MORNING MESSAGE: Christie’s Choice OurFuture.org’s Bill Scher: “…the decision that NJ Gov. Chris Christie has yet to make — who will occupy the seat in the interim before the special election — could have a great impact on Obama’s second-term agenda and the long-term functionality of the Senate … Will he pick yet another conservative [...]
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I’m on record as not liking Gov. Chris Christie. Two years ago I deemed him the “biggest sham in American politics.” Now he has the opportunity to prove me wrong. While there is much political fuss over Christie’s decision, following the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, to hold the special election for the vacant Senate [...]
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President Obama directly confronted Republican obstruction this morning, nominating three people to fill vacancies at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and challenging Republicans to allow the Senate to vote on their confirmation. This is in response to continuing Republican obstruction of most nominees and bills. President Obama nominated Robert [...]
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MORNING MESSAGE: Democrats Must Overcome Clinton Nostalgia OurFuture.org’s Robert Borosage: “…the GOP’s tribulations should not blind Democrats to their own challenge. The party must free itself from the legacy of former President Bill Clinton and the centrism of his New Democrats … Clinton’s Rubinomics contributed directly to digging the hole we are in … The [...]
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Democrats now delight in watching Republicans flounder as they try to free themselves from the failures of President George W. Bush and the extremes of the Tea Party. But the GOP’s tribulations should not blind Democrats to their own challenge. The party must free itself from the legacy of former President Bill Clinton and the [...]
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On a call this morning to discuss the continuing obstruction of … everything … by Senate Republicans, Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen asked Senate Democrats to change the rules to at least get nominees to the floor for a vote. It may be Republicans who are obstructing, but Democrats have the power [...]
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It's still a fact that the Democratic Party strategists are afraid to embrace populist issues, believing their future coalition lies with "identity politics". Whether it's because they are answering to the donor class or are trying to hang on to the vestige of the white middle class that is still leery of "redistributional" policies after 30 years of right wing propaganda (or both) is the question.
But let's just say that if anyone can transcend those cultural boundaries and possibly make a breakthrough, it's Baldwin. She is the first openly gay Senator, a woman and a populist. Let's see where that takes us.
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MORNING MESSAGE: The Truman Show Economy OurFuture.org’s Richard Eskow: “The Truman Show was the 1998 movie in which Jim Carrey slowly realizes that his entire life is a televised illusion … Much of what we hear nowadays hides a grim reality – not just from our leaders, but from us … Housing and car sales [...]
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MORNING MESSAGE: The June Fight Over Student Loans OurFuture.org’s Dave Johnson: “Student loan rates for more than 7.4 million students with federal ‘Stafford loans’ are scheduled to double July 1 from 3.4% to 6.8% if nothing is done … Republicans say students should pay ‘market-rates’, regardless of what people need or how much it does [...]
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MORNING MESSAGE: Stop It. This Is Not a Good Economy OurFuture.org’s Dave Johnson: “The economy is slowly improving. Car sales are rising, housing has ‘bottomed’ and started back up … These small gains are enough for our media opinion-elite to declare good times are rolling … But: We still have a jobs gap of around [...]
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