Robert Borosage
| Hometown: | Washington, DC |
| Interests: | An Economy for All, Health Care for All, New Energy, Quality Education, Real Security, Social Security, The Big Con, Take Back America, Invest In America, Progressive Vision, Revitalizing Democracy |
| Honors: | 4 |
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- May 13, 2008 - 11:10am
"We're going to give you the change you deserve."
—House Minority Leader John BoehnerThat's not a threat; it's a promise—from the Republican congressional leaders. Really. Led by perpetually tanned House leader John Boehner, Republicans have suddenly discovered that the country wants change—and they have decided to offer it to us.
- May 1, 2008 - 9:27am
As gas prices head towards $4 a barrel, some politicians, as Rev. Jeremiah Wright would say, "do what politicians do" and propose a gas-tax holiday. Only there's one small problem with this tax cut: The oil companies are likely to pocket most of it. We've seen it happen before.
- April 25, 2008 - 9:14am
What could David Broder possibly be drinking? Has he forgotten the John McCain who voted against the Bush tax cuts, but now embraces them — or the McCain who could have blocked the administration's torture policies, but instead empowered Bush to define torture — just to “prevail” in the “contest” for the Republican nomination? The commentariat will have to choose between their affection for McCain and their commitment to common sense. Their choice should be instructive. If they follow Broder's example, that will be the Democrats' worst nightmare.
- Commented a favorite conservative not so in a discussion on Axis of Um, Um: Where Do We Go Frum Here? (Blog entry) | April 24, 2008 - 11:22am
- Commented terrific piece in a discussion on No Golden Rule For Conservatives (Blog entry) | April 24, 2008 - 6:55am
- April 16, 2008 - 12:40pm
Sen. John McCain this week delivered what the campaign billed as a major address on the economy. And while McCain says he understands people are hurting, he hasn’t allowed this to clutter his thinking. He just recycles the old platitudes of the market fundamentalists.
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- May 13, 2008 - 11:10am
"We're going to give you the change you deserve."
—House Minority Leader John BoehnerThat's not a threat; it's a promise—from the Republican congressional leaders. Really. Led by perpetually tanned House leader John Boehner, Republicans have suddenly discovered that the country wants change—and they have decided to offer it to us.
- May 1, 2008 - 9:27am
As gas prices head towards $4 a barrel, some politicians, as Rev. Jeremiah Wright would say, "do what politicians do" and propose a gas-tax holiday. Only there's one small problem with this tax cut: The oil companies are likely to pocket most of it. We've seen it happen before.
- April 25, 2008 - 9:14am
What could David Broder possibly be drinking? Has he forgotten the John McCain who voted against the Bush tax cuts, but now embraces them — or the McCain who could have blocked the administration's torture policies, but instead empowered Bush to define torture — just to “prevail” in the “contest” for the Republican nomination? The commentariat will have to choose between their affection for McCain and their commitment to common sense. Their choice should be instructive. If they follow Broder's example, that will be the Democrats' worst nightmare.
- April 16, 2008 - 12:40pm
Sen. John McCain this week delivered what the campaign billed as a major address on the economy. And while McCain says he understands people are hurting, he hasn’t allowed this to clutter his thinking. He just recycles the old platitudes of the market fundamentalists. - April 10, 2008 - 9:00pm
The heart of the Roosevelt coalition in the 1930s became the.heart of the conservative coalition that dominated our politics over the last 30 years. Progressives now have to make the case to these voters that government can work.
- April 9, 2008 - 8:48am
High gasoline prices, mortgage foreclosures, turmoil in financial markets, and a war in Iraq that is ever more costly in money and lives. So the President of the United States steps up to the crisis and demands a fast-track vote from the Congress in 90 days on … a trade agreement with Colombia. It's an insulting debate taking place as if we were still living in Ronald Reagan's “morning in America.”
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- March 28, 2008 - 12:31pm
By Rob Johnson and Robert Borosage
The world has changed. The market fundamentalism that has dominated our economics over last three decades has been unmasked as a sham, deemed useless by the guardian of the integrity of finance itself, the Federal Reserve.
- March 25, 2008 - 11:00pm
One in ten homes is “under water” – worth less than their mortgages. 2 million homeowners are headed to foreclosure. The shadow banking system verges on collapse. Banks across world are shaken. The world fears global recession. Fearful of a catastrophic unraveling, the Federal Reserve has slashed interest rates.
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- Commented a favorite conservative not so in a discussion on Axis of Um, Um: Where Do We Go Frum Here? (Blog entry) | April 24, 2008 - 11:22am
- Commented terrific piece in a discussion on No Golden Rule For Conservatives (Blog entry) | April 24, 2008 - 6:55am
- Commented great piece in a discussion on Leveraging the Laughs (and Tears) at Treasury (Blog entry) | April 14, 2008 - 2:02pm
- Commented working class and divisions in a discussion on Bringing the White Working Class Into the Progressive Majority (Blog entry) | April 14, 2008 - 12:07pm
- Commented haiku-ing in a discussion on The Haiku-ing of the President 2008 (UPDATED!) (Blog entry) | February 7, 2008 - 5:40pm
- Commented Haiku-ing election in a discussion on The Haiku-ing of the President 2008 (UPDATED!) (Blog entry) | February 7, 2008 - 8:07am
- Commented Movements in a discussion on Are We Ready to Rise Up Again? (Blog entry) | January 21, 2008 - 9:11pm
- Commented Size and shape, stimulus and reform in a discussion on Bush's Plan: Timely? Kinda. Temporary? Not really. Targeted? Not at all. (Blog entry) | January 19, 2008 - 8:25am
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