Voters Give GOP First Lead on Healthcare

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/healthcare_poll_gop/2009/08/14/248136.html

• Voters favor the GOP on the issue of healthcare by a margin of 44 percent to 41 percent.
• The GOP holds a six-point lead on the top issue of the economy.
• The GOP holds a three-point lead on the issue of education.
• The GOP holds a four-point lead on the issue of social security.
• The GOP holds a four-point lead on the issue of national security.
• The GOP holds a strong 16-point lead on the issue of taxes.
• The GOP holds a 10-point lead on the issue of abortion.
• The parties are tied on the issue of the war in Iraq.

GOP Cross-Overs Have Earmarks to Gain in $410 Billion Spending Bill

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/10/gop-cross-overs-earmarks-gain-billion-spending/

Slightly dated, but I wanted to have it archived here

This is why no one likes politics. Both parties scream at each other, but in the end they do the same thing. It's like earmarks are only bad when they aren't yours...text-book definition of a hypocrite.