by Bill Scher | Apr 11, 2008 | Blog
Two weeks ago, I criticized the McCain campaign for claiming it was proposing solutions for the housing crisis, while refusing to offer any policy ideas. But after some supporters chided McCain for offering nothing of substance, he tried for a re-do, delivering a new...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 10, 2008 | Blog
These are excerpts of remarks delivered April 9 at the Conference on a New New Deal in Washington, sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Let me offer a simple set of propositions. 1. Conservatism has failed—and conservatives, while they...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 10, 2008 | Blog
It's almost a shame that the subprime mortgage bonanza burned out before the sun finally sets on the George W. Bush administration. After all, they managed to lure Americans into a war we didn't need and couldn't afford, then stuck us with a ballooning bill and never...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 9, 2008 | Blog
by Bill Scher | Apr 9, 2008 | Blog, Rick Perlstein
Earlier this week, I mentioned that the conservative blog RedState is trying to pressure the traditional media to treat critiques of John McCain's embrace of a 100-year occupation of Iraq as lies and distortion. Today, RedState sent an email alert to readers to...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 9, 2008 | Blog
The economy is tanking. Gas is headed to $4 a gallon. One in ten homes are “under water,” worth less than their mortgages. The International Monetary Fund predicts up to $1 trillion in financial losses, meaning banks and securities firms that have written off abut...
