Month: March 2010

A Structural Advantage

I was watching MSNBC this morning and former Counselor to the President Dan Bartlett was on talking about the similarities between Bush’s failed effort to privatize Social Security and Obama’s current effort to pass...

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Should Bush go to France?

That question apples not only to former President Bush, but also Cheney, Rumsfeld, Yoo, Bybee, Addington, Rice and and all the other knowing participants who plotted to start an illegal, aggressive war and use torture...

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State of Health Care Reform Effort

I think the prospects for Obama signing a health care bill still look good, albeit not a slam-dunk by any means. But the Republicans have successfully whittled down the bill to a point that they can have some success in...

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Welcome to Washington

What Krugman should understand is that the White House social secretary is the most important person in Washington DC to the people who actually operate as journalists in DC. Plus, no one likes to hear that whole...

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Feminist Icon

DougJ asks a simple question. Why isn’t Nancy Pelosi treated as a feminist icon? After all, she’s the second most powerful person in the most powerful city in the world. But, the problem is that people hate Congress....

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