Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

The New Republic: Danny Vinik: President Obama’s Promise to Not Raise Taxes on the Middle Class Makes Governing Harder

Source:The New Democrat  I’m just going to be real here and say that Socialists have this belief that if government especially the federal government or central government (depending on the country) is not doing something or running something that is … Continue reading

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NPR News: Report: Krishnader Calanur: President Obama Seeks $1 Billion to Boost U.S. Military Presence in Europe

(via Obama Seeks $1 Billion To Boost U.S. Military Presence In Europe : The Two-Way : NPR) I got a crazy idea that may just have people running to the North Pole to escape the summer weather. How about instead of paying Europeans … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: The Flagging Labor Force, Congressional Mid-Terms & Foreign Policy

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Mark Shields and David Brooks when they say that the jobs report is good news and a positive step.  If we get a few more reports like this it will be good for Democrats … Continue reading

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Reason: Hit & Run: Jacob Sullum: New Clemency Policy Could Free Hundreds or Thousands of Drug War Prisoners: A Better Approach in Dealing With Narcotics

Attorney General Eric Holder Speech on Criminal Justice Reform Reason: Hit & Run: Jacob Sullum: New Clemency Policy Could Free Hundreds or Thousands of Drug War Prisoners Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Megyn Kelly: ‘The Fuzzy Math of ObamaCare’

Source:The New Democrat  The FOX News specializes in fuzzy math. When they hear government reports that back up their argument, whatever it is at the time, they say, “Hey, see, we told you this is not working and we need … Continue reading

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AlterNet: David Bromwich: What Became of the Leader Many Wanted Barack Obama to be

AlterNet: Opinion: David Bromwich: What Became of the Leader Many Wanted Obama to be Source:The New Democrat Whatever happened to that socialist whom so many Americans on the far left supported and organized for and hoped they were getting when … Continue reading

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Adolph Reed: ‘What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg’

Source:The Nation– “A polling site in Oklahoma City (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)” Also from The Nation. Source:The New Democrat “The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It’s only … Continue reading

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Associated Press: U.S. Senate Blocks President Obama’s Pick For Civil Rights Post

Source:The New Democrat  Wow, President Obama losing a vote on one of his executive nominations in a Democratic Senate with a clear 55-45 majority, where the minority can no longer block executive nominations by themselves. This loss has to do … Continue reading

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Think Progress: Cap Action War Room: A Progressive Vision: President Obama’s FY 2015 Federal Budget

Think Progress: Cap Action War Room: A Progressive Vision Source:The New Democrat I haven’t had a chance to see President’s Obama’s full budget proposal. I’ve just seen summaries from the partisan right, who see it as another progressive wish-list tax-and-spend … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Eric Planin: President Obama Looks to Tax Reform to Save America’s Highways

Source:The New Democrat  This would be an interesting way to raise the much needed revenue to rebuild America’s infrastructure system but, as I’ve argued in the past, we wouldn’t need to go to this length if we created a National … Continue reading

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