by Robert Borosage | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
Poetry graces the speeches of Barack Obama. Few political leaders have his skill of telling the progressive story of America in a way that draws us together. His budget speech delivered at George Washington was exemplary, portraying an America of both rugged...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 13, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The President got big things right in his budget speech. He defended Medicare and Medicaid against the Republican effort to end them, and pushed accurately for reforming our health care system, not simply shifting costs to seniors and the disabled. He defended Social...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 13, 2011 | Blog
On Wednesday, the President will lay out his principles for deficit reduction, responding to the Republican FY 2012 budget put forth by House Budget Chair Rep. Paul Ryan. The Ryan plan is brazen and preposterous. It violates every common sense principle about dealing...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 13, 2011 | Blog
The following was originally published by Politico. With his Wednesday address to the nation, President Barack Obama enters the lists in the debate over the nation’s deficits. His path, no doubt, will contrast with the plan offered by House Budget Committee Chairman...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 5, 2011 | Blog
Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan will push rising health care costs onto those least able to afford them – the elderly, the disabled and the poor. It will do nothing to curb the rising costs imposed by the powerful complexes – insurance and drug companies, private...
