by Dave Johnson | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
I have been writing about the Tea Party, and asking what they will do if/when the DC Republicans betray them. CAF has set up a page for the Tea Party Getting Played series. This is the latest in the series. The Tea Party candidates vowed they would be different, would...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 9, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
I have been writing about the Tea Party, and asking what they will do if/when the DC Republicans betray them. CAF has set up a page for the Tea Party Getting Played series. So, how's that new Tea Party Congress working out for Tea Party supporters who expected that...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Today's jobs report showed that the economy added 151,000 jobs in October, the biggest rise since May. The 159,000 increase in private sector employment was the second-largest monthly rise of the "recovery." The official unemployment rate stayed at 9.6 percent. NY...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog
Watch Chris Matthews, "We need to build!": (thanks Open Left) And, again, Frank Sobotka:
by Dave Johnson | Nov 4, 2010 | Blog
Let's take a look a the military budget, but using conservative framing usually aimed at Social Security. Let's see how the military budget -- currently over a trillion dollars a year if you include related programs -- compares to Social Security using this approach....
