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Dubya Doublespeak on Halving Student Loan Rates

The House is expected to pass legislation today that will cut some student loan rates in half, saving the average student $4,420 without costing taxpayers a dime. This is a critical first step in making college affordable for all students and working families. As the...

Passion or Positioning

Robin Toner has front page analysis in the New York Times today on how Dems are seeking the "middle on social issues." Most of this is common sense. Dems will control agenda in House and use that to block votes on issues like gay marriage or partial birth abortion...

Health Care For America: Blog Roundup

Lots of blog discussion about the new Health Care for America plan announced last week by Jacob Hacker and the Economic Policy Institute. (Roger Hickey's post summing up the plan is here.) Tapped's Ezra Klein praises the simplicity: "...unlike the other [new] plans,...

W. Post Crusade Against Fair Drug Prices Continues

Last Thursday, when the Washington Post ran two pieces attacking the Democratic plan to empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices, I asked, "Is the Washington Post actively trying to thwart the First 100 Hours goal to empower Medicare to negotiate for lower drug...

The Real Middle Ground

Senate Finance Chair Max Baucus is firmly establishing himself as the buzzkill of The First 100 Hours. After dirtying up a minimum wage bill with special interest tax breaks, now he's undermining Dem efforts to pass a bill requiring Medicare to negotiate for lower...

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