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Conned by Republicans as Democrats cede In Budget Deal

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President Obama took a lot of flak when he said “I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that, you know, Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not.” Unfortunately that statement is as true then as it is now. Americans have been living under Republican […]

Democrats are showing once again they have the backbones of banana slugs

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Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor to the Clinton administration gets it right once more. The first two paragraphs of his Huffington Post blog post says it all. Democrats are showing once again they have the backbones of banana slugs. The Affordable […]

Obama: Being Responsible Means Not Caving To GOP Hostage Taking (VIDEO)

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President Obama gave a news conference on the GOP hostage taking a few minutes ago. Most importantly he laid out some facts that he wants American to know. He wants American to understand that the Republican Party are provably the ones that are being intransigent and unreasonable. The president justifiably implied in his comments that […]

Rachel Maddow: Republican Shutdown Evil And Planned (VIDEO)

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Make no mistake, Tea Party Right Wing Republicans have been clamoring for a government shutdown even before they were elected. During the 2010 elections they so debased government with their entire base and with gullible independents that many Tea Party candidates were talking about shutting the whole thing down while their voters (fans) cheered. Of […]

Republicans Pass Student Loan Bill Detrimental To Students & Families

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America needs student loan relief One knows a city, a state, a country’s interests and priorities based on where it puts its money. Unfortunately more and more in America, it isn’t education. During the budget crisis in Texas, education bore the brunt of the cuts even as Texas doles out $19 billion per year in […]

Civil War In Republican & Democratic Party–Guess Who Loses

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It was bound to happen. The reality is the parties are more the same in one respect; they do not govern for those who elected them. President Obama ran on protecting and saving the social safety net and creating the environment for job creation. While he has been stymied by the intransigence and obstructionism of […]

President Obama Throws Down Gauntlet on Sequester–Congress Must Act (VIDEO)

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This is a different President Obama. This is a President Obama that seems liberated and willing to go toe to toe with Republicans. This is the President Republicans apparently knew was in there waiting to come out if re-elected, a president that will not cower at the end but still leaving a window of opportunity […]

Democrats launch plan to turn Texas blue – Alexander Burns – POLITICO.com

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  By ALEXANDER BURNS | 1/24/13 4:45 AM EST National Democrats are taking steps to create a large-scale independent group aimed at turning traditionally conservative Texas into a prime electoral battleground, crafting a new initiative to identify and mobilize progressive voters in the rapidly-changing state, strategists familiar with the plans told POLITICO. The organization, dubbed […]