Stewart strikes again. How can a funny man make so much practical sense in a humorous way. He is correct that every move the President makes will be negatively scrutinized by FoxNews and Conservative outlets. That said, he made an important point. Obama seems to be the best seller of Obama’s policies and accomplishments. That […]

  For several days now, Senate Republicans have ridiculed their Democratic counterparts for prioritizing campaign finance legislation over a bill that would benefit small businesses, arguing that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was putting electoral advantages over jobs for everyday people. On Tuesday, the DISCLOSE Act failed to get the needed votes for cloture, in […]

If we are serious about the budget deficit we will allow the Bush tax cuts on those making in excess of $200,000 per year to expire. The false talking point that this would affect a large number of small businesses was debunked by factcheck.org the first time McCain made this argument (http://bit.ly/c3JMGA). By simple experience, […]

  The political genius of supply-side economics July 25, 2010 4:18pm The future of fiscal policy was intensely debated in the FT last week. In this Exchange, I want to examine what is going on in the US and, in particular, what is going on inside the Republican party. This matters for the US and, […]

America owes much gratitude to Andrew Breitbart. He opened the racism door so wide that doubtful whites were able to see in real time proof of a calculated racist attack by a Right Wing blogger and the established news organization FoxNews. Prior to Breitbart’s release of the doctored tape of Shirley Sherrod’s speech at a […]

Systemic unemployment will affect those over 45 years of age more than anyone else; this specifically because of the oversupply of young unemployed citizens as well as rampant outsourcing. Unfortunately many of those over 45 years of age are the same people who are buying into the tenant of less government programs & low taxes […]

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This story touched me for one specific reason.  The systemic unemployment will affect those over 45 years of age more that anyone else; this specifically because of the oversupply of young unemployed citizens as well as rampant outsourcing. Unfortunately many of those over 45 years old are the same people who are buying into the […]

Usually, high-powered insurance company lobbyists in Washington, DC takes a long, luxurious August vacation – but not this year.  This year the lobbyists have turned their sights to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in a blatant attempt to hijack reform.1 After spending millions of dollars and employing thousands of lobbyists only to lose […]

  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Wednesday that despite all their public criticism, Republican lawmakers tell him in private that they think the administration’s stimulus package has been a success. "I believe the economic recovery plan has worked," LaHood said, in an interview with the Huffington Post, "and I’ve had Republican members tell me […]