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Karl Rove's Bad Advice
Looking at the same data I did when diagnosing the conservative "secular problem," Karl Rove concludes: Then there were those who didn't show up. There were 4.1 million fewer Republicans voting this year than in 2004. Some missing Republicans had turned independent or...
Auto Bailout No Reason To Kneecap Workers
While many see the automotive industry crisis as an opportunity to help address our clean energy needs, conservatives see an opportunity to make workers earn less. The Examiner editorial page claims: The basic reason why Asian automakers make money on their U.S....
This Moment Screams For Boldness
Within hours of Barack Obama’s election, naysayers chastened caution. Don’t go too far, they inveighed. Build trust slowly with restrained, moderate, and gradual actions, they admonished. In other words: Start with piddling plans. Basically, they want to abort hope --...
The Progressive Mandate At Work: One Step Closer to Health Care For All
After the Democrats took over Congress in 2007, Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) was a bit of a buzzkill, watering down progressive legislation regarding the minimum wage and prescription drug costs. And in the next Congress, as Ezra Klein suggested...
The Center-Left Nation
Conservatives started spinning even before the dancing stopped on election night. Obama's victory is impressive, but "this is still a center right nation," went the mantra. "This was a good Democratic year, says Bill Kristol, "but this is still a center-right country....
The Conservative "Secular Problem" Deepens
On Fox News Sunday, leading House conservative Mike Pence looked at the success of ballot initiatives that deny equal marriage rights as evidence that conservatism remains healthy in America. Discussing how the Republican Party should move forward, Pence told host...
The Next Bailout: Handouts or Hybrids?
So another irresponsible industry is in deep trouble and wants a government bailout. This time, it's the auto industry. General Motors is literally worth nothing, according to Deutsche Bank, and needs "external government intervention" to survive. Ford and Chrysler...
Why Progressives Should Celebrate Veterans' Day
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day in Canada. In many ways, it is the most Canadian of all the statutory holidays we have here -- more heartfelt than Thanksgiving, more widely observed than Canada Day, more essential to the deep strain of honor in the Canadian character than...
"Center-Right Nation" Watch: AP Says Green Cmte Chair Threatens Green Legislation
Check this second paragraph from an Associated Press story about the House battle to head the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which would play a critical role in any global warming legislation: Obama has said he wants to act quickly on climate change. But crucial...
The Week In Blog: Mandate Edition
In the latest edition of The Week In Blog over at Bloggingheads.tv features Blog P.I.'s William Beutler and myself discussing Obama's mandate. Fascinating to me is the length conservatives will go to pretend Obama does not have a progressive mandate. Beutler's attempt...
