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2016-03-19 18:53
This shows shockingly bad judgment on Peter Orzag's part and goes to the heart of the Left's complaint with this Administration. Despite a campaign based on promises of change and address… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
There's a lot of head shaking going on at the White House and in pundit circles right now about those 'crazy progressives' who want to scuttle the Obama-McConnell tax deal. If you want to u… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The only thing I don't like about this article are the following:I've also admired Romanoff's success in Colorado politics, where he was by all accounts a model legislator, a centrist Demo… Read More
2010-05-20 04:44
"There's an odd myth in Republican circles that presidents should act like CEOs, and the way CEOs act is to hire good people and then get out of their way. But nobody who's been a CEO actu… Read More
2010-05-19 03:41
Dorgan's amendment to ban naked credit default swaps gets tabled by too many Dems and a White House that appears to live on planet Brain-Dead in the galaxy of Insanity when it comes to finan… Read More
2010-05-19 03:41
Dorgan's amendment to ban naked credit default swaps gets tabled by too many Dems and a White House that appears to live on planet Brain-Dead in the galaxy of Insanity when it comes to finan… Read More
2010-05-12 04:28
There have been numerous stories about the first meeting of the Debt Commission last week. My of my state's Democratic Congressman recently celebrated that taxes were at their lowest… Read More
2009-03-31 15:03
Sigh...What was is that Will Rogers said? I am not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat."George W. Bush came to office having lost the popular vote, with only 50 Repub… Read More
2009-03-01 17:05
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (March 01, 2009) - The View From Your RecessionA reader writes into Andrew Sullivan:I work for a small, 5-year old non-profit arts organization in Illinoi… Read More
2009-02-19 04:08
Eliot Spitzer joins the people at Slate to opine on the issue of CEO pay. And talks some sense. The issue has never been the pay. It's been the collapse of corporate governance and the fa… Read More
2009-02-14 18:46
Andrew Sullivan, whom I'm liking more and more each day, has some interesting speculation about the Obama Bank Bailout 3.0 which casts the whole thing in a whole new light for me. There are… Read More
2009-02-06 05:27
Between 2003 and today, the United States spent almost $600 billion dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan without anyone in Congress batting an eyelash. Most of that money went towards Iraq of co… Read More
2008-09-13 05:47
2008-05-06 05:36
Barack Obama continues to struggle in the polls in the wake of the return of the Rev Wright affair. His campaign appears to be faltering at a crucial time and we'll find out just how much t… Read More
2008-02-25 05:49
To my friends,Imagine this. A local leader of the political opposition in a country is targeted by the party in power — which controls all branches of the government. The President&r&hell…Read More
2006-11-30 05:24
I just opened the Nov/Dec CC Today and discovered with shock and sadness that Professor Jacob W. Smit (Professor Emeritus History Columbia) had passed away earlier this fall. I never had the… Read More
2006-10-27 03:30
From time to time you have to post to your blog to keep it active I suppose Read More
2006-06-01 04:01
Baseball Almanac - Hall of Fame Fast FactsSo I was wondering tonight if pitchers have a fair shot at getting in the Hall of Fame. Checking out the evening's box scores I realized that as goo… Read More
2006-05-31 17:07
Early favorites - NFL - Yahoo! Sports: "2. I think I said something to my bride the other night that I never thought I'd say about a New York Yankee. As many of you may have divined from thi… Read More
2006-05-30 19:13
Can someone make this into a bumper sticker already?Had Enough? - Yahoo! News:The Nation -- "Had Enough?"It's a phrase Newt Gingrich adapted from an ad exec in 1946 and popularized. Now he's… Read More
2006-05-30 18:11
Excellent, excellent, moving documentary about events involving the Vietnam War both abroad and at home in 1967. Catch it on TV if you can or read the transcript here (click below). Dr. Ma… Read More
2006-03-13 23:31
Profiles In CourageFeingold Draws Little Support for Censure - Yahoo! NewsBy LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON - Democrats distanced themselves Monday from Wisconsin Sen. Rus… Read More
2006-03-13 20:27
President George W. BushThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, D.C. 20500Dear Mr. President: As a young man I was honored to serve our nation as a commissioned officer and… Read More
2006-01-20 18:19
Check out this discussion of the NFL's byzantine rules in Salon.Salon.com King Kaufman's Sports Daily: Why Does Football Have Such a Complex Rules Book?"Good question. A capital-letter-esche… Read More
2006-01-20 04:00
Several great posts by angry blogger David Sirota. If this stuff doesn't make you angry then you are not paying attention.What his posts make clear is the urgent need for public financing o… Read More
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