Sunday, April 05, 2026

Has Trump Effectively Destroyed NATO?


 

Americans Are Pessimistic About The War With Iran


The chart above is from the Reuters / Ipsos Poll -- done between March 27th and 29th of a nationwide sample of 1,021 adults, with a 3 point margin of error.

Victory?

Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
 

Most Say Congress Doesn't Do Enough To Control Trump's Excesses

 

The chart above reflects the results of the CNN / SSRS Poll -- done between March 26th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 1,201 adults, with a 3.2 point margin of error.

The Bondi Bunny Was Not Good At Hiding Stuff

Political Cartoon is by Rick McKee at Cagle.com.
 

Trump Wants More Money For Military - Less For Hurting Americans


 

Saturday, April 04, 2026

Bondi Wasn't Fired Because She Was Bad - But Because She Wasn't;t Bad Enough


 

Most Americans Are Opposed To The Iran War

 

The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 27th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 1,679 adults (including 1,505 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.2 points for adults and 3 points for registered voters.

Trump - The War Bunny

Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson at Rawstory.com.
 

The Unemployment Rate For March Was Down Slightly To 4.3%

 

The Labor Department released its unemployment report for March on Friday. It showed some improvement. The economy produced 178,000 new jobs - not great, but much better than the previous few months. That was enough to lower the unemployment rate to 4.3%.

Here are the relevant statistics for March:

SIZE OF THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE:

170,087,000

OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS:

7,239,000

OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

4.3%

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT:

Adult men...............3.8%

Adult women...............4.0%

Teens (16-19)...............13.7%

White...............3.6%

Black...............7.1%

Asian...............3.7%

Hispanic...............4.8%

No HS diploma...............5.9%

HS graduate...............4.7%

Some college...............3.6%

Bachelor's deg or more...............2.8%

NUMBER OF MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS (unemployed but not counted):

1,944,000

MORE REALISTIC NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS (official + marginally-attached):

9,183,000

MORE REALISTIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

5.4%

The Shoes To Fill For The Next AG

Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
 

Congressional Democrats Are Now More Popular Than Congressional Republicans


The chart above is from the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 27th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 1,679 adults, with a 3.2 point margin of error.
 

Trump Broke It - Taxpayers Pay For It

 Political Cartoon is by John Deering in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

The Biggest Worries For Voters Are Current Government And Money/Finances

The chart above is from the Change Research Poll -- done between March 8th and 12th of a nationwide sample of 1,541 registered voters, with a 2.6 point margin of error.