From MSNBC.com’s Carrie Dann The Congressional Budget Office report on stimulus jobs that First Read mentioned earlier today continues to be enthusiastically used by the Obama administration as ammunition against the Recovery Act’s critics. In a letter sent today to Minority Leader John Boehner — and cc’d to the House Oversight and Government Reform’s […]

  Dear Tea Baggers, I am convinced that close to 90% of you have no clue what you’re even protesting. If it’s the debt or the deficit, where were you the last eight years? You scream about ignoring the Constitution, but when pressed for specific examples you stutter on about Socialism. Most of you don’t […]

But will it include a robust public option? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he is "confident" the Senate will pass a health care bill, but it will take extra work on weekends in December to get it done. "The health care debate is historic. It’s the most important thing any of us here has […]

Interesting points! Monday, November 30th, 2009 Dear President Obama, Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are the new war president. Pure and simple. And with that you […]

In effect, the banking industry walked away from their “under water” loans by having taxpayers subsidize them. How could we then blame a family for walking away to ensure the best interest of one’s family. Until our laws for business is comparable to laws for the citizens where we are all on equal footing, consumers […]

In a country as wealthy as ours it is a shame that the wealth distribution allows such an eventuality. We have structural defect in our brand of capitalism. NYTimes: Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades MARTINSVILLE, Ohio:  With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned […]

  Barack ObamaAbout one thing, left and right seem to agree these days: Obama hasn’t done anything yet. Maureen Dowd and Dick Cheney have found common ground in scoffing at the president’s "dithering." Newsweek recently ran a sympathetic cover story titled, "Yes He Can (But He Sure Hasn’t Yet)." The sarcasm brigade thinks it’s finally […]

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  In an interview with Katie Couric, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said he would "absolutely" vote for Sarah Palin over Barack Obama. In the primary, it would depend on the other candidates, Huckabee said. But "she has more management experience and executive experience than Barack Obama," he argued. Huckabee also compared gay marriage to […]

This is the way Liberals must handle the lies of the uneducated, ill-informed, & vociferous Right Wing. These guys do not get science or civility. They must be terminated intellectually and aggressively before their misinformation is metastasized in the psyche of their followers. Viewers are encouraged to subscribe and join the conversation for more insightful commentary and […]