Sorry, there was a YouTube error. This is a must read. For those on the Right that continue to fight against healthcare reform, consumer protection reform, and all the reforms to prevent being continuously abused by the corporatists that have no regards for the well being of hard working citizens, take heed. For the last […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. This is sad and anti-democratic. The Democrats better get their act together else they go through an entire year without any major accomplishments, a recipe for electoral defeat. Sen. Judd Gregg, (R-NH) has penned the equivalent of an obstruction manual — a how-to for holding up health care reform […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error.   Chris Bowers is feeling kind of "meh" about the prospect of large-scale Democratic losses in the 2010 midterms: The current National House Ballot shows Democrats ahead by 2.80%. However, most of those polls focus on registered voters or even "all adults," not on likely voters. Current polling among […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error.   Yesterday it was John McCain, and the supposed catastrophic cuts the Dems are proposing for Medicare. He introduced a motion to recommit the bill that would have sent the bill back to Finance, instructing the committee to remove the proposed Medicare reductions. From his statement: Madame President, simply […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error.   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 […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error.   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 […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. 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 […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. 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 […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. 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 […]

Sorry, there was a YouTube error. 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 […]