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Mittens, You’re No Tom Paine

February 3, 2012 By admin

Dave Blake: What really bugs me is Romney going out of his way to quote Tom Paine, the most radical of the American revolutionary pamphleteers. Isn’t distorting Jesus enough for him? Is he going after Marx next?

State of the Union: The Only Time Congress Deals In Virtual Reality

January 26, 2012 By Anthony Asadullah Samad

Anthony Samad: President Barack Obama laid out the reality of our nation, his accomplishments despite obstruction, in front of Congress and the nation. He did it in real time, in virtual reality, in jaw-dropping fashion.

I-Ronnie of I-Ronnies

January 18, 2012 By Tom Degan

Tom Degan: The Republican party has sunk so deep into the ideological cesspool since January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan is starting to look like Theodore Roosevelt!

Despise Congress? We Are The 95%!

January 3, 2012 By Tina Dupuy

Tina Dupuy: Yes, 5 percent of Americans think Congress is doing a good job. Which means 5 percent of those polled didn’t understand the question.

“Facts Are Stupid Things”

December 30, 2011 By Berry Craig

Berry Craig: A lot of liberals think the nuttier these tea party-tilting Republicans talk, the more likely they are to turn off John and Jane Q. Public. I hope my fellow lefties are right.

Optimism, It’s Our Only Choice!

December 29, 2011 By Stephen Box

Stephen Box: As I traded “new father” anecdotes with one of the most powerful men in Los Angeles, I realized that our experiences contained within them the lessons that could move LA forward.

Obama, Reid and Pelosi Lead Charge Against Tea Party Millionaire Party

December 24, 2011 By Brent Budowsky

Brent Budowsky: There are smiles today throughout the Democratic base because the fighting spirit is back for the Dems.

What Speaker Boehner Should Have Told House Republicans about Compromise—A Year Ago

December 22, 2011 By Walter G. Moss

Walter Moss: Rather than using his leadership position as House Speaker to help educate new House Republicans and others, including American voters, about the noble history of political compromise, he succumbed to ignorance, displaying a lack of leadership.

Fight Over Obama’s Recess Appointments Puts Stranglehold on Key Nominees

December 21, 2011 By Marian Wang -- Pro Publica

Marian Wang: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has pledged to block the confirmation of three uncontroversial nominees for key banking regulator positions.

GOP Payroll Tax Disaster

December 21, 2011 By Brent Budowsky

Brent Budowsky: As President Obama and Democrats battle during this holiday season to enact a tax cut for the 99 percent of Americans who constitute the heart of the nation, House Republicans are making a seismic political blunder reminiscent of the self-destructive overreaching of then-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) that rejuvenated the Clinton presidency during the 1990s.

An Apology to President Barack Obama

December 19, 2011 By Sherwood Ross

Sherwood Ross: I think you can take satisfaction knowing that you outperformed the Nixon regime, whose Henry Kissinger once said, “The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little bit longer.”

The Top 10 Best and Worst of U.S. Politics in 2011

December 19, 2011 By Randy Shaw

Randy Shaw: Occupy Wall Street’s emergence in September raised progressive spirits, as has the unexpected rise of Newt Gingrich as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. Here’s my list of the top ten best and worst political events that occurred across the nation in 2011.