Blog Archive: July, 2012

Republicans filibustered an appeals court nominee today. This is, of course, not surprising. What is surprising is that news outlets are telling the public! more »

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With the elite conventional political wisdom so congealed around the idea that the federal government is broke, that our top priority must be to "cut the spending" without discussing the merits of the government spending we are told we must be eager to cut, and that we have to break the promises of economic security we have made to seniors and people who are struggling on the economic ladder, i more »

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The following media statement was released today in support of the new economic vision, "Prosperity Economics." The full report is available at ProsperityForAmerica.org.

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The key comment was made by Shawn McCoy, a spokesman for Romney’s Iowa campaign, who, while explaining how Romney is anti-renewable energy, told The Des Moines Register that the candidate would "allow the wind credit to expire, end the stimulus boondoggles*, and create a level playing field on whic more »

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The game is to underprice your product until your competitors go out of business (like Solyndra & other solar companies). Then you own the market. This is about a lot more than just jobs. Our government is finally doing something about leveling the playing field! more »

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I was on Minnesota Public Radio's "The Daily Circuit" yesterday, to talk about the Obama campaign's tailored health care reform pitch to African Americans and Latinos. It's one of the few times I can recall the White House being as specific about the benefits of health care reform as it should have been all along. The basic message is that African Americans and Latinos, who are uninsured at rates much higher than whites, stand to gain a lot from access to preventative care, and other measures to reduce health disparities in both communities. 

But while the White House is working to make African Americans and Latino voters aware of those benefits and how to access them, the president might ad that those very benefits are now threatened by the newest "Death Panel" to enter the seemingly interminable health care reform debate.

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• MORNING MESSAGE: More GOP Layoff Notices
• Bogus Layoff Notices Timed For Election
• What's Romney Hiding?
• Moderate GOPer Squeezed Out
• Breakfast Sides

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It’s a damning report because it says America has endangered itself by allowing both its manufacturing sector and its infrastructure – like dams, roads and bridges -- to deteriorate. more »

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If you've noticed lately the tendency in car commercials to show the vehicle against a background of an empty city street, you can assume it's likely due to the abundance of empty city streets available in the place famous for being home to the major automotive companies -- Detroit. more »

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The defense industry and its Republican allies in Congress are up in arms - metaphorically speaking,of course - over the possibility that an agreement which the GOP signed might actually take effect as agreed.

They hate when then happens. So they're cooking something up that could create big problems for your wallet ... not to mention your digestive tract. more »

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