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Reid Rocks, Pelosi Rolls

Brent Budowsky: It is far too early to predict the 2012 elections. But I suggest that Reid is rocking, Pelosi is rolling and Democrats are rising

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

By Brent Budowsky

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

Pelosi’s Victory Keeps Hope Alive

By Paul Hogarth

Paul Hogarth: If Democrats make a comeback in 2012, it will be partially because they didn’t throw Nancy Pelosi under a bus.

A Tsunami of Money

By Berry Craig

Berry Craig: It was a tsunami of money triggered by the Supreme Court ruling that corporations could spend unlimited sums to elect or oppose candidates for public office.

Pelosi, Reid to Push DREAM Act in Lame Duck

By Seth Hoy

Seth Hoy: If Reid can nudge the Dream Act through the Senate while Democrats are still in charge of the House, the bill has a real chance to become law, advocates say.

The Incredible Shrinking Women

By Tina Dupuy

Tina Dupuy: Here’s the thing about women candidates: they are more interesting to the press than their male counterparts. The media just likes them more. There’s an obsession with female candidates’ gaffes.

The Jobs Emergency

By Robert Reich

Robert Reich: We need a response proportional to the crisis. Obama, Pelosi, and Reed should summon Congress back to Washington for action on the jobs emergency.

Obama: It’s Up to Activists to Enact Real Health Care Reform

By Randy Shaw

Barack Obama has created the best opportunity to enact universal health care with a public option since Truman’s presidency. He has made a strong case for the public option, and used his personal popularity to drive the issue. But it is now up to constituency pressure to get the job done.

Nancy Pelosi, Torture, and Bush’s Warmongering

By Joseph Palermo

Rightwingers splayed across the corporate media, including Condi Rice and Dick Cheney, constantly remind us that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 members of the Bush administration were doing their darnedest to keep the nation safe. Bending the law a little to coerce information out of known terrorists must be seen in its context. They [...]

Please Don’t Hurt Me: The Democratic Rallying Cry

By Denis Campbell

I wouldn’t wish the current Democratic Congressional leadership group on any incoming President, especially not one with a mandate for change like Barack Obama. In the Jib-Jab year end film, 2008 is expelled from the room badly beaten up by crisis after crisis. Hope and change may be coming but without real Democratic Congressional leadership [...]