Two years ago, Republicans held the middle class American people hostage and demanded that the rich get a continuation of the Bush tax cuts. Those tax cuts were set to expire the last day of December 2010, but Republicans told the President that if the rich couldn’t get more tax cuts, then the middle class… Continue reading Republicans – Using The Middle Class As Bargaining Chip To Get More Tax Cuts For The Rich
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What We Know: The Calm After the Election
Oh, that 20/20 hindsight. Now that the election’s over, didn’t we just know it was going to end the way it did? Wasn’t it painfully obvious that President Obama was going to be reelected and win every swing state by recount-resistant margins? Elizabeth Warren? Claire McCaskill? Heidi Heitkamp? Marriage equality? Of course not. That’s the… Continue reading What We Know: The Calm After the Election
So Far, Democrats Outnumber Republicans In Swing States Early Voting
President Barack Obama heads toward Election Day with an apparent lead over Republican Mitt Romney among early voters in key states that could decide the election. Obama’s advantage, however, isn’t as big as the one he had over John McCain four years ago, giving Romney’s campaign hope that the former Massachusetts governor can erase the… Continue reading So Far, Democrats Outnumber Republicans In Swing States Early Voting
Both Democrats And Republicans Criticize Romney’s Latest Dumb Move
Pundits, politicos and Republican Party stalwarts alike have panned a mid-morning press conference by Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA). Romney’s campaign drew fire overnight for falsely attributing a quote by Egyptian embassy personnel under siege to the Obama administration, then attacking the presidency for “apologizing for our values,” thereby seizing upon the violence in Egypt… Continue reading Both Democrats And Republicans Criticize Romney’s Latest Dumb Move
Bill Clinton Was Right – Democrats Create More Jobs Than Republicans
Clinton pointed out that under Democratic presidents since 1961, the economy has added 42 million private-sector jobs, while under Republicans it has added just 24 million. He used the same concept to argue that President Obama has outscored both congressional Republicans and his GOP presidential opponent, Mitt Romney, in terms of creating jobs. Clinton has… Continue reading Bill Clinton Was Right – Democrats Create More Jobs Than Republicans
More Good News For The Economy – Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3%
News from The Hill: The economy added 243,000 jobs in January, many more than had been expected. The unemployment rate also dropped from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent. The job gains are a boost for President Obama, who is hoping a growing economy will make voters happier with his stewardship of the economy and carry… Continue reading More Good News For The Economy – Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3%
Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.5%
More news for the United States economy, as the national unemployment rate falls to 8.5%. Although the pace of job growth may not be as fast as many would like, any improvement is always a welcome sign that things are headed in a positive direction. The New York Times: The United States added a robust… Continue reading Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.5%
Democrats On The Attack – Asks Republicans Where Are The Jobs?
News on The Hill – In their first public address of 2012, House Democratic leaders ripped into Republicans Thursday for ignoring President Obama’s jobs package amid a lingering unemployment crisis. Behind Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the lawmakers accused GOP leaders of neglecting their duties and remaining on vacation as the jobless rate tickles down… Continue reading Democrats On The Attack – Asks Republicans Where Are The Jobs?
President Obama Beat Republican Candidates For Hispanic Vote
Hispanics are slowly becoming the largest voting block in the American political system. Hispanics are also a group of people highly despised by the Republican party – a party that has embraced an anti-immigration, anti Dream Act, “build the darn electrified fence now!” mentality. So it is no surprise that this group have been an… Continue reading President Obama Beat Republican Candidates For Hispanic Vote
Dumb Quote Of The Day: Today’s Contributor – John Boehner
After a bipartisan effort in the Senate where both Democrats and Republicans voted to approve a payroll tax cut for hard-working Americans, House Republicans led by John Boehner voted to raise those taxes. A move that would result in a $1,000 tax bill for every working poor and middle class American. After raising your taxes,… Continue reading Dumb Quote Of The Day: Today’s Contributor – John Boehner
President And Democrats Give Up The Call For Millionaire Tax Hike
Here we go again. In another effort to negotiate in good faith with Republicans and get some agreement on extending the payroll tax break, CNN is reporting that President Obama and the Democrats will drop the millionaire surtax the President has called for over the last few months. In what would be a major concession,… Continue reading President And Democrats Give Up The Call For Millionaire Tax Hike
Our Blacks vs Their Blacks – A Conservative Point Of View
Republican Ann Coulter said it last week while tripping over herself to defend Herman Cain from the recent sexual harassment claims, “Our blacks are so much better than their blacks” she said, because “you have fought against probably your family, probably your neighbors. . . that’s why we have very impressive blacks.” We know, these people makes no… Continue reading Our Blacks vs Their Blacks – A Conservative Point Of View