December 3, 2018
By Calvin Woodward, Lauri Kellman and Ashraf Khalil
Washington — The nation’s capital (click here) embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
With Bush’s casket atop the Lincoln Catafalque, first used for Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 funeral, dignitaries came forward to honor the Texan whose efforts for his country extended three quarters of a century from World War II through his final years as an advocate for volunteerism and relief for people displaced by natural disaster....
December 4, 2018
By Nancy Clanton
Former President George W. Bush (click here) will eulogize his father, former President George H.W. Bush, during Wednesday’s state funeral.
Outside of the late president’s son eulogizing him, three other men will speak on the life of the 41st president Wednesday at the Washington National Cathedral.
Here’s a little background on each of the three men, Brian Mulroney, Alan Simpson and Jon Meacham, speaking at Bush’s funeral Wednesday....
Independents are Americans that carry specific views. What is important to them should be important to Democrats.
When they are scanning the horizon for their next best option, they are also making decisions that will be mostly disappointing to them. They need to have Democrats address their point of view and the topics important to them without handing them rhetoric.
I believe they are disillusioned about their democracy and that is dangerous.
August 2, 2018
By Sam Baker
Americans (click here) don’t trust Republicans or President Trump to bring down drug prices, according to our latest Axios/SurveyMonkey poll. But what stands out isn't just that they don't do well — it's that they come in third, behind the Democrats and "neither."
By the numbers: Asked who they trust the most on the issue, the top three vote-getters were: Democrats (35%), neither party (30%), and then Trump and the Republicans (27%). That's fueled by Democrats and Republicans voting for their team while independents are deeply cynical about both parties.
There’s always a partisan split in any political poll, but man, this is more of a partisan Grand Canyon.
- Just 2% of Republicans said they trust Democrats to lower drug prices.
- Just 1% of Democrats said they trust Republicans.
- Independents don’t like anyone — 72% said they don’t trust either party on this issue.
The poll also found that Americans specifically don't have confidence in Trump's plan to lower drug prices, as we reported this weekend....
