by Hugh Upton | Dec 19, 2012 | Blog, Unemployment Benefits
President Obama criticized House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" proposal today because it lacks an extension for unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless. If the president fails to win on this issue, two million people will face tough choices. The mortgage...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 19, 2012 | Blog
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley took to the white board to explain the talking filibuster and why we need to reform the Senate. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snprp-36dMk[/youtube] Merkley White Board: Its time to Reform the Senate with a Talking Filibuster Fix...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 18, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI, The Sequester
News reports say the President's proposed deal includes the "chained CPI," which would impose drastic Social Security cuts and tax hikes for everybody but the wealthy. And House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that "Democrats will stick with the President." They...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 18, 2012 | Blog
For decades, the conservative agenda rested upon a three-legged stool of "culture war" issues: "God, guns, and gays." I've covered in previous posts how the outcome of the 2012 election pretty much knocked out two legs of that ideological three legged stool. GOP...
by Digby | Dec 18, 2012 | Blog, Chained CPI
Greg Sargent is reporting tha the White House says they will make sure that the Chained CPI sell-out won't hurt the most vulnerable seniors. I don't know if they are basing this on the Simpson-Bowles formula, but if they are, it's bullshit: As part of...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 18, 2012 | Blog
We JUST had an election where the public (not to mention Every. Single. Poll.) overwhelmingly said no cuts to Social Security or Medicare, and raise taxes on income over $250K. That ought to mean something. But the "word" out of DC is that a deal is underway that cuts...
