by Robert Borosage | Feb 18, 2011 | Blog
Rep. George Miller calling out mock tough conservatives -- and Gov Christie for that matter. What is the measure of political courage? It isn't tough to kick poor kids. Finally someone challenges the bullies. From the interview: "All morning long people have been...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 16, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The blizzard of budget numbers flurrying around Washington is disorienting. Republicans are talking about cuts in the next seven months. The president's budget proposes cuts in FY 2012 that begins in October. But both paint the same picture: deficits are high, cuts...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 14, 2011 | Blog
With the submission today of the President’s proposed budget for next year (FY 2012), Washington descends further into the furious debate about less. How much less will government do? The president pledges to freeze domestic spending for five years, reducing it to a...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 13, 2011 | Blog, Economy
There were three of us on Warren Olney’s "To the Point" public radio program, one of the more enlightened shows on NPR. But the program, addressing the coming debate on spending cuts, quickly descended into Beltway babble. Stephen Moore, the gleeful right-wing...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 8, 2011 | Blog
President Obama's visit to the Chamber of Commerce always seemed bizarre. Reaching out to the U.S. Chamber isn't like reaching out to business. Under the guidance of Tom Donohue, the Chamber has become less a business association than a right-wing lobby operation that...
