Deficits Were On Purpose To Cause This “Crisis”
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Before 'W' got in and made changes in taxes and military spending we were paying off the debt. Bush said the deficits that resulted from his changes were extremely positive news." Read Post
The Top 12 Political Fallacies of 2012
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Our nation was gripped by so many fallacies and delusions in 2012 that the whole Mayan calendar end-of-the-world thing didn't even make the list. Read Post
No More Lucy Filibuster-Fix Footballs
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There is a chance to reform the filibuster in January, with a proposal to "make them talk." Will the Charlie Browns in the Senate let Lucy pull away the football yet again? As George 'W' Bush said, "fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." Read Post
For Wall Street It’s “Peace On Earth, Goodwill Toward Remington”
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Despite an epidemic of gun deaths, the river of gun cash never stops flowing. If you follow that river upstream you'll see that its source lies very close to Wall Street. And the river's mouth speaks with the voice of politicians, whose campaign fundraising is undoubtedly taking place even on this supposedly holy day for most of them. Read Post
Ask a Democrat: On Social Security, Which Side Are You On?
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This is a moment of moral clarity. Right now there are only two sides in the Social Security debate: the side that says it's acceptable to cut benefits -- in a way that raises taxes for all income except the highest -- and the side that says it isn't. Read Post
Republicans “No Longer a Normal Governing Party,” “Unfit for Government”
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A destructive, radical group is in control of part of the government. It is bent on sabotage and destruction. When you elect people who hate government, don't be surprised when they set out to destroy our government. Read Post
The Liberal Scrooges
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Liberals and progressives who want to cut Social Security? Democrats who want to cut one of their party’s signature achievements? “It has been done in your name, or at least in that of your family,” said Scrooge. As Christmas Eve approaches, supporters of the “chained CPI” are engaging in increasingly tortured – and positively Scrooge-like [...] Read Post
Happy Holidays – The World Didn’t End and Doesn’t Have To
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The world didn't end! The Mayan calendar starts a new cycle and we can too. Take it easy, have a Happy Holiday. Read Post
Radical Plan B Failed Because It Was Not Extreme Enough
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Just how radical and extreme are the Republicans today? Republicans didn't oppose Boehner's radical "Plan B" because it would devastate American families and small businesses and destroy government -- that was OK, in fact that wasn't even enough destruction for them. They opposed it because it would raise taxes a small bit on the billionaires who grease their wheels. In other words, they opposed it because it was not extreme and radical enough. Read Post
The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Failed. Kill It And Get Back to Work.
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The so-called 'fiscal cliff' was never real. Congress and the President invented it during last year's negotiations, apparently to persuade voters that unpopular budget measures were needed to avoid a crisis. With the collapse of John Boehner's 'Plan B,' that gambit has failed. What now? Read Post
