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Opinionator — ... discrimination” against Islam is indeed an assault on free speech. But no one who has followed events in the Netherlands over the last decade can have been terribly surprised by it. Far from coming out of the blue, this is the predictable next step in a long, shameful process of accommodating Islam—and of increasingly aggressive attempts to silence Islam’s critics—on the part of the Dutch establishment. Los Angeles Times : Pollster Frank Luntz says that, according to a recent poll, Americans’ support for infrastructure spending is near unanimous : “The survey’s findings were ...

Progressive Breakfast: Empty Criticisms Of Econ Recovery
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... Conservative pollster Frank Luntz finds deep support for infrastructure investment: "This isn't "soft" support for infrastructure either. It stretches from Maine to Montana, from California to Connecticut. Democrats (87%) and Republicans (74%) are prepared to, in Barack Obama's words, put skin in the game, which tells you just how wide and deep the support is. And Americans understand that infrastructure is not just roads, bridges and rails. In fact, they rated fixing energy facilities as their highest priority. Roads and highways scored second, and clean-water ...

Americans heart infrastructure
Political Animal — ... , which enjoyed 78% support, and came out on top among Americans of every party and ideology. Republican pollster Frank Luntz has been doing similar tests of public opinion, and has found similar results: Americans ...

Stimulus Fixes for Transportation and Bankruptcy Get Traction in House
Firedoglake — ... Two areas where the marked up bill falls well short of the public's expectations are in transportation and mortgage renegotiation. 94% of Americans are concerned about the nation's infrastructure, and even hard right wing commentators ...

GOP Pollster Says Tax/Spending Debate Has Radically Shifted
Open Left - Front Page — Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Republican pollster Frank Luntz effectively admits that thanks to progressive pressure, the economic meltdown, and the disgusting spectacle known as the Wall Street bailout, public opinion on taxes/spending have radically shifted towards progressive goals, moving the real center of public opinion even farther to the left from the faux "center" in Washington, D.C.: ...

There Is Bipartisan Support for an Investment-Based Stimulus, Just Not on Capitol Hill
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... is working overtime to get Republicans on the Hill behind his stimulus package, which is driving him to excessive tax cuts and other questionable decisions. But if bipartisan support is his goal, he's already got it. The American voting populace, including Democrats, Republicans, and independents, is behind a progressive stimulus package that sees infrastructure investment, not tax cuts, as the primary vehicle for restarting the American economy. Here's top dog Republican pollster Frank Luntz, via ...

Hullabaloo — ... and not make partisan statements in the middle of the negotiation or what, it would behoove them to clear up some of the muddle. The economy is on a very dangerous path, and yet the message to the public, from sources partisan and "nonpartisan", is either ignorantly or deliberately conflating handing out money to banks with investing in the country and creating jobs. For example, Republicans know well - from their own pollster - that infrastructure spending is massively popular and they would have lots of trouble voting against it. Indeed, many of the Republican amendments ...