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Problem Solver Caucus

Dems – Beware of sleepwalking into compromise

August 1, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Economy, Health care, Politics, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

We can see it now, the smiling faces of more than forty Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives who are working on

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McCain votes no

McCain is most of all — confusing

July 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber Health care, Politics, Republican Brain Leave a comment

In the last week, John McCain has made millions of Americans proud, sad, angry and elated. Perhaps more than anything, he has made us

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Bolduan-Cassidy-Graham

Media falls into Republican meme on health care

July 13, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Federalism, Health care, Media, Politics, Republican Brain Leave a comment

Kate Bolduan, a very respected journalist on CNN, seemed to fall into a Republican trap on how to frame health care policy. She was

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Trump-Sessions

Guess who’s coming to dinner: Comey

June 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Civil liberties, Ethics, Justice, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

When you think of James Comey and dinner, his January 27 solo soiree with Donald Trump is what probably comes to mind. And we

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Rural America

It Wasn’t Just Russia: Democrats Have Larger Problems

June 6, 2017 Reece Ellis 2018 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Demographics/Polls, Hillary Clinton, Missouri region, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Voting/Elections 2 comments

There are several theories that attempt to explain why Hillary Clinton was defeated in November, and most of them are at least somewhat credible.

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Howard Baker

It’s harder to be a Howard Baker now than then

May 19, 2017 Arthur Lieber Corruption, Democracy, History, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans 3 comments

Political observers such as David Gergen and Jeffrey Toobin have said that what we need now is another Howard Baker. For those who may

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Trump Brain

With Trump, it’s the psyche, not the politics

May 12, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Corruption, Politics, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

It becomes more apparent when Donald Trump goes into Tweet-storm mode, but it’s always there. This man has serious psychological issues which have nothing

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Silent protesters

Could we have a little silence and reflection about the Comey thing?

May 10, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Activism, Community/Common good, Corruption, Democracy, Ethics, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

At first I enjoyed it; Jeffrey Toobin on CNN going ballistic over the Comey firing. Then there was the normal outrage from Dana Bash

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Janesville, WI

What’s the Matter with Janesville?

May 7, 2017 Arthur Lieber Capitalism, Cities, Community/Common good, Employment, Republican Brain Leave a comment

Each Thursday on the PBS NewsHour, plain-speaking economist Paul Salmon explains difficult issues in his “Making Sen$e” segment. This past week he focused on

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Medicare-for-All

Democrats: Keep it simple – Medicare-for-All

May 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Community/Common good, Health care, Republican Brain Leave a comment

As Republicans recklessly move forward in doing damage to health care in America, it’s important for Democrats to have a clear vision for the

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