Want to see what change looks like? Real change? Well, here it is. Last week, President Obama unveiled his budget—his blueprint for America—and it’s ambitious, amazing, and unapologetically progressive. As Paul Krugman said, it will set America on a “fundamentally new course.” President Obama called his budget “a threat to the status quo,” and trust [...]
Archive for March 1st, 2009
1 Mar
GRAY MATTERS: SHOW ME THE MONEY? IT’S EASY: SOCIAL SECURITY ISN’T IN TROUBLE
Saul Friedman Gray Matters Newsday.com February 28, 2009 I don’t get it. Banks and major retailers are going under. The nation’s largest corporations are reporting billions in losses. Home values and the stock markets have tanked. And bankruptcy is a new growth industry. Yet reporters and editors continue to worry about the health of one [...]
1 Mar
Right-Wing Tax And Budget Myths
BUDGET Right-Wing Tax And Budget Myths – Yesterday, the Obama administration released its fiscal year 2010 budget, which lays out an ambitious course of action on health care reform, energy policy, and education while estimating a deficit of $1.75 trillion for the current fiscal year. The budget also includes “significant tax increases” for corporations and wealthy Americans that [...]
1 Mar
Drinking to the Budget
SOURCE: iStockphoto We should all celebrate the honesty and integrity of President Obama’s first budget blueprint. By Michael Ettlinger | February 26, 2009 If a martini is your drink, skip the Vermouth. If Whiskey’s your poison, take it straight. If you’re a teetotaler, make an exception. And if you really, really shouldn’t drink, close your [...]
1 Mar
President Obama Releases a Blueprint for the Federal Budget
A New, Ambitious Course of Action SOURCE: AP/Charles Dharapak President Barack Obama stands with his economic team as he speaks about his fiscal 2010 federal budget. By Michael Ettlinger | February 26, 2009 The budget blueprint released by President Obama today is a positive shock to the system. First, it stands apart for its integrity. [...]
1 Mar
Governor Of Kansas Tapped to Lead HHS
Sebelius Would Play Key Role In Health-Care Reform Plans Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, an early backer of Barack Obama’s White House bid, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Denver last year. (By Win Mcnamee — Getty Images) By Michael A. Fletcher and Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, March 1, 2009; Page A01 [...]
