…isn’t some fraction of the gross flow). My guess is that he calculated starting at the trough of the recession (Republicans do that when the President in question isn’t named…

…workers. It called for improved job safety for workers, equal pay for workers regardless of sex. This is the Republican Party circa 1956. The Republican Party. The story of modern…

…Republican Presidents facing Republican majorities for most or all of their term. It isn’t a message you’ll hear very often, but it is the only one that is compatible with…

…read and even watching. Update: Here is the C-SPAN coverage.(h/t MG) This is very good. President Speaks at GOP Retreat President Obama – Full Q&A with Republican Members of Congress…

From Lenny Dyksytra’s letter to friends about his bankruptcy filing yesterday: William McKinley filed for protection while serving as Ohio’s governor in 1893. He was in debt to the tune…

…and so many points that you hardly know where to start. I have bolded some of the really wrong-headed claims. Rick Hertzberg notices some Republicans calling for a payroll tax…

…the Republican Party’s nomination for President in 2000, George Bush in his speech accepting the Republican Party’s nomination (again) in 2004, and John McCain accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for…

…people. Obama’s proposal has shifted the debate to whether a refundable tax credit is welfare. The Republicans can’t win this one. He has finally used the argument that Republicans can’t…

…of the art Republican claims, as put forward by the Republican standard bearer, John McCain. McCain tells us he will cut taxes, and that low taxes are the key to…

…Democrats can still prevail on Republicans to agree to extend them? Dems who are pushing for an extension have hatched a new plan to do just that: Once Congress returns,…