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Who Pays for the GOPs Pay Fors

From John Boehner's "So be it" response to concerns that GOP budget cuts would kill 200,000 federal jobs, to George Will's "That's good" response to the loss of 24,000 public sector jobs, it's no secret that the Republicans seem to think that the solution to the...

Very Serious Zombie Awards

It's awards season and the Village press is first in line: PSquared, POLITICO and POLITICO Pro's Policy + Politics Conference and Awards Dinner, is Tuesday, Dec. 6. PSquared will highlight the ups, downs, debates and decisions that shaped politics and policymaking in...

Bill Clintons Book -- The Ideas On Trade Agreements

I've been taking a look at Former President Bill Clinton’s new book, Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy. Part of the book discusses trade so it is interesting to see what he has to say now that we are living with the results of NAFTA,...

Losing Their Religion

So chief Republican propagandist (and deeply spiritual) Frank Luntz says that he's "frightened to death" of Occupy Wall Street because it is affecting the way people think about capitalism. But he's got some new language to brainwash the people into embracing it again...

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