When Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell unashamedly announced that the GOP’s primary goal was to make sure that President Obama would not be re-elected for
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10 political lessons from the 2011 World Series
I’m not a sports writer, but I am a Cardinals baseball fan and a political junkie. So, after the downs and ups of the
We need politicians to do their day jobs
It’s present in the rhetoric of virtually all politicians. “We need to have a work ethic; it’s not American to be lazy.” Like so
Obama’s jobs plan could prevent 2012 recession, say economists
“President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan would help avoid a return to recession by maintaining growth and pushing down the unemployment rate next
Powering up progressive political language
Picture this fictional scenario: a telecommunications representative knocks on your door trying to sell you television and internet services. Part of the sales pitch
Millionaires in Congress oppose Obama’s “Buffett Rule”
They want us to believe that expecting rich people to pay their fair share of taxes is a job-killing, economic mistake. But that’s not
Polls: Overwhelming public support for President’s fair-share tax plan
Ideology-driven, intransigent, Norquist-pledge-signing, Obama-hating Congressional Republicans might not get it, but kitchen-table Americans do. Public opinion polls released in the past few days indicate
Citizens bring heat to summer town halls, when (if) they’re allowed in
Lawmakers who actually allowed citizens to participate in dialogue during this summer’s Congressional recess got an earful. Many—mostly Republicans—were assailed for their hard-line positions
Taking the pledge: the good, the bad, the ugly
It took just one pledge, signed by 274 Republicans and three Democrats, to bring about the first downgrading in history of America’s credit rating.
Would the U.S. pay for Libya’s WMDs?
Conservatives are very concerned about strengthening America’s military while reducing the debt. They are also concerned about threats of terror, sometimes when no threat