And yeah, I know, water is wet. Rebecca Leber at ThinkProgress reports on the deceptive and illegal websites the National Republican Congressional Committee is putting up to route donations to Republican challengers of sitting Democratic … [Read more...]
Bring on the Bush Tax Hikes!
You'd never know it watching the news, but all this posturing about Republicans never agreeing to tax hikes is a fraud. They already did! Ultimately, they own the sunset provisions they voted overwhelmingly for 10 years ago. Those … [Read more...]
Mitch McConnell’s short memory
Mitch McConnell says "No. We won’t agree to any tax increases.” But Mitch forgets - he already did. 2003 H.R. 2 provided for the tax hikes that will now automatically occur on Jan 1, 2013. McConnell voted “yes”. So, senator? … [Read more...]
99 Mitt Romney facts, from Think Progress
Think Progress has a very handy and timely feature: You Don’t Know Mitt: 99 Facts About Mitt Romney Some of my favorites: 4. Mitt Romney set up shell companies in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda to avoid U.S. taxes. 8. Mitt Romney's … [Read more...]
It’s a feature, not a bug
Krugman laments the "Republican Descent into Darkness": "it’s all spending cuts and tight money, which would be a recipe for another recession". I'm amazed that Krugman and other liberal economists don't seem to "get" - this is a … [Read more...]
Jonathan Cohn hits it out of the park
We liberals keep whining about how we don't get on the Sunday shows - this Sunday's lineup featured NO liberals anywhere. But how can we expect to get coverage if we don't set out our own vision? Maybe we're waiting for Obama to … [Read more...]
WBZ radio news continues to misinform (Updated)
Two cases in point today: - They continue to report that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker want to remove collective bargaining rights from all state pubilc service unions. This is incorrect - police and fire fighters unions are exempt … [Read more...]
Let the “Bush Tax Cuts” expire!
We knew when we passed the "Bush Tax Cuts" that they would blow a huge hole in the budget. That's why they were never meant to be permanent - the numbers just didn't work out. Republicans say all the tax cuts must be preserved. … [Read more...]
WBZ – the narrative trumps the truth
Recent history would beg to differ: After 4 years of all-Republican government: Dow Jones Industrials, Jan 2007 - 12,398.01 After 2 years of divided government: Dow Jones Industrials, Jan 2009 - 9,034.69 After almost 2 years of … [Read more...]
Just received – Getting the Facts Straight About the Health Care Reform Act
The Health Care Reform Act will no doubt bring about many changes to our health care system, but, since passage last March, it has engendered a lot of confusion. Because so many false claims have cropped up as a result of this confusion, I … [Read more...]