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December Surprise? From Rubin to Pelosi, Wall Street & DC Dems Push Post-Election Austerity

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.30.2012 | Politics
Read More: Simpson/Bowles, Robert Rubin, Jamie Dimon, Democratic Party, Austerity Economics, Nancy Pelosi, Dick Durbin, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

"Take back your party," Pelosi recently advised traditional Republicans. "This is not the Grand Old Party that we know." Take back your party: That's sound advice -- for everyone in Washington.

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The President's Deficit Speech: Time to Keep Up the Pressure

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 06.13.2011 | Politics
Read More: Social Security, Rep. Paul Ryan, Erskine Bowles, Deficits, Simpson/Bowles, Alan Simpson, Medicare, Barack Obama, President Obama Speech, Obama Speech, Obama Deficit Speech, President Deficit Speech, President Speech, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The president's speech marked a brilliant return to what might be called his "holographic" style. Like a hologram, his speech was evocative and shimmered with light. But like a hologram, what you see depends on where you stand.

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