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Zekes! New ‘czar’ supports vouchers. Is this health care reform?

March 2, 2009 By gossage

And in June, he published a book advocating replacing the current health care structure with a voucher system. A quick look at Zeke's book (here: http://tinyurl.com/aete2t ) reveals that he considers Single Payer "outdated" and considers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: free-market, health-care-reform, omb, vouchers, zeke-emanuel

Debating Gaza at Davos – WaPo’s David Ignatius fumbles

February 4, 2009 By gossage

Panel discussions at Davos are restricted to one hour, but Erdogan insisted on responding to Peres. Red-faced, and with one hand grasping the arm of the moderator, the columnist David Ignatius of The Washington Post, Erdogan turned to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: davos, gaza, izrael, palestine, recep-tayyip-erdogan, shimon-peres, world-economic-forum

The FOX NEWS approach: Using Jack Bauer to explain reality

January 14, 2009 By gossage

Shoutout to ThinkProgress http://thinkprogress.org/2009/... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fox-news, jack-bauer, righ-wing-media

How to crack down on oil speculators with the stroke of a pen!

June 23, 2008 By gossage

Get the full, juicey story with Dean here: http://www.prospect.org/csnc/b... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: innovative-policy, oil-speculators, tobin-tax, transaction-tax

How to bring Democracy to the US of A

May 23, 2008 By gossage

Don't forget that Republicans have created barriers to voting by pushing Voter ID laws. Indiana's voter ID law, recently upheld by the Supreme Court, actually led to 90 year old nuns being turned away from the polls because they did not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: elections, participation, turnout

Why is Charlie Gibson doing PR for Wall St?

April 17, 2008 By gossage

Last night's debate focused on red-herring issues at the expense of 'the #1 issue' on everyone's mind - the economy. But in one of the few moments when the debate turned to the economy, Charlie Gibson chose to push the idea that cutting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: capital-gains-tax, charlie-gibson, debates

Huckabee Push Poll in Michigan

January 11, 2008 By gossage

From a relative in Michigan: "I got a strange phone call I wanted to tell you about . . "A black male voice, on a tape, asks if I am voting in the Rep primary in Michigan. I say "Yes." Questions then nudge me toward liking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: huckabee, michigan, push-poll

Clinton willing to resort to scare tactics?

January 9, 2008 By gossage

If Hillary Clinton is willing to mention the likelihood of a terrorist attack the day before the NH Primary, how can we expect her to act as President? Would she   http://www.boston.com/news/pol... She pointed out that the day after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hillary-clinton, scare-tactics, terrorism

Divided House: Free Trade divides Dems

November 8, 2007 By gossage

Today the Peru Free Trade Agreement passed the House. A majority of Democrats voted against the NAFTA-esque agreement. Many Freshman who campaigned on a fair trade platform, stuck to their principles and opposed the agreement along with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: free-trade, nafta, peru

Dirty tricks (Gay Bashing) in today’s election in KY

November 6, 2007 By gossage

Kentucky is a pretty socially conservative state. And even though Gov. Flecther's corrupt administration has run the State (and his approval into the ground), right wing operatives are bringing out the dirty tricks to try to save him.A robo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dirty-tricks, elections, gay-bashing, right-wing, rob-calls

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