Archive for August, 2010
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Monday, August 30th, 2010Building a Nation of Know-Nothings By TIMOTHY EGAN (New York Times) Timothy Egan on American politics and life, as seen from the West. Having shed much of his dignity, core convictions and reputation for straight talk, Senator John McCain won his primary on Tuesday against the flat-earth wing of his party. Now McCain can [...]
Debunking stimulus mythology: Folks it’s working
Thursday, August 26th, 2010The entire American economy, including renewable energy, benefited from the stimulus bill ( The Center for American Progress (CAP) is a progressive website funded by George Soros. The CEO is John Podesta, who served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton. Phil Sweeney) Vice President Biden and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) yesterday both [...]
Why won’t the GOP say “no” to extremism? ( Washington Post)
Monday, August 23rd, 2010By E.J. Dionne Jr. Monday, August 23, 2010 In an election, a solid “no” usually beats an uneasy “yes, but.” That’s the heart of the problem Democrats and President Obama face this fall. The advantage of saying no without equivocation is that a significant share of the electorate is usually ready to shout the word [...]
The New Republic….Obama and populism
Monday, August 16th, 2010The Unnecessary Fall A counter-history of the Obama presidency. John B. Judis John B. Judis Senior Editor view bio Contrast Obama’s attempt to develop a politics to justify his economic program with what Reagan did in 1982. Faced with steadily rising unemployment, which went from 8.6 percent in January to [...]
Obama solar project (reprint from “Climate Progress”)
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Obama announces $2 billion investment in solar PV manufacturing and “the first large-scale solar plant in the U.S. to actually store the energy it generates for later use – even at night.” “What’s more, over 70 percent of the components and products used in construction will be manufactured in the USA” In [...]
Suspicious attacks on John Tierney
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010To: Salem News From: Phil Sweeney, Chair, Marblehead Democratic Committee To the editor: Recent news comments and a letter to the editor implying that some folks are “disappointed with Tierney stance on Israeli raid” beg clarification. The statement contained in a letter to the editor that “Congressman John Tierney signed a petition urging President Obama [...]
Employment Crisis….N.Y. Times
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Op-Ed Columnist The Horror Show By BOB HERBERT Published: August 9, 2010 The employment situation in the United States is much worse than even the dismal numbers from last week’s jobless report would indicate. The nation is facing a full-blown employment crisis and policy makers are not responding with anything like the sense of urgency [...]
Defining Prosperity Down
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: August 1, 2010, New York Times I’m starting to have a sick feeling about prospects for American workers — but not, or not entirely, for the reasons you might think. Yes, growth is slowing, and the odds are that unemployment will rise, not fall, in the months ahead. That’s bad. [...]
Paul Krugman..New York Times Blog
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Bond Market Deficit Cheerleaders Stan Collender has a terrific piece about the bond market that I wish I had written (I can offer no higher praise). The key takeaway: It’s clear that the bond market is now giving at least as strong a signal about its desired fiscal policy as it did in the early [...]
Making a difference in November
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN NOVEMBER Phil Sweeney, Chair, Marblehead Democratic Town Committee Nowadays it seems that there are more opinions about what’s wrong with government than there are problems. How about what’s right with government. What can Democrats do to promote the message of good government? First, and most importantly, we must offset [...]
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