by Stan Collender | Jan 28, 2013 | Blog
It now looks like the Senate on Wednesday will pass the "no budget no pay" version of the debt ceiling increase that has already been adopted by the House. This will be the third GOP budget miscalculation, misstep and mistake in a row. The first was the fiscal cliff,...
by Digby | Jan 28, 2013 | Blog
Chris Bowers caught the Very Serious Man of Integrity Paul Ryan in a slick little sleight of hand: Earlier today on national television, he attacked President Obama for even supposedly saying that healthcare drives the deficit (emphasis mine): "I don't think that the...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 28, 2013 | Blog
We needed heroes after the financial crisis. Instead we got bureaucrats, compromisers, and perhaps something much worse. Federal law enforcement officials, our "thin gray line" against banker crime, were charged with restoring the balance of justice and reducing the...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 28, 2013 | Blog, Conservatism
It was, of course, to be expected that Republicans would not like President Obama's inaugural address no matter what said. In fact, it's safe to say that the only speech Republicans would have been happy to hear from President Obama is one that began with "I here by...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
MORNING MESSAGE: As Federal Prosecutors Cash In, Big Bankers Go Unpunished OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "We needed heroes after the financial crisis. Instead we got bureaucrats, compromisers, and perhaps something much worse. Federal law enforcement officials,...
