by Dave Johnson | Jan 25, 2013 | Blog
A penal of three Republican judges today knocked down the President's three recess appointments last year to the National Labor Relations Board. The President appointed the three NLRB members following Republican filibusters of his nominees, intended to keep the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 24, 2013 | Blog
When Republicans get going on with their crazy, Democrats are learning to just say, "Please proceed." The public takes care of the rest. This month Republicans again threatened -- in public, no less! -- to force the United States into default and crash the economy if...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 23, 2013 | Blog
The election is over, but right-wingers are back at it with another big, out-of-context lie. This time they are claiming that Hillary Clinton said something that she did not say. There's an immediate context and a bigger context, both wildly distorted. As the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 23, 2013 | Economy
When you hear anyone from the big multinationals or Wall Street using the word "reform," watch out! The way they use the word, it means give them more and We, the People get less. They want to "reform" Social Security, "reform" Medicare and "reform" the income tax...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 22, 2013 | Blog
Senators, before you vote today on the "make them talk" proposal, go ask members of the public what a filibuster is. The public thinks a filibuster is senators talking all night. It is not a "nuclear option" to change the rules to what the public thinks the rules...