Renown pollster Scott Rasmussen discussed the reason a backlash against Democratic health care reform is brewing. Rasmussen also discusses Obama, Evan Bayh, upcoming Republican victories and various other topics.

“I think the other thing that is hurting Democrats on the health care issue right now is sort of the sense of they were going to push it through regardless of the fact that it was unpopular, and I don’t think that’s the kind of responsiveness that people are looking for.”

“Right now you’d have to say the likelihood is the Democrats will lose 5 to 8 seats in the Senate, which means the Republicans would not gain control. That’s probably good news for the GOP because I don’t think they want to be in charge heading into 2012. Also expect that the Republicans will pick up maybe 25 or 30 seats in the House.”

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Washington News Observer spoke with various outspoken Republicans.  Some Republicans claimed that Republicans came out on top at this summit, while other dismissed it as a waste of time. The following clips feature Reps. Michelle Bachmann, Steve King and Brian Bilbray.

“Well in my opinion I think that we probably will see more substance come out of the Beer Summit at the White House than we will out of the current Health Care Summit today. So I don’t think we’re going to see a lot of productivity unfortunately because it would have been nice if we actually could’ve seen something move down the road. Instead I think what we’re seeing is a President who has dug his heels in and he plans to do nothing but defend his incomprehensible over 2,000 page long plan.

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Washington News Observer today covered Republican Leader John Boehner’s economic roundtable which featured economic experts such as Doug Holtz-Eakin and Larry Lindsey. Our coverage may be viewed below or on our website, www.washingtonnewsobserver.com

Boehner stated: “You have to remember that President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader Reid, have never run a business, much less ever had a real job in the private sector. So how would they know what it takes to create real jobs?”

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Washington News Observer covered yesterday’s  forum on ACORN, which was hosted by the House Judiciary Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee . The US Department of Justice has thus far refused to lead an investigation into the improper allegations of ACORN. This is a brief video reel of the highlights from the two hour forum.

Washington News Observer recently sat down for an exclusive interview with acclaimed author and commentator Ann Coulter. In the second part of the interview, Ann Coulter  discusses the “victimization” of single mothers and minorities, the Fort Hood massacre and other hot topics. Coulter is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers. This interview is the final segment of a two part series. If you missed the first part, it is available HERE.

Washington News Observer recently sat down for an exclusive interview with acclaimed author and commentator Ann Coulter. As always, Ann Coulter is blunt about her opinions of President Obama and the War on Terror.  Ann Coulter is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers. This interview is part one of a two part series.

SEIU President Andy Stern, took a couple of minutes to discuss with us recent developments in the Health Care debate, his support for a public option in the bill and the mistakes committed by ACORN.

Washington News Observer interviewed Congressman Steve King (R-IA) on Obama’s senior advisor – Valerie Jarrett.

Ms. Jarrett has known President Obama for several decades and moved to Washington, DC following the successful election of her candidate. Currently, Ms. Jarrett is is a senior advisor and assistant to the president for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Last week, Washington News Observer in collaboration with Big Government attended a speech by former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar. Prime Minister Aznar illustrated the fact that while “not all Muslims are Jihadists, all Jihadists are Muslims.” Prime Minister Aznar’s party lost the 2004 election, only 3 days after the tragic events of the Madrid train bombing. His successor has since withdrawn all Spanish troops from Iraq.

Today, tea party and other conservative activists are holding rallies in Washington, DC as part of the “House Calls on Congress” event. Big Government has a reporter covering the events and will have a report later today. Earlier this week, Washington News Observer sat down with South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson to discuss the current landscape for health care legislation.

Yesterday, Big Government contributor Washington News Observer sat down with Rep. Michele Bachmann to discuss the latest twist and turns in the health care debate. Rep. Bachmann has taken the lead in calling for citizens concerned about a government take over of health care to rally at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, November 5th and make “house calls” on their members of Congress. Info on that event can be found here.  

[Editor: Big Government's news partner, Washington News Observer, caught up yesterday with GOP Leader John Boehner. We welcome WNO to the Big Government team and look forward to future news reports and interviews.]