by Bill Scher | Mar 8, 2010 | Blog
One of the conservative goals former President George W. Bush was unable to get through the Senate was "making the tax cuts permanent." He only got them passed -- using Senate budget reconciliation rules -- by employing a budget gimmick to mask the 10-year cost....
by Bill Scher | Mar 8, 2010 | Blog
There were two ways last month's health care summit could have been a success. Republican leaders actually would support legislation that incorporated some of their ideas. Or, in the far more likely event that the GOP continued it's full-court obstructionist press,...
by Bill Scher | Mar 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
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. Obama Hits The Road For Health Care...
by Bill Scher | Mar 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Public Option Fight May Continue After Reform Passes President seeks to reassure House progressives on future of public option. Salon.com:: "A key House progressive says President Obama blamed the Senate Thursday for the fact that a public insurance option has been...
by Bill Scher | Mar 4, 2010 | Blog
The President and congressional leaders have repeatedly acceded to the demands of the right-leaning faction of the Democratic Party on health care. Typically, when congresspeople get what they want in a bill, they proceed to vote for that bill. Yet not one Democratic...
