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We Survived
We survived the Mayan apocalypse. Also Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, Newt Gingrich, and Honey Boo Boo. Artist – Pat Bagley As predicted, the House failed to pass a relief funding bill for...
View ArticleThe President’s Statement on the Fiscal Cliff Deal
President Obama’s remarks from 11:20 pm, 20 minutes after the House finally passed HR8 (the “fiscal cliff” deal). The president used the opportunity to reiterate that he will not play games over the...
View ArticleIn Spite of Reality, Liberals Claim Obama “Caved” on the Fiscal Cliff
My first column of 2013: For the first part of New Year’s Day, I thought the far-left “Obama caved” crowd would take the prize for the most insane political faction of the day considering how, as soon...
View ArticleFurther Context on the Fiscal Cliff Deal
Sullivan: And so you see that Obama’s re-election has meant the biggest increase in revenues to the federal government since 1968. That would not have happened under Romney. $600 billion in tax hikes,...
View ArticleThe Next Liberal Freak-Out
Dean Baker in the Guardian: Given his track record, there is little doubt that President Obama can be trusted to make further concessions, possibly involving social security and Medicare, in...
View ArticleHow Far We’ve Come
This wasn’t very long ago. Every single Republican primary candidate raised their hand when asked if they would turn down a deal that included 10 dollars in cuts for every 1 dollar in new revenue....
View ArticleOn Paul Ryan’s “Yes” Vote
One of the most remarkable moments of last night’s fiscal cliff vote was former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s vote to pass the bill. Nearly every Republican in the House shares the same views...
View ArticleAbout that $4 Trillion Deficit
A quick word about this: The CBO determined Tuesday that the package, hammered out late Monday evening by Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), would — over the next...
View ArticleLets Be Clear
Lawrence O’Donnell asks the essential questions for anyone who doesn’t believe the president got the best possible deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. The point that the president was negotiating with...
View ArticleFrom the Loopy Old Man News Desk…
Alan Simpson stated the semi-obvious over the weekend: that the fiscal cliff deal isn’t really a huge deficit-cutting measure. “This thing isn’t going to do anything, really,” Simpson said Sunday on...
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