by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 13, 2009 | Blog
When Sen. Judd Gregg finally decided this week that he should stay in the fold of conservative Republican obstructionists in the Senate rather than on the side of moving the country forward, it was apparent he could not bring himself to embrace the progressive vision...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 9, 2009 | Blog
There are times when moderation is no virtue, and this economic recovery is one of those times. So let's be blunt about it: Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., has been a leading obstructionist on the road to economic recovery. He, along with an infinitesimal group of Republican...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 4, 2009 | Blog
Three economists have laid out in stark terms what the stakes are for the economy in the economic recovery debate now going on in the Senate—and brought home just how dangerous conservative obstructionist rhetoric really is. "This cannot be allowed to fail," Alan...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 30, 2009 | Blog
Consider how far we've come since January 20. On Thursday, the Senate followed the House in passing a reauthorization of a child health insurance bill that will mean 4 million more children will have access to health insurance. When the Congress passed similar...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 28, 2009 | Blog
The American Society of Civil Engineers' preliminary release today of its 2009 Report Card on Infrastructure lays bare the toll conservative ideology has taken on our transportation system, public facilities, water network and power grid. The ASCE gives the nation a...
