Budget

Sam Stein and Ryan Grim

White House: House GOP Budget A "Joke"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein and Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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House and Senate Republicans emerged from an early morning meeting in a closed House chamber Wednesday morning to unveil their much-awaited budget alt...

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A Progressive Budget Alternative

Rep. Lynn Woolsey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Lynn Woolsey

Tomorrow, when the House takes up the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will present an alternative budget for the third year in a row.

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Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."

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Obama's Political Arm Gathers 642K Pledges In Support Of Budget

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Organizing for America, the post-election reincarnation of the Obama presidential campaign's massive grassroots organizing arm, will hand over some 64...

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The Elephant's New Clothes

Jonathan Richards | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Richards

See how smart you can look on a budget?

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Republicans Concede Budget Is Hard To Block

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican congressional leaders ramped up criticism of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, even as they conceded that they likely won't be able...

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Marijuana No Laughing Matter, Mr. President

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norm Stamper

Our leader doesn't seem to understand that millions of his interlocutor-constituents are actually quite serious about the issue.

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Do You Want a Straight Majority Vote on Health Care?

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jason Rosenbaum

It comes down to this: Do you think health care reform should get a straight majority vote in Congress? Or should a few Senators be allowed to single-handedly block reform?

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Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

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"The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change?

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Odile Weissenborn

In New York, the 36-year-old Rockefeller Drug Laws may be massively overhauled.

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House, Senate Panels Take Up Revised Obama Budget

AP | DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's allies rallied around his ambitious budget blueprint as he visited the Capitol on Wednesday, and only hour...

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Learning Deficits

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert L. Borosage

Will Obama's transformative budget survive? As his press conference last night illustrated, it runs a serious risk of drowning in a swamp of cant.

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Ryan Grim

Centrists Demand Smaller Budget, But It's Unclear What They'd Cut

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans and some conservative Democrats have adopted a simple refrain in opposition to President Obama's budget: it's too big. On Monday, Sena...

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Budget Deficits and Blow Up Dolls: It's the Economy Stupid!

Dean Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dean Baker

We're supposed to be up in arms over the deficit projections for 2013 or 2019? That's bit like someone complaining about the lawn not being mowed at a time when the house is on fire.

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Elephants With Short Memories

Ed Kilgore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Kilgore

As Republicans continue to shriek about it, they need to be reminded that reconciliation in its current form was largely the creation of the sainted Ronald Reagan.

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Sam Stein

VP's Economist: Budget Reconciliation Shouldn't Be Used For Major Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Vice President's chief economic adviser said Sunday that the White House agreed that "major" energy or health care policy should not be part of th...

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The Big Game Pitcher vs. the GOP

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sara Haile-Mariam

A great pitcher, when the pressure is on, lets the game affect him and starts speeding up instead of executing his pitching strategy. A big game pitcher, slows the game down. Obama is a big game pitcher.

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Time to Dog the Dogs

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert L. Borosage

The most treacherous opposition to reform actually comes from within the Democratic Party itself, from so-called "moderate" and conservative Democrats, particularly the Blue Dogs.

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GOP Divided On Need To Offer Alternative Budget

New York Times | Carl Hulse | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congressional Republicans are engaged in a highly coordinated political assault on President Obama's budget, but they are not so united when it comes...

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Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package?

Frida Berrigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frida Berrigan

Is each weapons system or program provided for in our budget actually needed for American security? Or are the defense contractors shoveling a load of shovel-ready bull?

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Ryan Grim and Julie Satow

Levin In Talks With Treasury To Kill Tax Break For Financiers

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim and Julie Satow | Posted 05.25.2011

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It took an unlikely alignment of events to create a situation where venture capitalists and private equity managers could pay a lower tax rate than th...

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Federal Budget Deficit Reaches $765B In 5 Months

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Lower tax revenue and massive government spending on the bank bailout pushed the federal deficit to $765 billion in the first five ...

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Miscommunicated Talking Points Cause Republicans to Condemn 'Hairless Spending'

Jerome Halligan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerome Halligan

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared in front of reporters at the Capitol this morning, and said, "The problem with this budget, as I see it, is a love of unnecessary spending, hairless spending."

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Show Us the Money: Iraq Veterans React to the VA Budget

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Rieckhoff

Veterans' funding is about $1.2 billion higher than the amount recommended by leading veterans' organizations, but Obama's budget is still not a slam dunk for veterans.

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Going Galt

August J. Pollak | Posted 05.25.2011

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August J. Pollak

2009-03-10-pollak0309.jpgStupid people turn to the stupidest thing ever for the stupidest idea possible.

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