by Robert Borosage | Aug 24, 2010 | Blog
Rep. John Boehner, the perpetually tanned House Minority leader, unveiled his plan to get the economy going today in a speech before the Cleveland City Club. Hold on to your job -- if he becomes Speaker, things will get worse. Understandably, Boehner said not a word...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 16, 2010 | Blog
Billionaire Steve Schwarzman compares Obama's call for taxing private equity income as income, just like everyone else, a "war, like when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/16/steven-schwarzman-obama-a_n_683178.html Currently...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 12, 2010 | Blog
"I still believe that this will be largely a referendum on the administration's policies," said Senator John Cornyn of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, explaining why the primary successes of wingnut tea-party conservatives may not hurt...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 11, 2010 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
The following was originally published by Politico. These days, Republicans can’t suppress the gloat. The “Party of No,” leading in most polls, is said to be on the verge of taking the House and possibly the Senate in November. The irrepressible Rep. Paul Ryan...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs went off the other day on the "professional left," which is never satisfied. The White House apparently is miffed at the criticism they get from the left. It's summer. It's hot. The president's poll numbers stink. The...