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Republican Policies = More Children Need Help

Republican Policies = More Children Need Help

Republicans are always saying their policies will bring prosperity, to get people to vote for them. But when their policies are actually put to the test we see very different results. (Just look at how our society has been transformed since Reagan.) A recent study...

Republicans Have Done Real Damage to the Economy

Republicans believe that a bad economy works for them at election time. The thinking is that the public will turn on Democrats for not making things better. So they do what they can to make the economy bad. But maybe they went too far this time. This hostage-taking...

Now Is The Time To Push For JOBS!

Democrats stood strong and look what happened! The Republican government shutdown has collapsed and their threats to blow up the economy backfired blowing them up instead. So now is the time to finally push for JOBS! Democrats literally stepped in at the last minute...

Misunderestimating Who They Are

There is a miscalculation at the core of Democratic strategies for ending the shutdown and avoiding default. Democrats keep saying, "They wouldn’t really do that." But this calculation doesn't "get it" about who and what the country is dealing with. Here is the...
Don't Kick The Can Down The Road

Don't Kick The Can Down The Road

The government has been shut down for two weeks, and the prospect of default and resulting economic chaos is on the horizon. There is no question the shutdown is damaging the recovery. We do not yet know how much damage, we just know damage is occurring. There is no...

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