Auction off seats in the House of Representatives, starting with a floor of two billion per seat. Not cheap, but it comes with office space and a staff of a dozen or more young MBAs and Hill-lifers ready to serve the business of America.

If you're a Republican, it is now a violation of House rules to utter the word "taxes" or "tax increase" on the chamber floor without the "job-killing" prefix.

Rep. Doyle's colleagues should learn from his example of how to respond when corporate interests dress up their agendas in populist clothing -- whether on net neutrality, financial reform, or any other issue.

Once upon a time, it seemed as if our leaders understood that "too big to fail" meant "too big to exist." But in Sen. Dodd's financial reform bill, the big banks won't be dismantled -- they'll be watched ... by a committee.

It's bad enough that consumers are likely to get the short end of the stick with the Dodd-Corker financial regulation deal. What may be even worse is that it's a recipe for bureaucratic gridlock and regulatory impotence.

Democrats have to respond to "Gingrich speak" by calling it for what it truly is -- propaganda, lies, and an attempt to deliberately mislead the American people.

Owning these CNBC hacks: it's not just for cable TV comedians anymore! Via the folks at TPM, here's video of CNBC's Mark Haines, who just cannot imag...