by Dave Johnson | Jan 27, 2011 | Blog
See Update at end. Should we cut Social Security to "save" it from cuts? Just two days after the President pledged during the State of the Union address to improve Social Security "without putting at risk current retirees" and "without slashing benefits for future...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 27, 2011 | Blog
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus convene today in their first-ever strategy retreat. The meeting will be opened by newly selected co-chairs Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota. With 83 members, the CPC is the largest caucus...
by Mary Bottari | Jan 27, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
In a response to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission releasing its final report on the financial crisis today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pitched a hissy fit calling the report an "abuse of the process" that would create "job-killing lawsuits." (So much for the...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 27, 2011 | Blog
Last night, the President pledged to improve Social Security "without putting at risk current retirees" and "without slashing benefits for future generations." With the State of the Union speech out of the way Progressives can claim some credit and breathe a little...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 26, 2011 | Blog
To hear some progressive bloggers tell it, Paul Ryan's response to President Obama's State of the Union address was an utter failure, and the GOP blundered in picking him to carry its message. But the true measure of a speech's success is how well the speaker reaches...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 26, 2011 | Blog, Economy
The retiring Kent Conrad, Democratic Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, released his own statement on the State of the Union (see below in full). He praises the president for calling for civility and bipartisan action on deficits. Missing in action is any mention...
