Posts tagged fall
Democrats Unlikely To Repeal Bush Tax Cuts
Sep 2nd
…A small but growing number of moderate Democrats are balking at boosting taxes on the rich.
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Loading ...Bill Quigley: Another False Ending: Contracting out the Iraq Occupation
Sep 1st
Another false ending to the Iraq war is being declared. Nearly seven years after George Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Obama has just given a major address to mark the withdrawal of all but 50,000 combat troops from Iraq. But, while thousands of US troops are marching out, thousands of additional private military contractors (PMCs) are marching in
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Joe Manchin WINS West Virginia Primary For Byrd’s Senate Seat
Aug 29th
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama Challenges GOP To Stop Blocking Rules That Would Limit Corporate Donations
Aug 22nd
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP)– President Barack Obama says Republicans should join him in opposing a Supreme Court ruling that vastly increased how much corporations and unions can spend on campaign ads. Instead, the GOP wants to “keep the public in the dark” about who’s behind the expenditures, Obama charged in his weekly radio and Internet address, released Saturday as he vacationed on Martha’s Vineyard
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Saul Friedman: Looks Like Obama Is Considering Cuts in Social Security Benefits
Aug 22nd
I have not yet celebrated the Diamond Jubilee-the 75th anniversary– last week of the adoption of Social Security. That’s because I suspect President Obama may consider agreeing to a cut in benefits for future retirees, by raising the retirement age, which would be disastrous for them and for his presidency. So far he has not said whether he’s for or against the idea, advanced by Republicans and his fiscal commission.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Hatin’ on Michelle
Aug 21st
The hatin’ on Michelle Obama for her five day Spanish vacation was just the tip of the iceberg.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Blagojevich Drama A Campaign Distraction For Illinois Democrats
Aug 20th
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Alexi Giannoulias had planned to talk jobs. The Democrat in a tight race for President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat wanted to take the opportunity to say his Republican opponent had helped wreck the nation’s economy.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Michael Bennet Got Fewer Votes Than GOP Loser, Kaine Not Happy With Gibbs’ Comments
Aug 11th
For all the chatter about the White House’s ability to get out the vote in Colorado’s Tuesday night primary, the election produced one statistic that could leave Democrats unsettled. The losing candidate in the Republican race, former Lt. Gov Jane Norton, actually earned more votes (197,143) than the winning candidate in the Democratic primary, Sen
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...White House Gets Double Dose Of Relief In Colorado
Aug 11th
The White House’s political team is breathing a major sigh of relief with the results of both the Colorado Republican and Democratic Senate primaries on Tuesday. Which result is more welcomed, however, depends upon who you ask. On the Democratic side of the aisle, Senator Michael Bennet’s win put to rest, at least temporarily, the narrative that the president’s political touch could be toxic.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: On Kagan, Gay Marriage, Birthers, Spitzer
Aug 9th
In keeping with our efforts to “clarify or bridge differences,” Arianna and Mary alternately clashed and agreed [listen to the highlights version of the Aug.7 show below]. On Kagan and California: there was a beyond left-right moment when both would have voted for Elena Kagan because she was qualified, smart, funny, uncontroversial – and, they agreed, “elections have consequences.” But they sharply disagreed on chief federal Judge Vaughn Walker’s monumental ruling striking down Prop 8 because it violates the 14th Amendment Equal Protetion Clause. Mary concluded that the judge shouldn’t have implied that all opponents were bigots and instead left it up to the states — and she hoped that the decision wouldn’t start a culture war distracting the public from the economy.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why Waters and Rangel’s are the Poster Duo for Political Corruption
Aug 9th
The names of Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel and California Congresswoman Maxine Waters are now firmly imprinted in the media and public mind as the poster duo for congressional corruption. They’re black, high profile, are ranking Democrats, and they’re outspoken. That instantly made them inviting and even dispensable targets
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...GOP Cash Woes Threaten Fall Gains
Aug 7th
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Republican National Committee is entering the fall election season with dire financial problems and, to an unprecedented degree, will be forced to rely on outside groups to fund activities traditionally paid for by the national party.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...CIA Whisked Detainees From Guantanamo Before Giving Access To Lawyers
Aug 6th
WASHINGTON — Four of the nation’s most highly valued terrorist prisoners were secretly moved to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2003, years earlier than has been disclosed, then whisked back into overseas prisons before the Supreme Court could give them access to lawyers, The Associated Press has learned.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rob Richie: National Popular Vote: A Win for Our Democracy in Massachusetts
Aug 6th
Our current system for filling the highest office in the land is broken. The current Electoral College system of electing a president in separate state-by-state elections allows losers to win, creates opportunities for partisans to game the system and leads to most voters’ preferences being essentially ignored. But with a stroke of his pen, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick yesterday showed that change is possible
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Paul Rieckhoff: The President Talked About Vets at the DAV. I’ll Bet You Didn’t Read About That.
Aug 3rd
President Obama’s speech on Monday at the DAV could have been one for the history books – a landmark address for veterans spelling out how our country can step up to support the millions of us returning from the current conflicts.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rand Paul Softening Rhetoric On Some Of His Most Extreme Positions
Aug 2nd
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A tea party success story in search of a statewide triumph, Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Rand Paul volunteers that he’s spent two decades “popping off” about one issue or another. Not quite so much now, though
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