That Senate Republicans used the filibuster to kill a Democratic stimulus bill isn’t a surprise – at this point, Republicans have all but announced their plan to keep the economy from significantly improving, and as a result, slash the tires on President Obama’s bid for re-election. What comes as a surprise is the extent to […]
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Occupy the Rules Committee
For last two months, we’ve been engaged in something of a natural experiment to see if presidential speechifying-in this case, a consistent focus on jobs-is enough to move public opinion in a progressive direction and create avenues for legislative success. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Instead, Republicans have taken their usual position of […]
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Perryland
The animosity between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry at Tuesday’s debate might have surprised a few viewers, but their their dislike for each other is well known among reporters who follow the candidates. Both The New York Times and the Washington Post ran articles after the debate which highlighted that history. Here’s how WaPo describes […]
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The GOP’s Anti-Romney Majority
If there’s anything to pay attention to in the Associated Press’ most recent poll of the Republican presidential primary, it’s not the exact distribution of votes among the candidates. That story is familiar: Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney leads the pack with 30 percent support, followed by Herman Cain with 26 percent, Rick Perry at […]
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Herman Cain is Pro-Choice!
The other day, I sorted through Herman Cain‘s recent muddled comments on abortion and concluded that he was just unaware that this is an issue that involves laws, both current and potential, that affect what people can and can’t do. Every time he got asked about abortion, he would answer as if he were advising […]
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One out of Five Ain’t Bad
Rick Perry didn’t lose last night’s debate, which for him, counts as a win.
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More Reagan than Reagan
Even the Gipper thought the rich should pay their fair share.
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A Tea Party for the Rest of Us?
After being mocked as a silly, purposeless movement, #OccupyWallSt has in the past few days gotten a boost of legitimacy.
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Obama’s Fate — and Ours
We’re about to find out if the president is a Jimmy Carter or a Harry Truman. The scary part is it may not make a difference in the 2012 election.
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Who Stole the Election?
Dominating many state legislatures, Republicans have launched a full-on assault on voting rights.