Month: October 2009

SF Protest Olmert: "Let him shout. Who cares"

. Ex-Israeli PM Ehud Olmert heckled on San Francisco visit SAN FRANCISCO (MercuryNews.com) — Protesters heckled former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a speech in San Francisco Thursday, denouncing him as a war...

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Bi-weekly Public Opinion Roundup

Americans are still pessimistic about employment and the economy, according to several recent polls. A majority agree that young people will not achieve the same standard of living as the previous generation or that it is more...

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White House Finally Pushes Chips In

If you’ve been patiently waiting for the president to show his hand and start openly pushing for the public option, your moment has come: As questions swirl about the number of votes in the House for several versions of...

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Women Hate the GOP

In his ongoing battle to prove himself more popular than cervical cancer in the hearts of women, House Minority Leader John Boehner had a major win this week, moving up a point to eight percent approval (tying him with Mitch...

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