Category: Edition No. 197 – January 2022

24% of registered voters say the country is headed in the right direction. 63% of registered voters say the country is on the wrong track. Continue reading “State of the Nation”

Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words. The winners are: Continue reading “This and That”

“President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who held 11 state dinners, famously served King George VI and Queen Elizabeth hot dogs and beer at a 1939 state dinner.” This line was published in the last Washington Watch, and it triggered the following from a Washington Watch reader. Continue reading “Odds and Ends”

Rudeness begets rudeness. Disrespect begets disrespect. And when someone like Musk ignores the societal obligation his wealth and success have granted him, it sets a terrible example for those who look up to him. [Chris Cillizza 12/15/21] Continue reading “Quotes”

Regardless of whom they supported in the 2020 election. 69% of adults think that Biden’s election was legitimate while 29% believe it was not legitimate. Continue reading “President Biden”

64% of Americans are confident that votes across the country will be counted accurately and 65% believe that all eligible citizens will have a fair opportunity to vote. Continue reading “2022 Election”

Approval of the Congress in 2021 peaked in August and has basically continued downward since then. Continue reading “Congress”

The following people have indicated or been commonly named as someone thinking about or planning to run for president in 2024, some only if Biden decides not to run for re-election. Continue reading “2024 Election”