by Digby | Nov 29, 2012 | Blog
Not that anyone cares, but it seems that a vast majority of the American public think raising the Medicare eligibility age is stupid: Greg Sargent talks about this issue in depth in this post. He says that the Republicans are refusing to name their demands on...
by Digby | Nov 28, 2012 | Blog
Here's a CNBC celebrity having a fit when Raul Grijalva suggests that Medicare shouldn't be cut: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7-SMK3GCcY&w=420] She seemed to be having a very hard time controlling herself. Meanwhile, let's have a little fact check,...
by Digby | Nov 26, 2012 | Blog, The Sequester
Just this: You’ve heard the story many times: Supposedly, any day now investors will lose faith in America’s ability to come to grips with its budget failures. When they do, there will be a run on Treasury bonds, interest rates will spike, and the U.S. economy will...
by Digby | Nov 16, 2012 | Blog
Here's a little something for the "some things never change" files: Here's a radio speech 11/5/34 from Chairman Henry P. Fletcher, Republican National Committee: “We face unusual obstacles. Our party organizations everywhere have been handicapped by lack of funds. The...
by Digby | Nov 14, 2012 | Blog
You know that deficit that's killing us? The one we're going to fix by "asking the rich to pay a little bit more" and cutting benefits for everyone else? What if the scam is even worse than we thought? Dean Baker spills some very inconvenient beans: [T]he big stick...
