by Roger Hickey | Jan 10, 2011 | Blog
The terrible shootings in Arizona should make us all get beyond the sound-bite wars. Will the media let us? As soon as the story leaked that President Obama was about to appoint former aides to President Clinton, Bill Daley and Gene Sperling, to key positions (Chief...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
What's the worst thing about Darrell Issa's debut as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee? It could be his relentless, Gloria Swansonish, "I'm ready for my close up, Mr. DeMille" self promotion. It might be his manic insistence that he'll conduct "hundreds" of...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
If you saw this morning's Progressive Breakfast, you know that Senator Kent Conrad has an op-ed in Politico, "Priority no. 1: Pass long-term budget plan," in which he proposes steps to do something about the borrowing caused by the tax cuts for the rich that he just...
by Richard Eskow | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
There are a lot of complicated issues out there, ones that require detailed analysis and serious number-crunching. The Senate will be debating its own filibuster procedures over the next three weeks, which will give us plenty of time to dig into the numbers. But the...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
Did you think that, having regained control of the House, the GOP will stop being the "party of No" and start governing, or at least doing something about the challenges facing the country? Think again. The 112th Congress will not be the "Do...
