By E.J. Dionne Jr. Thursday, March 11, 2010 Because we never face up to how much we need government to do, there is a pathetic quality to our discussion of big deficits. It’s a debate also characterized by a politically convenient amnesia. Just a decade ago, we were running surpluses so big that Alan Greenspan, [...]
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- 100,000 auto jobs lost under Obama????? May 20, 2012Sourced from WashingtonPost.com? BY GLENN KESSLER Updated 2 days ago (Mary Altaffer/AP) “We were able to help create over 100,000 jobs. On the president’s watch, about 100,000 jobs were lost in the auto industry and auto dealers and auto manufacturers, so he’s hardly one to point a finger.” — Mitt Romney, interview on Hot Air, May 16, [...]James O'Rourke
- Boehner draws his sword May 20, 2012Sourced from Washingtonpost.com By Dana Millbank John Boehner thinks it’s kind of funny. “It struck me as somewhat comical,” he told reporters Thursday morning, “that, you know, people are looking to me like I’m the guy carrying a sword around town, I’m going to bludgeon someone.” Well, Mr. Speaker, maybe that’s because your rapier keeps [...] […]James O'Rourke
- A faith-based lesson for Paul Ryan April 29, 2012Sourced from thewashingtonpost.com By Dana Milbank, Published: April 27 There is something un-Christian about the Gospel According to Paul Ryan. So, at least, says Ryan’s Catholic Church. In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody this month, Ryan, the author of the House Republican budget endorsed by Mitt Romney, said his program […]James O'Rourke
- Mitt Romney: Ready for his close-up April 29, 2012Sourced from washingtonpost.com by PATRICK B. PEXTON APRIL 28, 2012 So now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive presidential nominee for the Republicans, it’s time for The Post to take a closer look at his record and what kind of president he might be. To me, the best predictor of Romney as president is not [...]James O'Rourke
- … the wrong track April 22, 2012Sourced from The Wall Street Journal – Opinion The nation seems to be on the wrong track, and not just economically. By PEGGY NOONAN People in politics talk about the right track/wrong track numbers as an indicator of public mood. This week Gallup had a poll showing only 24% of Americans feel we’re on the [...]James O'Rourke
- The rich are different; they get richer April 7, 2012Sourced from washingtonpost.com By Harold Meyerson Published: March 27 Occupy Wall Street is not known for the precision of its economic analysis, but new research on income distribution in the United States shows that the group’s sloganeering provides a stunningly accurate picture of the economy. In 2010, according to a study published this month by [...]James O'Rourke
- The rich are different; they get richer April 7, 2012Sourced from washingtonpost.com By Harold Meyerson Published: March 27 Occupy Wall Street is not known for the precision of its economic analysis, but new research on income distribution in the United States shows that the group’s sloganeering provides a stunningly accurate picture of the economy. In 2010, according to a study published this month by [...]James O'Rourke
- Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XII April 7, 2012Sourced from The Maddow Blo By Steve Benen Fri Apr 6, 2012 2:46 PM EDT David Corn covered Mitt Romney’s speech to the Newspaper Association of America on Wednesday, and came away gobsmacked — shocked not only by the Republican candidate’s dishonesty, but by the larger context. Romney stood before a gathering of journalists. He [...]James O'Rourke
- Desolation Row: Five Pictures Of The Future In A Paul Ryan/Mitt Romney America March 30, 2012 James O'Rourke
- Grading the nation: How accountable is your state? March 30, 2012Sourced from The Center for Public Integrity http://www.iwatchnews.org/2012/03/19/8423/grading-nation-how-accountable-your-state Grading the nation: How accountable is your state? | iWatch News by The Center for Public Integrity The tales are sadly familiar to even the most casual observer of state politics. In Georgia, more than 650 government employees acc […]James O'Rourke
