Month: August 2011

Progressives should read Dana Milbank’s piece in the Washington Post today and really ruminate on what it means. The piece amounts to nothing more than a taunting of the president of the United States. The Republicans have...

. Drew Westen is a psychologist and not a politician in the first place. Most critics of his opinion piece refer to an article by Andrew Sprung. However, Jonathon Bernstein’s piece of criticism of Westen is pure bunk:...

If I could get a decent advance, I think I could write a decent book about what’s wrong with the Drew Westen piece. It’s really that epically bad. But it’s more than bad. It’s bad in a way that kind of...

It’s hard to imagine Congress getting any less popular. The Republicans are succeeding in weakening the president, but they’re making themselves even weaker in the process. I can’t say for sure that this past...

. CONSUMER SPENDING! No jobs, no money to spend. The viscious circle … Economy grinds to halt as consumers pull back NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Consumers all but shut their wallets in the second quarter, causing the U.S....