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Obama's Budget: the Good, the Meager and the Ugly
President Obama’s budget, dismissed as “dead on arrival,” by Republicans in Washington, is widely described as a political document, designed to highlight the choices facing Americans this fall in dry budgetary numbers. The president presents Americans with a series of common sense propositions – all of which Republicans reject. Yet if the president captures high […]
Will Scott Walkers Love Affair with Realtors Be Part of the John Doe Investigation
Governor Scott Walker and his new team of criminal defense lawyers will be meeting with the Milwaukee County District Attorney soon to answer questions in a multifaceted "John Doe" probe being conducted by the DA into potentially illegal activities of Walker’s staff during the time he served as Milwaukee County Executive.
Xi Visit Shows US Becoming More Like China
Chinese Vice President Xi is visiting the United States. He will meet with the President & CEOs, but not labor leaders or the press. We, the People used to be in charge. Now it's "I wanna tell you how it's gonna be." ("You're gonna give your wages, benefits, jobs, companies, industries and economy to me.")
Washington Insiders Inside The Romney Campaign
Oops. Mitt Romney might want to think twice about taking my earlier advice to ramp up his attacks on Rick Santorum's Washington insider status. At least until he manages to do something about the Washington insiders inside the Romney campaign. For a candidate running against the entrenched interests of Washington, Mitt Romney keeps an awful […]
Rick Santorum - WFT (What The Frack)
I'd like to urge Mitt Romney to disregard his fellow Republicans' warnings not to destroy Rick Santorum, and step up his attacks on
In honor of Valentine’s Day, HBO airs a must-see documentary tonight about the triumph of right over wrong and the loving commitment of an interracial couple, Mildred and Richard Loving. Originally posted at Capital Gains and Games. Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Americans love an underdog. Maybe it’s an artifact of the American Revolution, when a rag-tag rabble of farmers and frontiersmen defeated the disciplined and well-provisioned military of the most powerful nation on earth. Even though the United States has usurped most powerful status, Americans still ally with Davids in contests with Goliaths. They love to see a top dog taken down a notch.
Loving Revisited Why Todays Supreme Court Might Have Ruled Differently
Obama’s Budget It’s More Than Math Calculations
Progressive Breakfast
Progressive Breakfast - 2/14/2012
Kicking Underdogs When They’re Down
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