Republican Earmarks: Fool Me Twice?
Congressional Republicans seem to hope that no one will remember what they said about earmarks before they won control of Congress and what they did about them after they were in charge.
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Kathleen Sebelius's meeting with health insurance executives was pre-sold as something of an epic clash, with the HHS Secretary striding into the lion's den to battle the largest interest group arrayed against health care reform and to offer them some stark choices. Funny thing, though! The battle didn't exactly play out as expected. Sebelius deviated dramatically from the prepared remarks blasted around to reporters -- and at one key moment, rather than firing shots, Sebelius buckled.
Congressional Republicans seem to hope that no one will remember what they said about earmarks before they won control of Congress and what they did about them after they were in charge.
Those who wonder whether public anger at big banks and the Move Your Money sentiment sweeping the country is substantial enough to impact these giants need only look at their new marketing approach.
Obama called for innovation and that's what it will take to fix this broken system, so where are the big new ideas about building a financial sector that can support real job and wealth creation rather than the phantom growth?
The Republicans' embrace of Massa is a prime example of Obama Derangement Syndrome, which expresses itself in hating anything that the president likes, even if you once loved it, like a bipartisan commission on the deficit.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor tells me that Rahm Emanuel gave the president poor advice on the health care bill and should have "known better."
The Civil Rights Movement created "unrealistic expectations of equal outcomes" among minorities, according to Texas conservatives trying to rewrite American history textbooks.
Rape isn't about a man getting carried away with passion and desire. It's not about sexual attraction at all, but about controlling the victim and removing their autonomy and humanity.
An open, orthodoxy-free conversation about how we can fix our broken financial system is exactly what we need. Reading The Road From Ruin -- and joining in our month-long discussion about it -- is a great way to start.
Even if you reject the compelling science of climate change, what real argument is there against a cheap, secure energy supply and efficient energy use? That the old ways are better?
As someone who abused alcohol for years, I can empathize with some of Anchorage's homeless -- many of whom have lost all family and friends due to their addiction. We must not give up on these people.
Every year around this time, I get my list of Over/Under Win totals for MLB teams and spend the next few days debating the most interesting lines -- some of the most compelling baseball talk I'll have all year.
By offering a path to citizenship for the many undocumented immigrants that are in our country right now, we are giving them a path to become more active in American life -- including military service.
Over the last couple of weeks, a fierce little debate has started to rage about how the United States should treat high-speed Internet access. Big Telecom's ultimate goal? A powerless FCC.
You probably have a ton of questions to ask him. I know I do. Here's your chance to ask them. Send us your questions now and then join us for the live chat with Michael Moore on Tuesday, March 16 at 3 p.m. ET.
I would agree with Mr. Rather on one point he attempted to make in defense of himself. I do think that the media is complicit in getting the story of race in the Age of Obama wrong.
Instead of having politicians do their horsetrading in private and leaving the public vote until the end, let's have a public show of hands on the vital economic issues of our time.
Palestinian unwillingness to compromise for peace and to stop the hate are the real obstacles to peace. The administration should not let its temporary unhappiness with Israel divert it from these essential truths.
Two days ago, for the first time, the District of Columbia issued a marriage license to a gay couple, joining Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont in allowing same-sex marriage.
A GOP congressional aide who offered that defense also said that Rep. Massa "could always be counted on to grope for solutions."
One wishes that Iraq was now simply a matter of historian research. But the reality is that we're still there and the country is still dangerously unstable. No amount of truthiness can make that hard fact go away.
Dr. Poul Thorsen, a key figure behind claims disputing the link between vaccines and autism, has disappeared after officials discovered massive fraud involving the theft of millions in taxpayer dollars.
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, created in 2004, proved that there is nothing inconsistent between a strong anti-terrorism position and protection of civil liberties.
