by Brian Dockstader | Oct 7, 2009 | Blog
A few weeks ago I wrote about the brazen hypocrisy with which conservatives in Congress met the revelation that a handful of ACORN employees gave stupid advice to two conservative operatives attempting to provoke them into saying just such stupid things. While...
by Bill Scher | Oct 7, 2009 | Blog
In July I speculated that Sen. Lamar Alexander might lead some Republicans to back a climate protection bill if Democratic leaders made some concessions regarding nuclear power. The prospect was tantalizing, as I noted then: "The Democratic caucus is not solid enough...
by Bill Scher | Oct 6, 2009 | Blog
At today's White House briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs cited new support from prominent Republicans outside of Washington, and said of those inside Washington, "They are wildly out of step with their co
by Bill Scher | Oct 5, 2009 | Blog
Over at The Wonk Room, Igor Volsky, after recalling how conservatives successfully killed health care reform on the Senate floor in 1994, makes the counter-intuitive argument that the public option stands of better chance of passing if Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 5, 2009 | Blog, Economy
Friday’s jobs report said 263,000 jobs were lost in September. BUT that is after 571,000 people gave up actively looking for work. The number of jobs lost last month was 263,000 plus 571,000 = 834,000. The "stimulus plan" is currently creating (and/or saving) between...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 5, 2009 | Blog
For a stunning look at the heart of the dysfunction of our Wall Street-centric economy, consider today's article in The New York Times on the impending Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Simmons mattress company. Simmons, as the article explains, is not bankrupt because it...
