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Destruction for the (Hell) Cash of It The Republican Saboteurs Playbook
(This is the second in a two-part response to the attempted Republican sabotage of the Federal Crisis Inquiry Commission. Part One is here.) sabotage [ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ] n. 1. the deliberate destruction, disruption, or damage of equipment, a public service, etc., as by enemy...
Republican Fifth Column Strikes Financial Commission Are YOU Next
A sleeper cell of four Republicans struck the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission this week, escalating what had been previously been a campaign of covert obstruction into an overt act of sabotage. That act should be seen for what it is: A "denial of service attack"...
How Conservative Economics Leaves Families On Shaky Ground
It should come as no surprise that as a result of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the economic insecurity of average Americans is at an all-time high. What should be shocking is the insistence of conservative policymakers on heightening that...
Tax Cuts For The Rich Painful Cuts For The Rest
Already passed by the Senate, the House probably votes today (late addition -- maybe not) on extending the tax cuts for the rich and permanently cutting the estate tax to a very, very low level. It is hard to convey just how dispiriting this is to progressives who...
Trapped in Bank of America Hell
Are you one of the lucky ones? Have a good job, live in a nice neighborhood, enjoy your cozy home? Think foreclosure only impacts the reckless or the unemployed? Think again. George Mahoney worked and saved and built his cozy, colonial-style home in Lynnfield,...
In the Trenches of the Class War
Roger Simon, Politico: Don't like the way wealth is distributed? Then you can join congressional Democrats and grump about it, or you can get some wealth for yourself. I've been waiting for some real push back on this "inequality" stuff from the well-off Villagers....
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Oligarchy
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev’rywhere you go; Take a look in Tiffany’s store, glistening once again With Wall Street bonus trinkets all aglow. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Art flies from Christie’s. But the amazing sight to see is the...
Progressive Breakfast - 12/16/2010
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: What About Wall...
Setting the Trap
Oh my goodness, here are some Republicans trying to help Obama pass his tax cut bill. How bipartisan of them: You may recall Crossroads GPS – the shadowy third-party group that doesn’t disclose its donors, which spent tens of millions of dollars running campaign ads...
Rep Mike Pence Says American People Did Not Vote For More Stimulus American People Disagree
Many politicians have an annoying habit of putting their own opinions in the mouth of "the American people." But Tea Party favorite Rep. Mike Pence showed particular audacity yesterday. Appearing on Sean Hannity's radio show, Pence announced his opposition to the tax...
