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Tag Archives: Harry Reid
Obama: Thank You, GOP!
Why This Government Shutdown Will Backfire on Republicans By Peter Scheer/ Truthdig/ September 30, 2013 The mainstream GOP is so certain Republicans will be blamed for the government shutdown, the first in 17 years, it has been actively campaigning against … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Democratic Party, economy, government, politics, Republican Party
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, government shutdown, Harry Reid, John Boehner, John McCain, Obamacare, Peter Scheer, Ted Cruz, Truthdig
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Election Postmortem
By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report Some random thoughts that filtered through my mind after the Tuesday election….. I’m happy, but not excited. We’ll now have a moderate Democratic president, a Democratic majority in the Senate, and the Republicans … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Democratic Party, elections, media, Mitt Romney, politics, Republican Party, Wall Street
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Tagged blue-dog Democrats, Citizens United, Dick Morris, Fox News, Glenn Foden, gridlock, Harry Reid, John Boehner, Justice Department, Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell, tea party
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Best-Case Election Scenario: The Status Quo
By Arlen Grossman/ The Big Picture Report If you can believe the polls–and in aggregate they are generally accurate–President Barack Obama will likely eke out a narrow victory over his challenger, Mitt Romney. Nervous Democrats certainly hope that will be … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Democratic Party, elections, politics, Republican Party
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Tagged Citizens United, Dave Granlund, Eric Cantor, filibuster, FiveThirtyEight blog, gridlock, Harry Reid, Huffington Post, John Boehner, Nate Silver, Real Clear Politics, Super PACS, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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The Fed and Its Friends
A new book by Neil Barofsky, former Inspector General of the TARP program criticizes President Obama, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and federal regulators for working in the interests of Wall Street at the expense of distressed homeowners and the public. … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Economics, economy, finance, government, law, politics, Wall Street
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Tagged Alan Grayson, bailout, Ben Bernanke, Bernie Sanders, Dennis Kucinich, Fed audit, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank, Glenn Greenwald, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Neil Barofsky, Ron Paul, Salon, TARP
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Republicans = Obstruction
As Congress enjoys their summer break, it looks like there will be no presidential recess appointment of the first head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Obama, bowing to Republican opposition, had already dismissed the idea of appointing the best … Continue reading →
Ransom Paid
This is what happened: The Republicans held the budget hostage, and Obama and Reid surrendered. They gave in to the demands of the Teabaggers and corporate shills that control the GOP. They paid the ransom. We know what happens when … Continue reading →
Posted in economy, politics, Republican Party
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Tagged Barack Obama, Harry Reid, hostage takers, ransom
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Why Democrats Cannot Win
Four Things Everybody Should Have Figured Out by Now Barack Obama is a well-intentioned and decent guy, but he is an ineffective and weak leader. The president’s weaknesses wouldn’t be so bad if he had strong back-up in Congress. But … Continue reading →
Posted in Democratic Party, politics
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Tagged Barack Obama, centrist, Harry Reid, weak leader
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