A year before the Senate race in Massachusetts, the right is already making outlandish claims.
Congress
Posted inEconomic Policy
Rep. Joe Walsh Lashes Out at Constituents in Rant
Walsh blamed the economic collapse on government.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Democrats Misbehave, Obama Gets the Time-Out
When it comes to addressing the economic crisis, creating jobs, or tackling the deficit, Congress is at a standstill and the American people know it. This morning, a poll from the National Journal shows Americans have little faith that Congress will take on the issues that matter most. For example, 68 percent of respondents said […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Super Dupes
The best thing for the Super Committee to do is what Congress does best: nothing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Obama Blasts Congress for ‘In God We Trust’ Vote
“What have you guys been debating?”
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Do Democrats Need Discipline?
To progressives, it may feel that the right is more united than the left, but this may be a case of “grass is greener” syndrome.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Impermanent Majority
Can Democrats take back the House in 2012?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Running Out the Clock on Government Regulations
House bill could hamstring important protections
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Everything Is Culture
The environmental story of the day concerns a project started by a climate skeptic named Richard Muller, a physicist who was so convinced that actual climate scientists were distorting or misreading the data that he started his own project, called the Berkeley Earth Science Temperature project, to double-check them. Climate deniers were excited — at […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Blame and How to Give It
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 […]
