Posts tagged “Bush legacy”
Depends On The Definition Of “Hit Hardest”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell yesterday, on the possibility (brought up by House Minority Leader John Boehner on Sunday) of giving up on extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans: We can’t let the people who’ve been hit hardest by this recession and who we need to create the jobs that will get [...]
War Profiteering Inc.
That “Inc.”, by the way, is short for “incarnate”. The company in question seems to embody the very highest traditions of war profiteering. Two and a half weeks ago, Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, (MEP) proudly put out this press release: Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, (MEP) is pleased to announce it has been included again on [...]
When Polls Collide And Minds Explode
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll on Sunday: A new national poll released Sunday indicates that eight in 10 Americans say that the economy is in poor shape, and the number that says conditions are very poor is on the upswing after steady declines through the spring. And according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, more [...]
On Deficit-Financed Wars
This part of President Obama‘s Oval Office address was clearly aimed at Bush: Unfortunately, over the last decade, we’ve not done what’s necessary to shore up the foundations of our own prosperity. We spent a trillion dollars at war, often financed by borrowing from overseas. This, in turn, has short-changed investments in our own people, [...]
A Disingenuous And Dishonest Collaboration Between Mark Zandi And The Washington Post
(1) The Washington Post has a report alleging that: …some senior Democrats are having second thoughts about raising taxes on the nation’s wealthiest families and are pressing party leaders to consider extending the full array of Bush administration tax cuts, at least through next year. Here’s the rationale put forward (by the WP, I should [...]
The Comparative Costs Of Extending The Bush Tax Cuts
Most of the stories I have seen on the subject focus on the cost of extending the tax cuts for only the wealthiest Americans. I really cannot recall reading anywhere in the mainstream media or on a liberal blog what the cost would be for the Democrats’ proposal of extending the tax cuts only for [...]
Our Collective Shame
Time poll: 15. Do you think that a Muslim should be allowed to … Run for President of the United States? Yes: 61% No: 32% No answer/Don’t know: 7% Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court? Yes: 65% No: 28% No answer/Don’t know: 7% Almost one-third of the country would bar Muslims from running for President? [...]
Videotape And Lies (No Sex)
Well, well, well, well, well! The CIA has videotapes, after all, of interrogations in a secret overseas prison of admitted 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh. Discovered in a box under a desk at the CIA, the tapes could reveal how foreign governments aided the United States in holding and interrogating suspects. And they could complicate U.S. [...]
Much Better Than 1,000 Words
No amount of newspaper articles explaining that the Republicans’ plan for extending the Bush tax cuts is skewed towards the wealthiest 2% of Americans drives home the point like this well-conceived Washington Post graphic: After such knowledge, what forgiveness? (Hopefully!) Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about [...]
Getting The Media To Show Up Boehner
President Obama met with the House and Senate leadership of both parties last Tuesday. The conversation turned to the Bush tax cuts: At a meeting with Congressional leaders of both parties, Mr. Obama vowed that Democrats would extend current income tax rates except for the wealthiest taxpayers. But Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the [...]