How I Learned to Soak the Rich
…that Bill Clinton, Obama, and Biden were elected promising to raise taxes on the rich and cut taxes on everyone else. I suppose I should address two important questions. FIrst…
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PTSD Is a Nightmare. A Fully Funded VA Can Provide Relief
…appearances in Iowa and New Hampshire. The grueling schedule — plus Barack Obama hailing him as the future of the Democratic Party — fueled speculation about an eventual presidential campaign. Kander’s next…
A national unity ticket, redux . . .
…Labels challenge than Obama/Kinzinger, but might be less effective at managing a challenge from the left. If Biden/Harris are lagging this summer, the reason they are struggling could well influence…
A Military Nightmare Called PTSD
…tour that took him to forty-six states in a single year, including appearances in Iowa and New Hampshire. The grueling schedule — plus Barack Obama hailing him as the future of the…
Democrats, Ignore your Marriage Counselors
…economy like it hadn’t been since coming out of WW2. After the Bush/Cheney fiasco, the Democratic Party/Obama had an opening as FDR had and they didn’t take it. Hell, Obama…
Healthcare in the United States
Curing U.S. Health Care, Part II Paul Krugman On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — usually referred to either as the…
John Boehner Lists Our Presidential Thieves–And Ronald Reagan Is Among Them!
…bad. But Bill Clinton is very much alive, and active. And since Obama seems unwilling to rebut Boehner’s and other Republicans’ intended inferential misrepresentation that Obama’s and the congressional Democrats’…
Why Last Night’s Debate Will Really Matter—and, yes, it will. [– UPDATE: Dana Milbank GETS IT! It’s a start. Hopefully only JUST a start.]
…generic goals—as is the claim that it will create 12 million jobs, like magic. Presumably, Obama will do that at the debate next week, and do so clearly and repeatedly….
Why has no one (but me) mentioned Romney’s erroneous claim that the federal budget can’t be balanced if we raise taxes? C’mon, folks; the Clinton administration ended only 12 years ago.*
…maybe a president who just thinks we do. I was shocked when Obama didn’t point that out at the debate. But I’m even more surprised that he hasn’t pointed it…
A Quick Look at Federal Spending
…greater than Clinton’s and are spending the nation into debt obvlivion. This once again raises the regressive canard that Obama has been a profligate and fiscally irresponsible spender. Let’s have…