Obama's Surge
What Obama should really have been concerned with was Osama bin Laden's vow to first bleed the US in Afghanistan and Iraq, then break America's domination of the Muslim world by luring it into a final battle in Pakistan.
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Robert Creamer: America Needs a Jobs Bill, and the Federal Deficit Shouldn't Stand in the Way
Last month's drop in the unemployment rate is certainly good news. But without additional action, there is little likelihood that the economy will return to anything resembling full employment.
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As Threats Increase, Sometimes It Is The Informants That Go Wild
While the conduct of a couple of loose-cannon informants can be a headache for the FBI and the butt of jokes, behind the scenes authorities are increasingly concerned about evolving threats from across the ideological spectrum.
A Personal Appeal: The Middle-Class Health Tax Must Be Stopped
The so-called (and misnamed) "Cadillac tax" is unfair and unwise. It's also a political landmine for its supporters, and a political goldmine for those who oppose all health reform.
Hillary Clinton Does 185,731 Miles and Asks If I Was a Party Crasher
Hillary is sometimes characterized as a liberal hawk, an interventionist, a person who clings a little too tightly to rhetoric of "coersive diplomacy." But last night I heard a different Secretary of State.
In The Public Interest: Pharma Can Do More
With the Senate fighting hard to pass a bill that would tackle rising costs and extend coverage to millions more Americans, the time has come for PhRMA to pay its fair share.
Moving the Senate Banking Committee to "No" on Bernanke
Thanks to a bipartisan effort to stop the reappointment of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, there's a slim -- but distinct -- possibility that his reappointment can actually be successfully thwarted.
Getting More of What We Want
The health care bill was never going to be everything progressives wanted: the question now is what percentage of what we wanted can we get.
Climategate! Another Diversion From "Liberal" Science
As 192 nations meet in Copenhagen on climate change, the Right and Business have seized on some stolen emails to argue against the nearly unanimous scientific judgment that global warming is a real.
We're All Speculators
The only true difference between an investor and a speculator is one of naïveté. An investor is a person who does not yet realize the risks of his speculations.
Jobs Obama Can Fill Now, Rehiring Consumer Reps At The White House
Every other Democratic president since President Kennedy has hired a Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs. This is a gift Obama should give American consumers for the holidays.
Climate-Gate Is Watergate Redux
An investigation into who is coordinating, funding, and leading a last-ditch effort to stall climate legislation through the use of criminal tactics and disinformation seems to be beyond the capacity of the field of journalism.
Rick Warren Mentor Tied To Effort Behind Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill
Networks tied to Rick Warren's mentor have played a major role in organizing and inspiring Ugandan legislation that would mandate the death penalty for homosexual acts.
Health Care Reform: The End Is Nigh
Discriminatory and ruinously expensive, our health care system is an affront to those with a capacity for moral outrage or a sense of social responsibility. Lacking either one or the other, Obama abandoned his pledges to voters.
Random 2010 Thoughts
Other interesting news from Republicanland is a new poll showing that, given three choices, voters state who they'd likely vote for in the 2010 election in the following order: (1) Democrats, (2) Tea Partiers, (3) Republicans.
Weathering the 2010 Storm
The best thing that can happen to the Democrats for the long-term in 2010 is to lose just enough seats that a) it won't impact their majority, but that b) the Republicans will think they won big.
If Health Care Fails, They'll Blame Women
To all of you who assume that the Democrats are the savior of women's rights or even of the right to choice, think again.
Strong Clerical Support for a Woman's Right to Choose Does Exist
Anti-abortion groups are working to torpedo all health reform if they cannot impose their religious strictures on those who follow other religious teachings. Do the moral views of other religions not matter?
Obama and Governors Must Lead on Hunger Crisis
America does not lack food nor do we lack public food and nutrition programs. Kids who are hungry in America are hungry because they lack access to such programs. That is a solvable problem.
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