Past Polls
- 9/ 2/2008 What previous VP nominee will Sarah Palin most resemble this fall?
- 8/30/2008 What effect will the Sarah Palin VP selection have on McCain's campaign?
- 8/25/2008 What should be the chief objective of Obama's campaign at the Democratic Convention?
- 8/22/2008 What effect will the Joe Biden VP selection have on the Obama campaign?
- 8/17/2008 Barack Obama is expected to choose his running mate this week. Which one of these top contenders is the best choice?
- 8/ 3/2008 What will be the Beijing Olympics' legacy?
- 7/27/2008 What effect did Obama's foreign trip have on his chances for victory in November?
- 7/21/2008 John McCain is expected to announce his running mate this week. Who would be the absolute worst choice?
- 7/14/2008 Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore oil drilling this week. What would be a better short-term solution to our gas price problem?
- 7/ 8/2008 Now that telecom immunity bill has passed, how can the Democratic Congress redeem itself?
- 7/ 6/2008 What should be the main focus of the G-8 Summit?
- 7/ 2/2008 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/26/2008 How can Hillary Clinton best help Barack Obama achieve victory this fall?
- 6/23/2008 In light of Don Imus's latest offensive racial remark, what should the fallout be?
- 6/18/2008 What tactic should Obama embrace to win the White House?
- 6/16/2008 Who would you like to see become the next host of Meet the Press?
- 6/ 9/2008 What would you like to see Hillary Clinton do next?
- 6/ 2/2008 Which 2004 red state has the most potential to turn blue in 2008?
- 5/19/2008 Which GOP senator is most likely to lose his re-election bid in November?
- 3/25/2008 What's ahead for the US economy?
- 3/19/2008 What aspects of the New Deal best address our current political and economic challenges?
- 3/16/2008 What's the single most important step the government can take to address the crumbling economy?
- 3/11/2008 Which recent sex scandal revealed the most about politicians as we know them?
- 3/ 5/2008 After Texas and Ohio, what's the best course for the Democratic presidential process?
- 2/19/2008 How should the dispute over the Michigan and Florida primaries be settled?
- 2/11/2008 Who's John McCain's scariest running-mate?
- 2/ 5/2008 What's the best outcome as Clinton and Obama battle for delegates?
- 2/ 4/2008 What's next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 How Can Hillary Clinton solve her Bill problem?
- 1/22/2008 What next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/22/2008 Is Rudy Giuliani finally finished?
- 1/16/2008 Is John Edwards finished?
- 1/ 8/2008 Which GOP presidential contender poses the greatest threat?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Barack Obama's greatest challenge in the next primaries?
- 1/ 1/2008 Who will make the strongest showing in the Iowa Democratic caucuses?
- 12/17/2007 Who was the most valuable progressive in 2007?
- 12/12/2007 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 12/ 3/2007 What progressive group has made a real difference in 2007?
- 11/26/2007 Will anything useful come of the Mideast Peace Talks in Annapolis?
- 11/16/2007 As things stand today, who is best positioned to be the GOP presidential nominee?
- 11/ 7/2007 If the Democratic presidential primary were held today in your state, who would get your vote?
- 11/ 1/2007 If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, who's her most likely running-mate?
- 10/22/2007 What is the most destabilizing force in Pakistan today?
- 10/10/2007 Who should win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
- 10/ 2/2007 What will it take to keep the Bush Administration from attacking Iran?
- 9/20/2007 Iraq banned Blackwater USA for violence against civilians. What now?
- 9/13/2007 Which Democratic presidential candidate has the best plan for getting out of Iraq?
- 9/ 6/2007 As the Bush Administration presses to extend the surge, what will Democrats in Congress do?
- 8/27/2007 What was Alberto Gonzales's biggest mistake?
- 8/16/2007 Should Cindy Sheehan be challenging Nancy Pelosi in 2008?
- 8/ 1/2007 Now that Rupert Murdoch has sealed the deal to buy the Wall Street Journal, what does it mean to you?
- 7/26/2007 What impact will the CNN/YouTube Debate have on Campaign 08?
- 7/17/2007 Imagine US troops leave Iraq in July 2008. What will Iraq look like in July 2009?
- 7/ 4/2007 Al Gore's Live Earth concerts are:
- 7/ 3/2007 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/21/2007 Mike Bloomberg is poised to make an independent run for president. Should he do it?
- 6/13/2007 Have feminists soured on Hillary?
- 5/31/2007 What happens if Israel succeeds in walling off the Occupied Territories?
- 5/17/2007 What Is Bush's Dumbest Utterance?
- 5/ 3/2007 Who most deserves to be impeached?
- 4/24/2007 What's the most immediate action Congress should take to address global warming?
- 4/13/2007 Don Imus is finally out of a job at MSNBC and CBS. Who's the biggest loser?
- 3/27/2007 How likely is it that US troops will exit Iraq by 2008?
- 3/ 6/2007 The Scooter Libby trial is over. Was justice served?
- 2/27/2007 What's Hillary Clinton's greatest weakness as a presidential candidate?
- 2/20/2007 If they gave an Oscar for the year's best progressive film, the winner would be...
- 2/16/2007 Who's the most likely GOP presidential contender?
- 2/ 7/2007 Who is the Worst US President Ever?
- 1/31/2007 What's the most likely consequence of the Iraq War?
- 0/ 0/ 0 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 0/ 0/ 0 Where should John Edwards go from here?
Although I voted here for Al G, actually there isn't much to be thankful for anywhere one looks in the US. Author Naomi Wolfe has, alas, called it correctly, as American democracy comes to a close.
Posted by sloper at 11/20/2007
As an anti-war military veteran, really I gotta say that the turning from conservative gung-ho and directed military person into one who questions the abuse of military power is the single most defining event of my life. It is a process that requires a stepping outside of a defined and structured reality package.
Trauma is often a catalyst. Other situations in which individuals find themselves in unacceptable circumstances require dissent. In the case of the U.S. military, this ongoing flow of individual dissenters can be seen as a movement, and as a community. We are still a minority, but the support networks are now more established and the integration of dissenting military service folks with the larger dissenting community has to be the larger effect.
I was as stressed out by my act of disobedience and the dissention experience as I was by what I experienced in Vietnam. It is important to stay informed about in-service dissenters and what happens to them after they are discharged. The burden of "bad" discharges, the loss of benefits, including the loss of PTSD and trauma counseling for those who were in Iraq and dissented afterwards are doubly concerning. There should be a network of counselors and therapists for those who suffer distress because they took a stand against an abusive military-political situation. The Vet Centers are primarily directed towards the experience of trauma, but the experience of being ostracized by one's peers and one's family of origen is like being in exile without leaving. I am in exile in my own country, and the rebuilding of inner character requires nothing less that a rebuilding of one's psyche and finding alternative community. http://www.couragetoresist.org/x/
Posted by Jim Willingham at 11/20/2007
I'm a believer that it is starting to look like our best hope in salvaging our democracy is ironically a military coup by the leaders of our military who still have an inkling of what america used to be. It's obvious that the majority of our so-called "elected representitives" , especially the leadership, have an agenda that precludes what is best for our country right now...and that would be the removal of the criminals who have been laying waste to our democracy for these past almost 7 years.
Posted by don knutsen at 11/20/2007
King George's War will end but Climate Change will continue unless we decide to do something about it.
Posted by Richard E. at 11/20/2007
Posted by DON KNUTSEN 11/20/2007 @ 6:09pm
Unfortuately Don, military coups result in military juntas and dictatorship. Civilian coups often end in anarchy and the resultant fascist-for-god feifdoms. Sadly, our only hope is our elected reps... Boy! that sure sucks!
Posted by days23000 at 11/21/2007
Who's responsible for these incredibly skewed choices. which is you favorite consumable apples, bananas, beer, grits or skoal?
Posted by days23000 at 11/21/2007
A military that refuses duty, that is, a rebellion to "stand down" is within the provenance of acceptable behavior. That is different from a coup.That is to say that the military ought to consider owning itself, by setting limits of behavior that enforces peacekeeping and does not allow for being used or manipulated into aggressive profit-making war faring.
Posted by Jim Willingham at 11/21/2007
NO PROBLEM WITH THIS ONE...
The U.S. occupation of Iraq is currently the major issue facing the American people (and the world, for that matter). Anything that pressures the current administration to rethink its sheer idiocy (if that's not a contradication in terms) is a huge positive piece of news -- to wit, the rise of antiwar sentiment in the military.
Gonzales? Who cares? We all knew Bush would replace him with someone just as bad....
Climate change? Feh. Climate change we have always with us....
"Citizen voices"? Feh.
FaceBook? Feh.
Posted by w_m_bear at 11/24/2007
which is you favorite consumable apples, bananas, beer, grits or skoal?
Posted by DAYS23000 11/21/2007 @ 01:33am
I WON'T GO THERE...
;-)
Posted by w_m_bear at 11/24/2007
HAH! I NOTICE THAT MY VOTE...
Made the number for "Anti-war sentiment" 666!
Posted by w_m_bear at 11/24/2007
Clearly, Gonzales' resignation has only allowed yet another AG to proclaim that this President is above the law. So it was easy to rule out that. And the two public issues that are not considered in our U.S. Constitution, nor Bill of Rights I also found not worthy of serious consideration. I was left with a short mental debate between the growing anti-war sentiment of our military and the world-wide acceptance of the growing dangers of Climate Change. The news in Pakistan shows the dire straits of a country under military control. The fighters in our military forces have been trained extensively to follow orders under all circumstances(even to the point of being brain-washed!) If they continue their very laudable but mild rebellion, a general may end up standing in. Could we even face a military junta and lose our democracy? Who can say what direction that might lead. . . The ultimate danger we face as part of the human race is a dramatic change in climate. Today, scientists say we already face a 20% chance of a sudden change with our current CO2 level and it will take 100 years to decrease without adding any more. We are not yet doing much about it, but at least the conversation has begun. If Climate Change continues, we will not remember the U.S. invasion of Iraq. If the Change is enough, we may no longer exist.
Posted by albertvil at 11/24/2007
Albertvil,
You are clearly uninformed about the military, who is in it, and how they operate. Please don't think that soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen and women are some sort of unthinking robots.
We are intelligent, educated, and committed. I will gladly stack up my intellect, education and commitment against yours or anyone else who post here. We take an solemn oath to defend the Constitution, and then we honor our oath. If we had not done so, you would not have the rights which you enjoy right now.
As a Marine officer who has seen the horrors of war and survived when many around me did not, I object to the war in Iraq more that you can even comprehend. The problem as I see it is we desperately need to do a "status check" to see where we really are with regard to Iraq, decide where we need to be, and then determine how to get there. Finally, and most importantly, we need to act. Posting our anger and frustration on line gets us exactly nowhere.
Posted by jamesrlarge at 11/26/2007
Don, a military coup is NEVER the answer. A citizen coup is ALWAYS the answer.
Posted by jamesrlarge at 11/26/2007
5 choices and they're all crap. Why? Why not 5 or 6 really serious political events? 5 or 6 that really matter? Because The Nation is never really serious about politics. That's the problem with being a left wing partisan publication. Your choices are always anti-Conservative, anti-Republican or anti-Bush. The operative word here is "always". The Nation is as full of crap as The National Review or Rush Limbaugh. No balance, no credibility.
Posted by bean22 at 11/26/2007
My best hopes comes from the unraveling of the Capitalist System we see every day on Wall Street with the U$ becoming worthless and the rise of a strong Russia with a great leader like Putin.
Posted by Looter at 11/27/2007
"What political event are you most thankful for?" Sarkozy winning in France! Merkel in Germany! The virtually completed defeat of al Qaeda in Iraq! These things bode well for the future.
Posted by tshawytscha at 11/28/2007
You can't rule an empire without the army.
Posted by dustinchicago at 12/20/2007