by Bill Scher | Nov 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Obama Prepares Immigration Action Immigration action "going to happen," says Obama at press conference, but date not set. The Hill: "There is concern within the administration about rolling out the action before Congress agrees to a spending bill. Lawmakers have until...
by Bill Scher | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
China Climate Deal Reverberates China climate deal could set stage for global agreement. NYT: "The agreement has given a fresh jolt of optimism to negotiations aimed at reaching a new international climate treaty next year in Paris, where the American and Chinese...
by Bill Scher | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog, Climate
Last month in Politico Magazine as I chronicled how Republicans lost the culture war, I recounted how they bet wrong on gay marriage: After 2003, many on the right were in a panic once the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court established equal marriage rights for gays...
by Bill Scher | Nov 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Landmark Climate Deal US-China ink major climate pact. McClatchy: "...the United States would cut net greenhouse gas emissions 26-28 percent below 2005 levels in the next 11 years. At the same time, President Xi Jinping of China agreed that China for the first time...
by Bill Scher | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
Two House Republican incumbents lost last week. One was Rep. Lee Terry, who represents Omaha, Nebraska. Terry couldn't escape his glib reaction to last year's government shutdown. When asked if he should keep getting paid while the government was closed, he said "Dang...
