Tag Archives: Progressives

The McLaughlin Group: The State of The Union, Economic Mobility, Syria, Liberal vs Progressive

. Source:The New Democrat  As far as the State of the Union if I’m President Obama or he could hear my advice for him, I would say use this speech to kickoff the 2014 Campaign to Save Congressional Democrats. Keeping … Continue reading

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The White House: Making 2014 a Year of Action to Expand Opportunities For The Middle Class

. Source:The New Democrat  Let Congressional Republicans only talk about ObamaCare especially in the Senate. Where that is the only thing that Senate Republicans seem to be interested in right now. Even though more Americans are becoming more comfortable with … Continue reading

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The White House: President Obama Speaks on U.S. Intelligence Programs

. Source:The New Democrat  I have a good Milton Friedman line for President Obama. Without liberty, you can’t have security. And when you lean on the side of security over liberty, you’ve now weaken both. And not just hurt liberty … Continue reading

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The White House: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow The Economy

. Source:The New Democrat  With the weak December jobs report President Obama should be calling for a huge infrastructure investment bill somewhere in the hundreds of billions of dollars. And even call for a National Infrastructure Bank that could finance … Continue reading

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The White House: President Obama Speaks on Extending Emergency Unemployment Insurance

. Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic path to victory in 2014. It’s the economy stupid and make 2014 the Democratic economic vision vs. the Republican economic vision. Middle out bottom up economics that is about expanding economic freedom for everyone … Continue reading

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Campaign For America’s Future: Heather Digby: ObamaCare is Up And Running , But That’s Not The End of The Story

Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Heather Digby: Obamacare Is Up And Running, But That’s Not The End Of The Story The New Democrat For all of you Progressives out there or people who define your politics as progressive who may … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: E.J. Dionne: The Resurgent Progressives

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with most of what EJ Dionne said in his column today. I thought his best line was “that to have a vibrant middle you need a vibrant Left and Right countering each other. To give … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon Presidential Library: ‘New Federalism: Returning Power to The People’

Source:Richard Nixon Presidential Library– President Nixon’s OMB Director Richard P. Nathan. Source:The New Democrat “August 08, 2011: Nixon administration officials discuss RN’s national policy to transfer power from the federal government to state and local governments. Location: Richard Nixon Presidential … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Noam Scheiber: ‘Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t Just Good Politics: It’s Good Economics’

Source:The New Republic– supporters for raising the minimum wage. Source:The New Democrat “The minimum-wage debate follows a predictable pattern any time it flares up in the media: Liberals say it’s a moral outrage that people can toil away at full-time … Continue reading

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KKD: Civil Rights at The 1960 Republican National Convention

Source:KKD– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Texas) at the 1960 Republican National Convention. Source:The Daily Times “Now that the 2008 Republican National Convention has concluded, I thought I would go back into my old film clips & kinescopes to give … Continue reading

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