by Robert Borosage | Jan 27, 2010 | Blog
From Politco’s Playbook: On the pending vote to confirm Fed Chair Ben Bernanke to a second term: A senior administration official, from downtown: “It's amazing that Senate Rs can barely muster a majority for a Republican who was named TIME's ‘Man of the Year’ and who...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 26, 2010 | Blog, Economy
"Our government," wrote Justice Lewis Brandeis, "is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example." And also by what its leaders frame as important. No one has greater ability to teach than the president with what...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 25, 2010 | Blog
Is your senator going to vote this week to re-appoint Ben Bernanke to run the Federal Reserve, without demanding any accountability for actions before and during the financial crisis? Let's find out today, so we know whom to target before the vote. We're asking...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 20, 2010 | Blog
John Judis describes the challenge facing Obama and Democrats well today. A good antidote to the Blue Dog and New Dem tripe that will flood the media. It is a long read but worth it. Source URL: http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/he-doesnt-feel-your-pain Does He Feel...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 20, 2010 | Blog
Left Out in the Cold The thrill is gone. Now it’s recrimination time. Who is to blame for the end of the romance? A lot of stuff and nonsense will be served up over the next days in the wake of the Massachusetts debacle, but it will difficult for anyone to top Lanny...
