something other than a Republican.
This comes on the heals of an article reviewing the GOP's effort (or lack thereof) with Latino voters.
If you've heard more about how ice caps are melting and polar bears are dieing than any actual, real science over the past couple years, come out to a viewing of Not Evil Just Wrong, a new documentary refuting the "main stream" beliefs that we're heading into a heightened warming period....oh, and that man's energy consumptions are causing it.
Hosted by the folks at The USA Patriots, a number of concerned citizens will be meeting for a State of the Union watch event (party?) to watch President Obama.
Obama has promised a lot over the past year, and has raised the financial liability of every American significantly. It will be interesting to see what he has to say in regards to health care/insurance, job loss, deficit spending, broken promises, war against terror, and to see what hope (if any) he gives to the American people.
Oversight of elected officials is our job. We have to become the politicians' conscience since some of them in D.C. seem to be missing it.
Location: Applebee's - 10461 South Memorial Dr.
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 (come and go)
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Weather update: the upcoming storm be coming in later on in the evening (possibly after midnight), so roads should be safe. Obviously, if you don't feel comfortable driving, don't come!
The mayor of Tampa isn’t a Third World potentate, totalitarian dictator, or terrorist leader so I can’t understand why Obama would be in full-bow mode. Is bowing now the standard way the President greets people these days? Is he misoriented, for some reason, and thinks Tampa is a terrorist stronghold or an enemy of the United States? Does the US owe Tampa a boatload of money and the bow just good business practice?
