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The Failure of Compromise
In one of Sen. Harry Reid’s first radio addresses after the Democratic victories in November 2006, he said the new majority’s first guiding legislative principle was “bipartisanship”; Democrats “intend to reach out to President Bush and our Republican colleagues in...
Cast Your Vote for an Unsung Progressive Hero
Over at the Take Back America 2007 blog, I've posted the announcement of the finalists for the first annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award. And the final honoree will be selected by your votes. Check out the Take Back America 2007 blog for more.
Funding The War: Life and Death, Not Texas Hold ’em
President Bush forced Democrats to “fold,” the press reports. He vetoed the Iraq funding bill that set a deadline for getting U.S. troops out of the war. The Republican minority blocked any effort to overturn the veto. Now Congress is about to vote on a funding bill...
Fundamental Flaw Remains In Immigration Bill
Yesterday evening, the Senate voted to keep a temporary guest worker program in the immigration bill. Big mistake. While the bill would sensibly create a path to earned citizenship for the 12 million immigrants currently here illegally, it then starts the problem...
Fatal Flaw In Immigration Bill
Yesterday evening, the Senate voted to keep a temporary guest worker program in the immigration bill. Big mistake. While the bill would sensibly create a path to earned citizenship for the 12 million immigrants currently here illegally, it then starts the problem...
$3.22 a Gallon: Time For a Real Energy Policy
ABC News reports that average gas prices are as high as ever been recorded, after adjusting for inflation: $3.22 a gallon. High prices for fossil fuels wouldn't be a big deal, if consumers had affordable, cleaner alternatives. But we don't, thanks to years of...
Oust Gonzales (But Don't Stop There)
Yesterday, Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., defended plans for a Senate no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, saying, "The president can keep him. He has the constitutional power to do it. But we have the constitutional power to try to pressure the...
Oust Gonzales (But Don't Stop There)
Yesterday, Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., defended plans for a Senate no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, saying, "The president can keep him. He has the constitutional power to do it. But we have the constitutional power to try to pressure the...
Hating Legal Immigrants
Senator Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., who opposed last year's immigration bill, is trying to sell the new compromise to his fellow conservatives by touting the end of "chain immigration," how nativists describe the policy of allowing legal immigrants to unite their families. But...
Making Sense of "Cap and Trade"
As the Capitol Hill debate on "cap and trade" global warming legislation continues, always keep in mind that not all caps are the same. Loopholes and poor structure can make a cap ineffective. Here, we've talked a little more about possible loopholes than the overall...
