Right after health care reform passed, we started hearing teabaggers and Republicans shouting for repeal. Now it looks like that might not be happening so much: Anxious backers of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law are starting to see a flicker of hope. While polls show Americans remain sharply divided over the Democrats’ landmark […]
The lowest tax levels since 1950? Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman‘s presidency, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data found. Some conservative political movements such as the “Tea Party” have criticized federal spending as being out of […]
Yesterday the Democrats released the outline for immigration reform, but there is something missing. The issue, which goes to the heart of the matter, is the hiring of illegal immigrants. Under current laws the fines for businesses that hire illegals is laughable. It’s such a small amount that the fines actually becoming nothing more than […]
If Charlie Crist ends up running as an Independent in the Florida Senate race and wins, the big question is who will he caucus with? I asked this question in a post a couple of weeks ago and now Crist has been asked about it in an interview (via TPM): Q If you win as […]
That’s what leading economists are saying (via Cesca): The recovery is shaping up to be stronger than expected and there is little risk the economy will slip back into a recession, according to USA TODAY’s quarterly survey of 46 leading economists. Yet most still say the rebound will fall short of the sharp, V-shaped upturns […]
CNN is asking if financial regulation will hurt the Democrats fundraising: They do well with Wall Street, but Democrats may now risk biting the hand that feeds many of them — as President Obama and top party leaders press for financial reform. And a key question arises: will there be a squeeze on the money […]
With Charlie Crist facing more pressure to drop out and the rumors growing of him running as an independent, it leaves a big question; if Crist wins, who will he caucus with? Now take that a step further. Imagine a Senate much like we had after 2006, one that was pretty much evenly split. The […]
For months the news was inundated with coverage of “illegal activities” by ACORN. Last night Rachel Maddow showed for the first time the unedited “undercover” video tapes that lead to ACORN’s demise. ACORN has a very good case here against FOX News, James O’Keefe and Andrew Breitbart. Their quest for ratings have cost a lot […]
And we can thank Tom Coburn for this: Extended unemployment benefits will temporarily expire for thousands of Americans on Monday because the Senate went on its spring recess without approving a one-month deadline extension. The extension, which had bipartisan support, would have cost about $10 billion, but a lone Republican, Sen. Tom Coburn, said no […]
Obama’s announcement yesterday of opening offshore drilling was met with strong opposition, and not just from the left, but even the right. But what if there is something more sinister at work here? Chances are that Congress won’t go for the plan, so there really is no chance of it surviving without Republican support, yet […]