Poll: Only 27% say America is heading in the right direction
According to a poll published yesterday by Rasmussen Reports, only 27% of likely voters say the United States is heading in the right direction, while 67% say the country is headed in the wrong direction. Rasmussen’s polls have shown that a consistently low percentage of voters feel the country is headed in the right direction — the figure was below 20% prior to President Obama’s inauguration.
The poll also reveals an ongoing disconnect between what Rasmussen calls the “political class” and the rest of us: 65% of the political class say the country is heading in the right direction, while 82% of mainstream voters say it’s going in the wrong direction.
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Foundation for Ethics in Public Service comments on misuses of stimulus money in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – Two recent reports by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is the investigative arm of Congress, exposed several misuses of federal stimulus money in North Carolina.
According to the reports:
- The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system spent $38,400 of ESEA Title I funds on a program that included some expenses that appeared to constitute entertainment (movie tickets, fast food and a water park trip); the report called these expenditures “a potentially unallowable use of these funds”.
- Two North Carolina school districts failed to obtain the required multiple bids or price quotes for stimulus procurements exceeding $5,000.
More Quotes on Liberty and America
“In a free government the demand for moral qualities should be made superior to that of talents.”
- Andrew Jackson
“Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”
- Dwight Eisenhower
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
- Thomas Paine
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
- Ronald Reagan
Quotes on Liberty
“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.”
- John Adams
“We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather bed.”
- Thomas Jefferson
“Every word decides a question between power and liberty.”
- James Madison (speaking about the Constitution)
Independence Day
This weekend, we once again celebrate the birth of the greatest free society this world has ever known: the United States of America. Every day, we in America enjoy a level of freedom that is unprecedented in human history.
We call July 4 our “Independence Day.” With that in mind, we should consider what exactly our forefathers fought and died to gain independence from.
I believe the Declaration of Independence provides clear insight into the reasons our forefathers were willing to risk their lives and all of their earthly possessions to fight for independence from Great Britain. I have inserted the entire text of the Declaration below. Please take time to read it and reflect on it as you enjoy this holiday weekend.
Video – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to President Obama: Signs Are Not Enough
Public Relations Lessons from the BP Oil Spill
For the past two months, much of America’s attention has been focused on the unfolding disaster resulting from the explosion of BP’s oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. I believe we are all united in our hope and prayer that those charged with capping the well and getting the leak under control will be able to do so soon. As someone who lives in coastal North Carolina and values our coastal resources, that is certainly my hope and prayer.
With that being said, I believe the aftermath of the BP oil spill offers a few public relations lessons.
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