SHOULD NEW JERSEY FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR OF WHITNEY HOUSTON?  
   YES  9  10 % 
   NO  84  90 % 

 

WHY DID PRESIDENT OBAMA BACKTRACK ON HIS PLAN TO FORCE RELIGIOUS EMPLOYERS TO COVER BIRTH CONTROL FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES? 
   THE OUTCRY, INCLUDING FROM SOME DEMOCRATS, MADE HIM REALIZE HE PUSHED THE ENVELOPE TOO FAR.  50  17 % 
   HE FINALLY UNDERSTANDS THIS ISSUE COULD COST HIM AT THE BALLOT BOX THIS NOVEMBER.  66  23 % 
   HE PLANNED THIS ALL ALONG TO MAKE HIMSELF LOOK LIKE A GUY WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN AND CHANGE HIS MIND.  148  51 % 
   HE WOULD RATHER SCREW OVER INSURERS THAN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.  10  3 % 
   SOMEBODY EXPLAINED THE CONSTITUTION TO HIM.  14  5 % 

SHOULD THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ACCEPT THE COMPROMISE PUT FORTH BY PRESIDENT OBAMA ON COVERING CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION? 
   YES. AT LEAST THE CHURCH IS NOT THE ONE DIRECTLY BEING REQUIRED TO PROVIDE IT.  18  6 % 
   NO. IT IS ONLY A SEMANTICS GAME. THE CHURCH STILL IS LEFT WITH NO CHOICE SINCE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE NOW REQUIRED TO COVER THOSE THINGS.  269  94 % 

AFTER WINS IN MISSOURI, COLORADO AND MINNESOTA, DOES RICK SANTORUM HAVE A LEGIT CHANCE TO BE THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE? 
   YES. IT IS CLEAR CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS CRAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS CONSERVATIVE AND SANTORUM IS THAT MAN.  61  40 % 
   YES. THE MORE YOU WIN, THE MORE FUNDRAISING DOORS ARE OPENED. IF SANTORUM CAN RAISE ENOUGH MONEY HE IS A THREAT TO ROMNEY.  39  25 % 
   NO. HE SIMPLY DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO RUN AGAINST MITT ROMNEY AND HIS BIG BUCKS.  21  14 % 
   NO. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CONSERVATIVES OUT THERE TO PUSH HIM OVER THE TOP NATIONALLY.  7  5 % 
   NO. EVEN REPUBLICANS WHO LIKE SANTORUM REALIZE HE COULD NOT WIN A GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.  25  16 % 

 

WILL PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AN EXEMPTION AND NOT FORCE THE CHURCH TO OFFER CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION IN THEIR HEALTH PLANS? 
   YES. HE WILL REALIZE HE WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR THIS TIME AND THE UPROAR WILL FORCE HIM TO REVERSE COURSE.  7  5 % 
   YES. HE WILL DO THE MATH AND REALIZE HE CANNOT ALIENATE MILLIONS OF CATHOLIC VOTERS JUST MONTHS BEFORE ELECTION DAY.  43  29 % 
   NO. HE SEES THIS AS A RALLYING CRY FOR THE LEFT AND KNOWS ANY SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR ABORTION RIGHTS WILL EQUAL LIBERAL SUPPORT.  17  11 % 
   NO. THIS GUY IS SO ARROGANT HE DOES NOT CARE A BIT ABOUT THE UPROAR. HE IS LIBERAL TO THE CORE AND WILL PUSH THE ENVELOPE AS FAR AS HE CAN AND THEN PUSH IT A LITTLE BEYOND THAT.  81  55 % 

 

IF MITT ROMNEY IS THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THIS NOVEMBER, WILL YOU VOTE FOR HIM? 
   YES. AND I WOULD DO SO ENTHUSIASTICALLY.  26  8 % 
   YES. IS HE PERFECT? NO. IS HE BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE? YES.  81  25 % 
   YES. I WOULD VOTE FOR SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS INSTEAD OF PRESIDENT OBAMA.  161  50 % 
   NO. I SIMPLY CANNOT BRING MYSELF TO VOTE FOR THE MAN WHO LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR OBAMA-CARE.  17  5 % 
   NO. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF VOTING FOR CANDIDATES JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS.  23  7 % 
   NO. I WILL EITHER SIT THIS ONE OUT OR THROW AWAY MY VOTE FOR AN IRRELEVANT THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE.  16  5 % 

WILL TRADITIONAL DEMOCRATS SEPARATE FROM THE MARXISTS CURRENTLY RUNNING THEIR PARTY? 
   YES.  62  16 % 
   NO.  332  84 % 

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ENTER THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL FIELD? 
   JEB BUSH  18  7 % 
   JIM DEMINT  7  3 % 
   BOBBY JINDAL  23  8 % 
   SARAH PALIN  42  15 % 
   RAND PAUL  9  3 % 
   MARCO RUBIO  39  14 % 
   PAUL RYAN  18  7 % 
   DONALD TRUMP  18  7 % 
   ALLEN WEST  31  11 % 
   NONE  49  18 % 
   OTHER  18  7 % 

DO YOU WANT CONSERVATIVES TO BREAK OFF WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND CREATE A THIRD PARTY TO CALL THEIR OWN? 
   YES. I HAVE SEEN ENOUGH CONSERVATIVE-LITE CANDIDATES AND HAVE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH THEM.  27  10 % 
   YES. THE CHOSEN REPUBLICANS ARE DOING NOTHING MORE THAN TAKING AMERICA DOWN THE PROGRESSIVE PATH AT A SLOWER PACE THAN DEMOCRATS. IT IS TIME TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND.  50  19 % 
   NO. WHILE THE IDEA SEEMS APPEALING, IT IS CLEAR DOING SO WOULD MEAN NOTHING BUT CONSISTENT DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES.  175  67 % 
   NO. I THOROUGHLY ENJOY WATCHING REPUBLICANS TEAR THEMSELVES APART. WHAT FUN!  11  4 % 

 THERE ARE SOME TALKING ABOUT SEPARATION OR SECESSION FROM THE UNION. ARE YOU OK WITH THAT? 
   YES. THAT WAY PEOPLE COULD MOVE TO AREAS THAT SUIT THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY.  32  11 % 
   YES. AMERICA IS NO LONGER A MELTING POT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE TO GOVERN SO MANY OPPOSING AGENDAS AND PHILOSOPHIES.  24  8 % 
   YES. IT SEEMS MORE AND MORE TO BE THE ONLY FEASIBLE SOLUTION.  19  6 % 
   NO. IT WOULD CREATE OTHER CHAOS AND END AMERICA AS A SUPERPOWER.  90  31 % 
   NO. BAILING IS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN THE SOLUTION.  69  24 % 
   NO. REMEMBER THE BLOODSHED IN THE CIVIL WAR? WHAT ON EARTH WOULD HAPPEN THIS TIME?  59  20 % 

WHICH TRACK RECORD TROUBLES YOU THE MOST? 
   NEWT GINGRICH AND HIS MARITAL INFIDELITIES.  12  6 % 
   RON PAUL AND HIS ISOLATIONIST FOREIGN POLICY POSITION.  73  37 % 
   RICK PERRY BACKING IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL ALIENS.  22  11 % 
   MITT ROMNEY AND HIS OBAMA-LIKE ROMNEY CARE IN MASSACHUSETTS.  76  38 % 
   RICK SANTORUM CHOOSING TO BACK ARLEN SPECTER INSTEAD OF PAT TOOMEY IN THE 2004 SENATE RACE.  17  9 % 

WHICH REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS THE LEAST PRINCIPLED AND SINCERE? 
   NEWT GINGRICH  102  34 % 
   JON HUNTSMAN  33  11 % 
   RON PAUL  45  15 % 
   RICK PERRY  15  5 % 
   MITT ROMNEY  90  30 % 
   RICK SANTORUM  13  4 % 

WHICH REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS THE MOST PRINCIPLED AND SINCERE? 
   NEWT GINGRICH  16  6 % 
   JON HUNTSMAN  10  3 % 
   RON PAUL  63  22 % 
   RICK PERRY  13  4 % 
   MITT ROMNEY  20  7 % 
   RICK SANTORUM  167  58 % 

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE TOP NATIONAL OR WORLD STORY FROM 2011? 
   U.S. FORCES KILL OSAMA BIN LADEN IN DARING RAID.  64  26 % 
   JAPAN SUFFERS MAJOR EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI AND NUCLEAR ACCIDENT, KILLING NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE.  70  28 % 
   ARAB SPRING RESULTS IN UPRISINGS THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST.  17  7 % 
   APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE JOBS DIES.  2  1 % 
   U.S. ECONOMY CONTINUES TO FLOUNDER. UNEMPLOYMENT RISES ABOVE 9 PERCENT.  55  22 % 
   JERRY SANDUSKY SEX ABUSE SCANDAL TOPPLES JOE PATERNO AND OTHERS AT PENN STATE.  19  8 % 
   MOAMMAR GADHAFI IS TOPPLED FROM POWER IN LIBYA AND EVENTUALLY KILLED.  1  0 % 
   FISCAL SHOWDOWNS DOMINATE YEAR IN CONGRESS.  8  3 % 
   OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTESTS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.  9  4 % 
   CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS SHOT AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN INCIDENT THAT LEAVES SIX PEOPLE DEAD.  3  1 % 

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE TOP LOCAL OR STATE STORY FROM 2011?  
   GOVERNOR TOM CORBETT TAKES OFFICE.  1  0 % 
   GAS EXPLOSION ROCKS ALLENTOWN, KILLS FIVE.  35  14 % 
   ALLENTOWN ARENA PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.  5  2 % 
   THE SANDS CASINO EXPANDS ITS BETHLEHEM FOOTPRINT.  1  0 % 
   LOCAL REACTION TO THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADEN.  3  1 % 
   ALLENTOWN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT GERALD ZAHORCHAK QUITS.  4  2 % 
   FREEMANSBURG POLICE OFFICER ROBERT LASSO IS KILLED ON DUTY.  16  7 % TWO MAJOR FLOODS WITHIN WEEKS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.  22  9 % 
   PRE-HALLOWEEN SNOW KNOCKS OUT POWER IN LEHIGH VALLEY AND MUCH OF THE STATE.  59  24 % 
   JERRY SANDUSKY CHARGED WITH ABUSING CHILDREN. JOE PATERNO FIRED AS A RESULT.  82  34 % 
   PAT TOOMEY SWORN IN AS U.S. SENATOR.  14  6 % 

PENN STATE PLAYS HOUSTON IN THE TICKET CITY BOWL ON JANUARY 2. DO YOU CARE? 
   YES. DESPITE THE MESS AT PENN STATE, I REMAIN A TRUE FAN OF THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM AND WILL BE WATCHING.  27  14 % 
   YES. I HOPE PENN STATE WINS AND CARRIES JAY PATERNO OFF THE FIELD IN TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER.  35  19 % 
   YES. WE ARE, STILL, PENN STATE!  25  13 % 
   YES. FROM A STRICTLY FOOTBALL POINT OF VIEW, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A HECK OF A FOOTBALL GAME AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO CHECKING IT OUT.  15  8 % 
   NO. THE JERRY SANDUSKY MESS AND FIRING OF JOE PATERNO JUST DRAINED MY ENTHUSIASM AWAY.  17  9 % 
   NO. PENN STATE HAS NO BUSINESS BEING IN A BOWL GAME AND I CANNOT IMAGINE ME ROOTING FOR THEM.  19  10 % 
   NO. PENN STATE FOOTBALL WITHOUT JOE PATERNO IS NOT PENN STATE FOOTBALL. MAYBE THAT WILL CHANGE SOME DAY, BUT NOT YET.  17  9 % 
   NO. CURRENT PLAYERS FIGHTING IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND AN EX-COACH ALLEGEDLY MOLESTING CHILDREN? I WANT THIS SEASON TO GO AWAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  32  17 % 

IS IT REALLY THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR? 
   YES. I LOVE THE LIGHTS, THE MUSIC AND THE ATMOSPHERE. YOU CANNOT BEAT IT!  63  18 % 
   YES. I THINK PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY A LITTLE MORE POLITE AND KIND THIS TIME OF YEAR.  68  19 % 
   YES. I ACTUALLY ENJOY IT MORE NOW THAT I HAVE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS. IT IS MAGICAL!  39  11 % 
   NO. I AM A CHRISTIAN AND OFFENDED BY THE CONSTANT EFFORTS TO TAKE CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS.  88  25 % 
   NO. COMMERCIALISM HAS RUINED A SACRED HOLIDAY FOR ME. THE MEANING IS NOW LOST.  52  15 % 
   NO. I ACTUALLY FIND IT DEPRESSING THIS TIME OF YEAR.  35  10 % 
   NO. I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN AND AM OFFENDED BY BEING BOMBARDED BY CHRISTMAS.  7  2 % 

ARE YOU OK WITH SEN. PAT TOOMEY VOTING IN FAVOR OF A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW U.S. CITIZENS SUSPECTED OF TERRORISM TO BE DETAINED INDEFINITELY AND TREATED AS ENEMY COMBATANTS? 
   YES. AMERICANS HAVE TURNED ON THIS COUNTRY BEFORE AND HAVE BEEN TREATED AS THE ENEMY IN PAST WARS BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE. THIS IDEA IS NOTHING NEW.  40  17 % 
   YES. AMERICANS AFFILIATED WITH AL QAIDA ARE THE ENEMY NOT CRIMINALS AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS PRISONERS OF WAR IF CAUGHT. TOOMEY REALIZES WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF WAR AND VOTED CORRECTLY.  54  23 % 
   YES. TOOMEY CONSULTED CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERTS WHO SAID IT IS OK. IF IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM, IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.  11  5 % 
   NO. I HAVE A NAGGING FEELING THIS IS THE FIRST STEP DOWN A SLIPPERY SLOPE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY INCLUDE OTHER GROUPS, INCLUDING THE TEA PARTY.  48  21 % 
   NO. IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO TREAT AMERICAN CITIZENS IN THIS MANNER. I AM REALLY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED TOOMEY VOTED FOR IT.  57  25 % 
   NO. THIS, LIKE THE PATRIOT ACT, ERODES WHAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD IN MIND. NOT GOOD!  20  9 % 

 

DO YOU AGREE WITH THE DECISION OF PENN STATE TO ACCEPT A BOWL BID?  
YES. THE KIDS ON THIS TEAM HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SEX-ABUSE SCANDAL AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUNISHED FOR IT.  199  74%    
YES. THE SCHOOL IS DONATING ITS BOWL MONEY TO SEX-ABUSE VICTIMS ADVOCACY GROUPS. SOME GOOD CAN COME FROM THE BOWL GAME.  28  10 %  
NO. THIS IS PENN STATE PUTTING FOOTBALL AND MONEY AHEAD OF COMMON SENSE. I FIND IT TACKY.  22  8 %  
NO. PENN STATE SHOULD HAVE PACKED UP EARLY. DONATING THE BOWL MONEY IS A WEAK ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY PLAYING.  21  8 % 

 

EXPLAIN HERMAN CAIN. 
   HE HAD MULTIPLE AFFAIRS DURING HIS BUSINESS CAREER AND NEVER THOUGHT THEY WOULD COME BACK TO BIT HIM IF HE RAN FOR OFFICE.  141  54 % 
   HE NEVER HAD ANY AFFAIRS, BUT HE QUIT BECAUSE HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT POLITICS IS BRUTAL AND SEPARATES THE BIG DOGS FROM THE LITTLE DOGS.  119  46 % 

DO YOU BELIEVE THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HERMAN CAIN? 
   YES. WHERE THERE IS THIS MUCH SMOKE, THERE MUST BE FIRE.  80  34 % 
   NO. I HATE TO PARAPHRASE HILLARY CLINTON, BUT THIS IS EITHER A VAST LEFT WING CONSPIRACY OR A MITT ROMNEY CONSPIRACY.  153  66 % 

WHEN PENN STATE HIRES ITS NEXT FOOTBALL COACH, SHOULD ALL MEMBERS OF THE CURRENT COACHING STAFF BE LET GO? 
   YES. OTHER COACHES ELSEWHERE HAVE SAID ALL ASSISTANTS ON THE STAFF HAD TO KNOW. IF THEY HAD TO KNOW, THEN THEY HAVE TO GO.  113  53 % 
   NO. WHERE IS YOUR SENSE OF JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY?  102  47 % 

RATE THE EFFORTS OF SENATOR PAT TOOMEY ON THE SUPERCOMMITTEE. 
   ADMIRABLE. I THINK HE REALLY WORKED HARD AT GETTING A DEAL AND COMMUNICATED HIS IDEAS EXTREMELY WELL.  42  19 % 
   ADMIRABLE. HE WAS WILLING TO BEND AND PUT TAX INCREASES AND TAX REFORM ON THE TABLE.  34  15 % 
   SMART AND SHREWD. HE LOOKED AT THE BIG PICTURE. HE PUT TAX REFORM ON THE TABLE TO PREVENT THE BUSH TAX CUTS FROM GOING AWAY.  90  41 % 
   DISAPPOINTING. I CANNOT BELIEVE HE WOULD EVEN CONSIDER PUTTING ANY TAX INCREASES ON THE TABLE.  20  9 % 
   DISAPPOINTING. HE DID NOTHING BUT TAKE THE TYPICAL REPUBLICAN LINE.  11  5 % 
   DISAPPOINTING. ALL THAT MATTERS IS RESULTS AND THERE ARE NO RESULTS HERE.  24  11 %  

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CHANCES ARE OF JERRY SANDUSKY BEING FOUND GUILTY ON ALL OR MOST OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM? 
   100 PERCENT HE WILL BE CONVICTED ON ALL OR MOST OF THE CHARGES.  39  19 % 
   HIGHLY LIKELY.  86  43 % 
   SOMEWHAT LIKELY BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT.  48  24 % 
   I THINK IT IS SOMEWHAT LIKELY HE WILL ACTUALLY WALK.  15  7 % 
   IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY HE WILL WALK.  5  2 % 
   IT IS ALL BUT A LOCK HE WILL BE FOUND NOT GUILTY THANKS TO BETTER LAWYERS AND LEGAL TECHNICALITIES.  9  4 % 

 
FRANCO HARRIS SAYS IF HE HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE MORAL INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER OF JOE PATERNO AND THE POLITICIANS AND COMMENTATORS CRITICIZING HIM, HE WOULD CHOOSE PATERNO EVERY TIME. WOULD YOU? 
   YES.  209  85 % 
   NO.  38  15 % 

HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER JOE PATERNO? 
   THE ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY.  32  9 % 
   A MAN WHO HELPED MOLD BOYS INTO MEN FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.  22  6 % 
   A MAN OF INTEGRITY, CHARACTER AND MORAL PRINICPLES.  39  11 % 
   AN UNFAIR VICTIM OF THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEX-ABUSE SCANDAL.  39  11 % 
   ALL OF THE ABOVE, BUT ALSO AS A MAN WHO COULD HAVE DONE MORE TO PREVENT ABUSE OF CHILDREN.  131  38 % 
   A MAN WHO FAILED TO DO ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF WHO KNOWS HOW MANY CHILDREN.  44  13 % 
   AN OLD MAN WHO SIMPLY NEVER FIGURED OUT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE.  35  10 % 

 

GOVERNOR CORBETT HAS SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO TEXT AND DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA? 
   YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT? THIS IS SUCH AN OBVIOUSLY GOOD IDEA I CANNOT BELIEVE THE WIZARDS UP IN HARRISBURG THOUGHT OF IT.  59  24 % 
   THIS IS CLEARLY A GOOD IDEA. HOW CAN YOU SAFELY DRIVE YOUR CAR WHILE LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR PHONE AND USING ONE OR TWO HANDS TO TEXT?  64  26 % 
   GOOD IDEA. NEXT, HOW ABOUT WE FINALLY GET AROUND TO BANNING HAND-HELD CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING.  53  21 % 
   THIS IS JUST ANOTHER FREEDOM STRIPPED AWAY BY THE GOVERNMENT AND IS A BAD IDEA.  7  3 % 
   BAD IDEA. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO BANNING HAND-HELD CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING, EATING A HAMBURGER WHILE DRIVING, ETC.  6  2 % 
   I THOUGHT WE ALREADY HAD A LAW ON THE BOOKS DEALING WITH RECKLESS DRIVING. THIS IS A REDUNDANT IDEA.  25  10 % 
   REGARDLESS IF IT IS A GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA, I DO NOT SEE POLICE BEING ABLE TO ENFORCE IT.  35  14 % 

 

SHOULD ALL AMERICANS BE ENCOURAGED TO VOTE? 
   YES. OUR FOUNDING FATHERS SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR AMERICANS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR THEIR LEADERS. BETRAYING THEM BY NOT VOTING IS UNACCEPTABLE.  43  23 % 
   YES. OUR VETERANS HAVE SPILLED TOO MUCH BLOOD FOR AMERICANS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR THEIR LEADERS. BETRAYING THEM BY NOT VOTING IS UNACCEPTABLE.  31  17 % 
   YES. REMEMBER, ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. SO ARE THEIR VOTES.  11  6 % 
   NO. SOME SHOULD ACTUALLY BE DISCOURAGED FROM VOTING. TOO MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY VOTING.  22  12 % 
   NO. WE SHOULD MAKE VOTERS TAKE A SIMPLE TEST BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. YOU NEED TO PASS A TEST TO DRIVE, WHY NOT THE SAME THING TO ELECT OUR LEADERS.  18  10 % 
   NO. THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY. YOU ARE FREE TO VOTE IF YOU WISH AND FREE NOT TO VOTE IF YOU WISH. IF YOU ARE TOO LAZY TO VOTE WITHOUT BEING PRODDED, STAY HOME!  61  33 % 

WILL THE JERRY SANDUSKY SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES COST JOE PATERNO HIS JOB? 
   YES AND IT SHOULD.  47  36 % 
   YES BUT IT SHOULD NOT.  28  21 % 
   NO BUT IT SHOULD.  11  8 % 
   NO NOR SHOULD IT.  45  34 % 

 

WILL STORIES OF ALLEGED SEXUAL HARRASSMENT DOOM THE CHANCES OF HERMAN CAIN?  
   YES. THE MEDIA SIMPLY WILL NOT LET THIS GO.  42  24 % 
   YES. I HAVE A FEELING WHAT WE HAVE HEARD SO FAR IS ONLY THE TIP OF AN UGLY ICEBERG.  14  8 % 
   YES. JUST WAIT UNTIL THE ALLEGED VICTIMS GO PUBLIC. THEN IT WILL REALLY HIT THE FAN.  10  6 % 
   NO. CAIN IS SMART ENOUGH TO DEFLECT THE ACCUSATIONS WHETHER THEY ARE TRUE OR NOT.  16  9 % 
   NO. THE MORE THE MEDIA INVESTIGATES THE MORE THIS STORY WILL FALL APART AND FADE AWAY.  68  40 % 
   NO. REPUBLICANS WILL RALLY AROUND CAIN BECAUSE THEY SEE THIS AS THE MEDIA AND OPPONENTS PICKING ON HIM.  22  13 %

AFTER THE STATE SENATE APPROVED IT, THE STATE HOUSE IS NOW LOOKING AT A BILL TO USE TAXPAYER MONEY FOR VOUCHERS TO HELP CHILDREN LEAVE FAILING SCHOOLS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS. DO YOU FAVOR THE IDEA? 
   YES. GETTING CHILDREN OUT OF LOUSY SCHOOLS IS THE ONLY CHANCE THEY HAVE TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.  79  30 % 
   YES. I WOULD RATHER MY MONEY BE SPENT TO EDUCATE THESE KIDS NOW THAN INCARCERATE THEM LATER.  37  14 % 
   YES. MAYBE THIS WILL SHOW CRUEL, NASTY REPUBLICANS ACTUALLY DO NOT HATE THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED.  8  3 % 
   YES. IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE UNIONS OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS.  50  19 % 
   NO. THE IDEA VIOLATES THE STATE CONSTITUTION WHICH STATES TAXPAYER MONEY CANNOT BE SPENT ON PRIVATE SCHOOLS.  31  12 % 
   NO. SHIFTING TAX DOLLARS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL SPEED UP THE DECAY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  10  4 % 
   NO. SO-CALLED FAILING SCHOOLS ARE NOT FAILING. IT IS THE PARENTS OF THOSE KIDS WHO ARE FAILING. IMPROVE THE CALIBER OF PARENTING AND THE SCHOOLS WILL FOLLOW.  44  17 % 
   NO. THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A TACTIC TO BUST THE UNIONS IN SCHOOLS. UNIONS ROCK!  2  1 % 

THE U.S. IS LEAVING IRAQ BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST CLOSELY REFLECTS YOUR OPINION OF THAT DECISION? 
   WE ARE LEAVING A LITTLE TOO SOON. STAY THE COURSE AND FINISH THE JOB AND FINISH IT THE RIGHT WAY.  38  15 % 
   I THINK THE IDEA IS CRAZY. WE HAVE INVESTED TOO MUCH BLOOD AND MONEY TO LEAVE NOW.  24  9 % 
   INSTEAD OF LEAVING ENTIRELY, PERSUADE THE IRAQIS ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN BASES THERE LIKE WE ESTABLISHED IN EUROPE AND ASIA AFTER WORLD WAR II.  53  21 % 
   GOOD MOVE BY THE PRESIDENT. IRAQIS WANT US OUT AND WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR GOALS THERE SO I THINK WE SHOULD HONOR THEIR WISHES.  9  4 % 
   WHILE I THINK WE SHOULD STAY, I UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE LEAVING. IT SIMPLY COSTS TOO DAMN MUCH TO MAINTAIN FORCES THERE.  7  3 % 
   BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT ON THIS ONE. I NEVER THOUGHT WE BELONGED THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. LEAVING IS LONG OVERDUE.  22  9 % 
   THIS SMELLS LIKE THE PRESIDENT PANDERING TO THE FAR-LEFT, ANTI-WAR FACTION OF HIS PARTY.  102  40 % 

 

 
PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING ALLOWING ADVERTISING INSIDE ITS SCHOOL BUSES. GOOD IDEA OR BAD IDEA? 
   GOOD IDEA. IT IS SIMPLE REALLY. ADVERTISING EQUALS MONEY, SOMETHING MOST SCHOOLS CLAIM THEY NEED.  35  16 % 
   GOOD IDEA. THIS IS A WIN FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR ADVERTISERS WHO CAN TARGET A VERY SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC.  19  9 % 
   BAD IDEA. YOU KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE THERE WILL BE SOME SORT OF INAPPROPRIATE ADVERTISEMENT AND THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY.  56  26 % 
   BAD IDEA. IS THERE ANY PLACE IMMUNE TO ADVERTISING?  105  49 % 

 

FOUR U.S. SENATORS WANT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO BAN ITS PLAYERS FROM CHEWING TOBACCO. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THAT REQUEST? 
   AGREE. PLAYERS ESSENTIALLY ARE SMOKING ON TV WHEN CHEWING TOBACCO. WHY PROMOTE THAT?  12  5 % 
   AGREE. KIDS WORSHIP BASEBALL PLAYERS AND EMULATE THEM. CHEWING TOBACCO IS AN AWFUL EXAMPLE.  25  10 % 
   DISAGREE. DO THESE FOUR SENATORS REALLY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH THEIR TIME?  59  24 % 
   DISAGREE. HOW ABOUT THESE SENATORS GO AFTER THEIR LIBERAL BUDDIES WHO PUT SMOKING AND A LOT WORSE IN THEIR HOLLYWOOD MOVIES?  18  7 % 
   DISAGREE. THIS IS YET ANOTHER ATTACK ON PERSONAL FREEDOM. IF YOU WANT TO CHEW TOBACCO, GO AHEAD. LET ADULTS BE ADULTS.  131  53 % 

WHAT IS PRIMARILY FUELING THE OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY? 
   GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE COUNTRY  2  1 % 
   ANGER OVER CORPORATE GREED  12  6 % 
   A DESIRE TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM TO AN EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH  28  14 % 
   GEORGE SOROS MONEY  60  29 % 
   TV CAMERAS  9  4 % 
   A FOLLOW-THE-LEADER MENTALITY  11  5 % 
   SLACKERS WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH THEIR TIME  37  18 % 
   STUPIDITY  48  23 % 

CHRIS CHRISTIE ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT. DO MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS CHANGE YOUR MIND? 

   YES  20  7 % 
   NO  247  93 % 

 

COULD YOU BE MARRIED TO SOMEBODY WHO HAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT POLITICAL VIEWS THAN YOU DO? 
   NOT ONLY COULD I, I ALREADY AM. IT MAKES FOR SOME INTERESTING DINNER CONVERSATION.  19  7 % 
   YES. THERE ARE BIGGER ISSUES IN A MARRIAGE AND BESIDES, POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BEDFELLOWS.  86  32 % 
   NO. I THOUGHT I COULD, BUT BOY WAS I WRONG!  20  7 % 
   NO WAY. I COULD NOT IMAGINE THAT KIND OF POLITICAL STUPIDITY.  101  37 % 
   IT ALL DEPENDS. IS THAT PERSON SMOKING HOT?  46  17 % 

A LOCAL MOM SAYS AS PART OF HIS INVESTIGATION THE EMMAUS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS VIEWED NUDE PHOTOS OF FEMALE STUDENTS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE WEB. SHOULD HE HAVE? 
   YES  10  34 % 
   NO  19  66 % 

 

TO CUT DOWN ON A RISING DIVORCE RATE, THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING 2 YEAR TEMPORARY MARRIAGE LICENSES. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE IDEA? 
   I THINK IT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. IS THIS ANY LESS IMMORAL THAN LIVING TOGETHER BEFORE GETTING MARRIED?  9  4 % 
   I LIKE THE IDEA. WHY NOT TAKE A SPOUSE OUT FOR A SPIN BEFORE COMMITTING? THIS PREVENTS A HUGE LEGAL HASSLE FROM HAPPENING UPON DIVORCE.  9  4 % 
   WE HAVE ALREADY MADE A MOCKERY OF TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE, SO WHY IS THIS A BIG DEAL?  38  18 % 
   THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ATTACK ON TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE.  102  48 % 
   IF THIS PASSES IN MEXICO IT WILL END UP COMING NORTH TO AMERICA, JUST LIKE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.  38  18 % 
   I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THIS POLICY WOULD MEAN TO DIVORCE LAWYERS.  18  8 %  

 

BANK OF AMERICA AND OTHER BANKS ARE NOW CHARGING 5 DOLLARS PER MONTH TO USE THEIR DEBIT CARDS. OTHER BANKS MAY FOLLOW. IF IT AFFECTS YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? 
   IT WOULD TICK ME OFF ENOUGH TO SWITCH BANKS.  76  49 % 
   IT WOULD TICK ME OFF ENOUGH TO NOT USE THE DEBIT CARD EXCEPT AT AN ATM WHERE THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE.  44  28 % 
   I WOULD BE TICKED OFF, BUT GRIT MY TEETH AND USE IT ANYWAY.  2  1 % 
   I WOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT. 60 DOLLARS A YEAR IS REALLY NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL.  0  
   I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT BANKS, LIKE ALL BUSINESSES, NEED TO MAKE A PROFIT.  4  3 % 
   I WOULD UNDERSTAND BECAUSE BANKS HAVE BEEN PUT IN THIS POSITION BY GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.  30  19 % 

 

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST DESERVES HAVE A POSTAGE STAMP MADE WITH HIS OR HER LIKENESS ON IT? 
   MUHAMMAD ALI  12  6 % 
   NEIL ARMSTRONG  85  41 % 
   GEORGE H.W. BUSH  16  8 % 
   GEORGE W. BUSH  27  13 % 
   JIMMY CARTER  1  0 % 
   BILL CLINTON  2  1 % 
   DALAI LAMA  6  3 % 
   BILL GATES  9  4 % 
   STEVE JOBS  2  1 % 
   MICHAEL JORDAN  0  
   LADY GAGA  1  0 % 
   BARACK OBAMA  2  1 % 
   ED PAWLOWSKI  3  1 % 
   STEVEN SPIELBERG  2  1 % 
   BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN  3  1 % 
   MARGARET THATCHER  35  17 %  

 

WHOSE POSITION DO YOU HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH? 
   MITT ROMNEY AND HIS ROMNEY-CARE IN MASSACHUSETTS.  74  32 % 
   RICK PERRY AND HIS COLLEGE AID TO CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN TEXAS.  156  68 % 

 

DO YOU WANT NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE TO ENTER THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE? 
   YES.  66  42 % 
   NO.  91  58 % 

 

SHOULD 1 MILLION DOLLARS BAIL HAVE BEEN PAID TO IRAN TO GAIN THE RELEASE OF TWO AMERICANS BEING HELD THERE ON SPYING CHARGES? 
   YES. IF IT WERE YOUR KIDS BEHIND BARS OVER THERE WHAT WOULD YOUR ANSWER BE?  32  17 % 
   YES. AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE IRAN WHEN IT SAYS THEY WONDERED ACROSS THE BORDER? FOR ALL WE KNOW, IT WAS IRAN WHO CROSSED OVER AND GRABBED THESE INNOCENT VICTIMS.  24  13 % 
   NO. IT SETS AN AWFUL PRECEDENT.  25  13 % 
   NO. WHAT THE HELL WERE THESE TWO GUYS THINKING ABOUT WHEN THEY DECIDED IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GO HIKING IN OR NEAR IRAN?  109  57 % 

 

SHOULD A MAYOR BE GIVEN A KEY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GIVEN ACCESS TO POLICE RECORDS? 
   YES  63  22 % 
   NO  230  78 % 

 

WHAT WILL THE BREWING SOLYNDRA SOLAR PANEL MANUFACTURER SCANDAL MEAN TO PRESIDENT OBAMA? 
 

 IT WILL NOT HURT HIM AT ALL. THE MEDIA WILL SEE TO IT.  108  51 % 

  IT WILL NOT HURT HIM AT ALL. HIS APPROVAL RATINGS ARE SO LOW, HOW COULD THEY GO LOWER?  9  4 % 
   IT WILL HURT HIM BIG TIME. THIS SCANDAL WILL SHOW JUST HOW CORRUPT HIS ADMINISTRATION IS.  44  21 % 
   IT WILL HURT HIM BIG TIME. THIS IS YET ANOTHER STRIKE AGAINST HIM IN THE EYES OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS.  50  24 % 

 

2 YEARS AFTER HE WAS BROUGHT TO PHILADELPHIA, ARE YOU NOW OK WITH THE EAGLES HAVING MICHAEL VICK AS THEIR STARTING QUARTERBACK?  
   YES. I WAS OK WITH IT WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY SIGNED HIM. WHAT HE DID WAS AWFUL, BUT HE SERVED HIS PUNISHMENT AND SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EARN A LIVING, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER EX-CON.  14  12 % 
   YES. HE HAS STAYED OUT OF TROUBLE IN THE TWO YEARS HE HAS BEEN IN PHILLY AND AS LONG AS HE KEEPS HIS NOSE CLEAN, I AM OK WITH HIM BEING ON THE EAGLES.  10  8 % 
   YES. HIS CASE IS A TEACHABLE MOMENT FOR KIDS. IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG, EXPECT TO BE PUNISHED FOR IT. THEN, IF YOU CLEAN UP YOUR ACT, EXPECT TO BE GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.  22  19 % 
   NO. DID HE SERVE HIS PUNISHMENT? YES. SHOULD HE BE ALLOWED TO EARN A LIVING? YES. BUT, I JUST CANNOT BRING MYSELF TO CHEER FOR THIS GUY.  10  8 % 
   NO. THIS GUY SHOULD BE BEHIND BARS, NOT BEHIND CENTER ON A FOOTBALL FIELD.  8  7 % 
   NO. THE MICHAEL VICK STORY TELLS KIDS YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH DO ANYTHING YOU WANT, BUT AS LONG AS YOU ARE A TERRIFIC ATHLETE, IN THE END ALL WILL BE FORGIVEN.  33  28 % 
   I REALLY COULD NOT CARE LESS EITHER WAY.  21  18 % 

 

SAUCON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TELLING FEMALE STUDENTS THEY MAY ONLY KEEP THEIR PURSES IN THEIR LOCKERS FOR SAFETY REASONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK? 
   SCHOOLS ARE RIDICULOUS. WHERE WILL IT STOP?  44  16 % 
   WHY NOT PUT STUDENTS THROUGH METAL DETECTORS AT THE START OF THE DAY AND END IT AT THAT?  15  5 % 
   GIRLS HAVE PERSONAL ITEMS WITH THEM THAT THEY NEED. WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?  47  17 % 
   THIS IS ANOTHER CASE OF PUNISHING MANY FOR THE ACTIONS OF A FEW.  86  31 % 
   SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN AND SHOULD SET THE RULES FOR THEMSELVES.  12  4 % 
   HAVE YOU SEEN GIRLS PURSES LATELY? CRAZY!  1  0 % 
   SCHOOL IS FOR LEARNING. IF KEEPING PURSES INSIDE LOCKERS HELPS THAT CAUSE, COUNT ME IN!  51  19 % 
   BANNING PURSES IS A REALLY SMALL PRICE FOR IMPROVED SAFETY.  18  7 % 

 

 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE VIDEO CAMERAS INSTALLED IN SCHOOL CLASSROOMS? 
   YES. IT WOULD KEEP TEACHERS ON THEIR TOES.  27  10 % 
   YES. IT WOULD DETER STUDENT NONSENSE AND PROTECT THE TEACHERS AT THE SAME TIME.  97  36 % 
   NO. WOULD YOU WANT A VIDEO CAMERA MONITORING EVERY SECOND OF YOUR WORK DAY?  80  30 % 
   NO. SCHOOL ALREADY ARE CRYING ABOUT LACK OF FUNDS. WHO IS PICKING UP THE TAB FOR NEW CAMERAS?  52  19 % 
   NO. HOW WILL TEACHERS BE ABLE TO HAVE SEX WITH THEIR STUDENTS IF BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING?  13  5 % 

 

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SEATBELTS IN SCHOOL BUSES? 
   YES  244  58 % 
   NO  178  42 % 

 

GRADE THE PPL RESPONSE TO POWER OUTAGES CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE.  
   A  52  26 % 
   B  67  33 % 
   C  51  25 % 
   D  20  10 % 
   F  13  6 % 

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST TRUE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA? 

HE IS DELIBERATELY SCREWING UP THIS COUNTRY.  (195)  61 % 

HE IS JUST PLAIN CLUELESS.  (91)  28 % 

HE IS THE VICTIM OF PEOPLE ABOVE HIM PULLING ALL THE STRINGS.  (21)  7% 

HE IS THE VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND HIS CONTROL THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE.  (7)  2 % 

HE IS DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB CLEANING UP THE MESS HE WAS GIVEN.  (8)  2 %

ARE THE BEST DAYS OF AMERICA BEHIND IT? 

YES. WE HAVE GONE TOO FAR OVER THE EDGE TO BRING IT BACK TO WHAT IT ONCE WAS. BEING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL IS COSTING US DEARLY NOW.  (114)  33 % 

YES. IT IS ALL OVER. ALL GREAT COUNTRIES RUN THEIR COURSE AND OURS IS NO EXCEPTION.  (28)  8 % 

NO. I REMAIN AN ETERNAL OPTIMIST. SOMEHOW WE CAN TURN THIS COUNTRY AROUND, PERHAPS AS SOON AS NEXT ELECTION.  (194)  56 %