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Tag Archives: Republicans
What Else is New? Republicans Threaten, Sir Robin Backs Down
Republicans threaten to say mean things about Sir Robin Harry, so he backs down. As usual. “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) canceled a vote on legislation authorizing U.S. military action in Libya after facing pressure from GOP lawmakers, who … Continue reading
Vote to Repeal Health Care Reform Not Meaningless At All
My first inclination is to call the Republican vote to repeal health care reform yesterday meaningless, since it’s unlikely to even come up for a vote in the Senate and faces a certain presidential veto even if it did, but … Continue reading
Senate Caves, House Soon to Follow
The Senate voted 83-15 yesterday to invoke cloture on President Obama’s sell-out compromise on the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the top 2%. Nine Democrats and Bernie Sanders voted “no.” The nine were: Jeff Bingaman (NM), Sherrod Brown … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Democrats, economy, Obama, Taxes
Tagged alternative energy, Bush tax cuts, China, cloture vote, compromise, create jobs, dog and pony show, House, infrastructure, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, Republicans, Senate, starve the beast
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Heckuva Job, Mr. President
Good call, Mr. President. You’ve hit on the reason for the $1.3 trillion deficit. Nothing to do with the crooks savvy businessmen on Wall Street or wars that never end or tax cuts for the top 2 percent. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, economy, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, Wall Street
Tagged Agricultural Inspector, Air Traffic Controllers, Bush tax cuts, deficit, Republicans, Social Security, wage freeze, Wall Street, wars
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The Party of “No” or The Party of No Backbone
Gutless. Spineless. Cowards. “Senate Democrats said Thursday that they had abandoned plans for a pre-election showdown with Republicans over taxes, postponing any vote on extending Bush administration tax cuts until after the November midterms. Democrats discussed the issue during a … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, economy, Politics
Tagged Democrats, Harry Reid, lame-duck session, mid-terms, November, Republicans, Senate, taxes
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Krugman: “Sacrifice is For the Little People”
Never mind this, let’s just be sure we keep rich people’s taxes low. And it’s not just Republicans. Why? Paul Krugman explains: “You see, the rich are different from you and me: they have more influence. It’s partly a matter … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Democrats, economy, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, Unemployment
Tagged campaign contributions, little people, Paul Krugman, poverty, Republicans, rich, Social Security cuts, taxes
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Making Sense of the Tax Cut Extension Contradictions
A couple of things don’t make sense in this debate over letting the tax cuts for the top 2% expire. Don’t make sense on the surface, that is. Dig a little deeper and it becomes perfectly clear. Why is there … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Democrats, economy, lobbyists, Obama, Politics, Republicans, special interests
Tagged Congress, corporate interests, deficit, Democrats, job creation, millionaires, organized labor, President Obama, Republicans, tax cuts, top 2%, unions
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Republicans Say “No” to 9/11 Victims
This time it’s a bill that extends medical care for first responders and victims of 9/11. Republicans oppose it because it “creates a massive new entitlement program” and is paid for with a tax that would result in “potential job … Continue reading
A $3.8 Trillion Republican Tax Hike
Before House Republicans left Washington for their August recess yesterday, Rep. Mike Pence handed out his 22-page plan for how Republicans can disseminate their propaganda get their message out to voters over the break. “The recess document…lays out key topics … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Conservatives, economy, Politics, Republicans
Tagged August recess, Ezra Kleinnational debt, job creation, Mike Pence, plan, reconciliation, Republicans, tax hike
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