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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 9, 2008 | Blog
Based on the opening statements from Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker, shifting blame onto Iran for the continuing violence in Iraq appeared to be a major objective of their congressional testimony. Establishing that blame helps conservatives make a...
