The Tea Party: A Vision

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Febrero 26, 2010 · Filed Under INTERNATIONAL

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Recovering Tiger Woods

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Febrero 25, 2010 · Filed Under INTERNATIONAL

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On Global Warming and Planetary Trends

global_warmingQuestions continue to mount over the science behind years of studies that say humans are chiefly to blame for global warming. But reflecting a trend that has been going on for more than a year, just 35% of U.S. voters now believe global warming is caused primarily by human activity.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% think long-term planetary trends are mostly to blame, down three points from the previous survey in January. Eight percent say there is some other reason, and 10% aren’t sure.

But 56% say President Obama still believes that human activity is the main cause of global warming. That’s the highest finding on that question since last March.The president went to a United Nations summit in Copenhagen in December in hopes of reaching an international agreement that would limit human activities that some scientists say contribute to global warming.

Belief that human activity is the primary cause of global warming has declined significantly. In April 2008, the numbers were nearly the mirror image of the current numbers. At that time, 47% blamed human activity and only 34% named long term planetary trends as the reason for climate change.

Since July, the number who believe long-term planetary trends are the chief culprit have ranged from 47% to 50%. Those who blame human activity have ranged from 34% to 42% in the same period.

Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters still regard global warming as at least a somewhat serious problem, including 31% who say it’s very serious. But December marked the first time in 2009 that the overall level of concern fell below 60%. Forty-one percent (41%) now say global warming is not a serious problem, up seven points from early November of last year. That number includes 19% who say climate change is not at all a serious problem.

In early January, voters were evenly divided over whether global warming was linked to the extreme weather conditions this winter.

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Febrero 24, 2010 · Filed Under INTERNATIONAL

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US, Alone Against Iran?

iran3With China still blocking UN efforts to impose meaningful sanctions on Iran, 29% of U.S. voters now think the United States should talk action alone against the rogue Islamic nation.

But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that nearly half of voters (49%) disagree and oppose unilateral U.S. action against Iran. Twenty-two percent (22%) are not sure.
In December, 67% of voters said the United Nations has not been aggressive enough in response to Iran’s nuclear.

Eighty-four percent (84%) are at least somewhat concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, including 57% who are very concerned. These findings are largely unchanged from September, and Americans have expressed a high level of concern about Iran’s nuclear program for several years.

Forty-three percent (43%) of voters believe President Obama has not been aggressive enough in supporting the reformers in Iran, who are protesting the extremist government now in power. However, 39% say the president’s response has been about right. Just five percent (5%) say he has been too aggressive.

These numbers, too, mark little change in voter attitudes about the president’s response since last June when there were widespread public protests in Iran over the results of the country’s presidential election. The Iranian government has since strongly put down those protests, prompting international criticism.

Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters say Iran is an enemy of the United States. Three percent (3%) view the country as an ally, and 32% place it somewhere in between the two.

Iran has consistently ranked at the top of America’s enemies list when voters are asked which country they are most concerned about in terms of U.S. national security, rivaled only occasionally by North Korea.

Sixty-one percent (61%) of Democrats and 52% of voters not affiliated with either major party oppose the United States taking action against Iran by itself. A plurality (46%) of Republicans believes the United States should go it alone.

GOP and unaffiliated voters have a much higher level of concern about Iran’s nuclear program. They’re also much more likely to view Iran as an enemy of the United States. Forty percent (40%) of Democrats agree Iran is an enemy, but 45% see it as somewhere between an enemy and an ally.

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Febrero 23, 2010 · Filed Under INTERNATIONAL

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A Really Crazy Sportman

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Febrero 22, 2010 · Filed Under INTERNATIONAL

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