by Dave Johnson | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Thursday's bad news: Third-quarter GDP lands with thud: just 1.5 percent growth. That is down from 3.9 percent growth the previous quarter. The economy appears to be slowing, partly because of the drag effect of our trade deficit and partly because of the drag on the...
by Bill Scher | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Sen. Marco Rubio has been christened the winner of the last debate by many pundits after staring down Jeb Bush's attack on his senatorial attendance record. But what did he actually say about his ideas and policies? Is there any reason for Republican voters to believe...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Almost a month ago, the United States and 11 other countries announced final agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But the final text of TPP is still secret. We still don't get to know what was agreed to. Today, members of Congress brought out a new weapon...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
The CNBC Republican presidential debate last night opened with a startling bolt of straight talk: “We are on the verge, perhaps, of picking someone who cannot do this job,” said Ohio Governor John Kasich, ignoring the inane moderator request that the candidates begin...
by Bill Moyers | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship Only in a world where Cosmopolitan magazine can declare the Kardashians “America’s First Family” and the multi-billionaire loose cannon Donald Trump is perceived by millions as the potential steward of our nuclear arsenal could...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism
The House voted Tuesday to reauthorize the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. The vote was an overwhelming 313-118, with 127 Republicans voting to reauthorize. On September 30 the House passed a "clean" continuing budget resolution to keep the government in operation through...
