by Dave Johnson | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog
Believe it or not, all four of the statements below are currently being made in Congress and in the hallowed halls of elite opinion: “We’re broke” and we have to cut the budget. – House Speaker John Boehner. America just can't afford more government spending like...
by Terrance Heath | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Well, that didn’t take long. As Americans were still reeling from the latest gun massacre, right-wingers wasted no time blaming liberals, Hollywood, and gay marriage for all shooting rampages. As usually, the facts are decidedly against wingnuts. It’s been almost a...
by Dave Johnson | May 30, 2014 | Blog
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been forced out. A scapegoat has been found. Maybe now we can step back and look rationally at the real problems at the VA. These problems include: Inadequate funding. Not enough primary care doctors. Not enough clinics....
by Bill Scher | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Climate
In December, House Speaker John Boehner famously slammed the Heritage Foundation and other groups that opposed his bipartisan budget agreement before it was announced, saying: "When groups come out and criticize an agreement they've never seen, you begin to wonder...
by Robert Borosage | May 30, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of 2014, according to revised figures issued by the Commerce Department, down a “seasonally adjusted, annual rate” of 1 percent. With the economy expected to bounce back in the second quarter – April to June – the...
by Dave Johnson | May 29, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Republicans are beginning to harvest the fruits of their obstruction. The strategy is to set the stage for the election by obstructing everything that could help the economy get better, as well as anything that might make our lives better. They understand that they...
