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Medicare: Safe. Social Security: Safe. Medicaid: Expanded. Trump: Utterly F*cked
Tuesday night, America sent a very clear message to Donald Trump and the Republican Party: Fuck you. Oh, Trump has been furiously tweeting that he won and Fox will be telling their viewers that everything is just wonderful. In fact, Sean Hannity kicked it off by announcing early ...read more
Paul Krugman Gives Progressives The Best Reasons To Vote For Hillary Yet
In a column titled The Clinton Agenda, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman lays out the case for why Hillary needs to not just win, but win big and what happens if does. First, the most obvious part: A landslide win gives us the Senate. That, in turn, gives us the Supreme ...read more
And We Return to the Crazy Wing
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) thinks President Obama needs to be "spanked" and that his "magic wand should be taken away." What? He's had a magic wand all this time? Shouldn't he have used that to get some legislation passed? Watch the madness here: Meanwhile, up in ...read more
They're Still on the Wrong Side of History
I thought the Republicans supported personal responsibility. Wasn't that the deal with the Republican Party? They thought personal responsibility is a good thing. Their reactions to the Supreme Court decisions on same sex marriage and to the Senate's immigration bill make me ...read more
It Should be Harder to Get a Gun than ...
A kitten yes, but how about an abortion? It has been six months since the Newtown shooting and while we are no where near passing any gun safety bills, the US House of Representatives is poised to take up the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," which would ban the ...read more
Michele Bachmann's True Lessons
"I was very proud of the fact that I didn't get anything wrong that I said during the course of the debates. I didn't get anything wrong, and that's a huge arena." Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on her 2012 debate performances. When Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announced she will ...read more
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Darrell Issa Is Not a Tool
But he plays one on TV. Yesterday, Chairman of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee Darrell Issa called White House Press SecretaryJay Carney a "paid liar." As former communications staff for different government officials and politicians, one thing I would never ...read more
The Republicans Are Winning This Round
The Republicans have the upper hand in dealing with the sequester. If 2012 had not happened and their ability to be as incompetent as Democrats not been so clear (or if I were a fan of conspiracy theories, which I am NOT), I might think they planned this. They lost the first few ...read more
Accidental Honesty, Pretend Surprise and the Media Game
by Ari Rutenberg Editor's Note: Ben Cohen is on vacation for a few days, so I'll been posting in his stead. If there are any topics of particular interest to readers that have not been covered, please let me know and I'll do my best to get something going. Also I love ...read more
Quote of the Day: How OWS is Impacting Politics
Matt Taibbi on Republican Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bacchus's new found populist approach to financial regulation: Spencer Bachus to positioning himself as a champion of Wall Steeet reform is, of course, hilarious. Not only was he one of the leaders of the ...read more
Heath Shuler's Political Instincts As Good As NFL Career
Which is to say: Not good at all. Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler said Monday that his party's leadership on Capitol Hill has failed to pursue a bipartisan compromise to a costly economic stimulus package, arguing that a lack of Republican support is eroding the program's ...read more