A majority of people are against the handling of the debt crisis on the part of every party, but the vast majority disapprove of the way the Republicans are handling the issue than anyone else a CBS News poll finds. Approve Disapprove President Obama 43% 48% Democrats in Congress 31% 58% Republicans in Congress […]
People who believe the Republicans want to turn this economy around are sadly mistaken: The concern arises as numerous top Republicans react coldly to the prospect of temporarily reducing the payroll tax burden on employers and employees — to juice the economy before federal spending draws down in the years ahead. Traditionally, and particularly in […]
Bob Cesca has posted the following chart, showing how the share of income labor sees is at a historic low: What’s interesting is how much the share dipped during the Bush years. During Clinton’s term, the rate was on the rise, after a substantial fall during the Reagan and Bush 41 years. So what does […]
Wisconsin State Journal reports: State election officials have cleared the way for three more GOP state senators to face recall elections, meaning six senators will almost certainly have to defend their seats. Republicans had challenged recall petitions against Sens. Robert Cowles, Alberta Darling and Sheila Harsdorf. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board tossed out […]
Just check out the anger that is brewing over at townhalls: Of course my headline is totally misleading. Instead of Healthcare and Democratic Townhalls, it’s actually Republican Townhalls and the issue of taxes, but my headline might get the media to actually notice that the Republicans are getting heat at townhalls over taxes and Medicare. […]
Once the Republicans took control of the state, the craziness came out. The Ohio House of Representatives approved two bills on Wednesday that would give Ohioans more rights to carry concealed weapons, including one that allows people to carry a gun into a bar. The latter bill allows Ohioans who have a concealed-carry permit to […]
Yesterday John Boehner said there would be no debt ceiling increase without cutting trillions in spending: “Without significant spending cuts and changes to the way we spend the American people’s money, there will be no debt limit increase,” Mr. Boehner told members of New York’s business and finance community. “And cuts should be greater than […]
The measure already passed the Senate by a 97-0 vote and wouldn’t take much time to pass on the House floor either: House Republicans say they have no plans to follow the Senate in passing a resolution honoring the military mission that killed Osama bin Laden. The decision by GOP leaders follows new rules they […]
Finally we are starting to see some new ads come out from the left exposing the Republican’s quest to destroy Medicare. The first one is coming from Americans United for Change, in which they are targeting certain Republican members of the House who are supporting the Ryan Plan. Here’s the ad, which will air in […]
Yesterday, while speaking at a college in Virginia, President Obama laid the blame of high oil prices at the feet of speculators: Obama said that global oil supply is adequate and that speculators are driving up prices significantly. “It is true that a lot of what’s driving oil prices up right now is not the […]