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MORNING MESSAGE: How Many Lies Can Romney Tell In One Week?
It's Been One Week Since The Debate. How Many Lies Has Romney Told Since?
It's been one week since the debate. How many lies has Mitt Romney and his campaign told since? Let's tally it up.
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Killing the Kids that Don’t Need to Die
Written with Michael Winship.
Matt Sitton knew the war in Afghanistan was going badly. He knew it because he was fighting it. He could see for himself. Twenty-six years old, with a wife and child back home, Staff Sergeant Sitton was on his third combat tour there.
Pete Peterson's Magical Thinking Club
Matt Yglesias wrote an important post today about why Pete Peterson's ongoing crusade to cut the deficit is killing us. He notes that many serious liberals dismiss the (dirty hippie) idea that the focus on long term deficit reduction is wrong in itself in favor of the idea that it's simply wrong for the current situation.
Progressive Breakfast
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.
MORNING MESSAGE: Don't Lower Taxes For Billionaires. Double Them.
Progressive Breakfast
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.
MORNING MESSAGE: Don't Lower Taxes For Billionaires. Double Them.
Don't Lower Taxes For Billionaires. Double Them.
Forget the "Buffett rule." It's not enough. What's more, "letting the Bush tax cuts expire for the rich" isn't enough either - although it might get us halfway there.
Can We Get Tougher on Crime in the Suites?
Federal regulators have actually been cracking down somewhat lately on financial industry fraud. But the power-suited executives responsible for that fraud are still paying no personal price.
Stop Reading The Polls. Start Reading The Debate Transcript.
He botched the debate despite his reputation as a great communicator. He gave long-winded answers that were hard to follow. He got lost in the weeds of economic and fiscal statistics . His speech was halting. He was defensive. He forgot to smile.
Loophole Kabuki: Schumer's Clever Strawman
As Atrios says, you've got to love the framing of this article:
