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A Patriotic Day

Today is Tax Day, the deadline for filing our tax returns. It is fundamentally a patriotic day, the day where we citizens fund our own government. We are no longer ruled by monarchs who govern by the power of their own wealth. With taxation, we have representation. We...

One Year After Filibuster, Drug Costs Soaring

It was nearly one year go when a conservative filibuster stifled the new congressional majority, did the bidding of the pharmaceutical and insurance companies, and kept the ban on Medicare from negotiating with companies to lower drug costs. So what's been happening...

Great Moments In Straight Talk: Recession Edition

Sen. John McCain, today, from The Politico: Asking for a dose of straight talk, AP's Liz Sidoti asked McCain if the country had entered recession. "I certainly think so," McCain replied. John McCain, January 10, 2008, at a GOP presidential debate: And by the way, I...

Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

A particularly shameful day for the Sunday shows, which once again went 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. It is simply pathetic that ABC's This Week failed to ask National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley about the latest bombshell report, from ABC no less, that senior Bush...

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

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