Breathes there an American with a soul so dead that s/he is not profoundly and deeply insulted by this, I cannot hope to help. But I don't want to ever be stuck in the same room with 'em. Symbolism MATTERS, dammit, else why bother preserving that valuable downtown Philly real estate in the first place?
Republicans have been trying the same set of conservative principles for decades, and they haven’t worked since President Herbert Hoover was in office, according to an op-ed article published Friday. In an op-ed in the Miami Herald, Democratic strategist Robert Weiner and economic policy analyst John Horton cite a 5.4-percent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) under Democratic presidents since 1930, “who have emphasized people programs and resisted rich tax breaks,” versus 1.4-percent growth under Republican presidents, who have...
Pay no attention to the fact that “overwhelming numbers of Americans agree that, over the years, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid have been good for the country,” those fine “entitlements” are on the chopping block now, along with other government spending geared towards helping the poor and the jobless. Sure there’s complaints from plenty of people about these entitlements, and from those complaints the right wing draws their strengths in attempting cut back those dreaded entitlements, but the bottomline...
Consider the imperial callousness of that act: the News of the World, as with any institution, has a kind of life of its own, has a history and a richness that the mere crass commerce of snapping up the company doesn't fully appreciate. And, consider the lives spent at the newspaper, and all the innocents -- who have done their jobs, and held positions and trusts whose existence predates the Coming of Rupert by at least a century --...
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and a number of other GOP senators voted Thursday for a non-binding resolution calling for shared sacrifice from the wealthiest taxpayers in dealing with the mounting federal budget deficit — and also scoffed at the measure. Rather than filibuster the “sense of the Senate resolution,” McConnell and more than 20 Republicans joined with most Democrats to allow the bill to move forward to a final vote. That doesn’t mean, however, that these Republicans have...
Dear Mr. President, I have supported you through think and thin since you were elected. Unlike many of my progressive peers, I avoid being overly critical of decisions you have made that I disagree with. But today’s news that you are considering offering up Social Security and Medicare cuts in the debt talks, does not sit at well with me. As part of his pitch, Obama is proposing significant reductions in Medicare spending and for the first time is...
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad on Wednesday will brief Democratic leaders on a budget plan that would significantly raise government tax revenues in order to reduce the federal budget deficit. Conrad’s proposal could be a powerful new weapon in the ongoing debate to push Republicans to allow a needed vote to raise the government’s debt limit, given the fact that he apparently has locked up support for the plan from all of the Democrat-aligned senators on the budget...
Calling it as he and so many others see it, Richard Cohen says in his WaPo column today, “The GOP needs an intervention. It has become a cult.” Citing various “pledges” that Republicans make when they come into the fold, Cohen goes on to say: The hallmark of a cult is to replace reason with feverish belief. This the GOP has done when it comes to the government’s ability to stimulate the economy. History proves this works — it’s...
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