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No, Republicans Have Not Compromised
Earlier today on MSNBC, I participated in a panel discussion, following an interview with GOP Rep. Sean Duffy. The congressman was in exceptional "up is down" mode"
Progressive Breakfast
Republicans Struggle To Shift Blame... Republicans try to deflect blame by proposing to fund bits of government. CNN: "The Republican-led House offered its latest gambit on Tuesday night but failed in separate votes to approve piecemeal funding for three specific...
No Social Dumping: A Plan To Make Trade Fair
The idea is to penalize countries and companies that try to win a competitive advantage in the marketplace by paying subpar wages, allowing unsafe working conditions or escaping compliance with environmental regulations.
Conservatives Celebrate Shutdown Of Government They Hate
Republicans are exercising the one power that the American People have not yet been able to take away from them: the power to destroy. Conservatives are “giddy” over shutting down the government.
Congressional Republicans Violate Their Oath of Office
High among the duties of Congress as listed in the U.S. Constitution is paying the government’s bills. House Republicans are shirking their sworn duty by both shuttering government and threatening default.
Crazy Like Foxes
One of the biggest misunderstandings of the budget mess is that Republicans are just running around like toddlers having a temper tantrum. It looks that way, but that's not what's happening. This is a strategy. They've even written it down.
How Test Obsession Is Killing Education
We're dangerously mired in squabbling about what "the data" reveal about the quality of American schooling, even as teachers go begging for the very pencils students need to fill out the oh-so-critically-important tests.
How'd They Get The Keys To The Car Again?
Crashing the government and economy because they don't like a law saying companies can’t deny insurance to people with pre-existing conditions? Who gave them the keys to the car again?
The Monster They've Created
The Tea Party tail wagging this dog seems to really believe that the country will rally to their side and force President Obama to junk his signature legislative achievement.
Memo To Media: Bullies And The Bullied Are Not The Same
The past few days, as the Congress careened toward today's government shutdown, the media has been inundated with pox-on-both-their-houses framing of the issue. We have to stand up to the media on this.
