“Adding profits, subtracting workers” – Pearlstein on the new business dynamic
The national Chamber of Commerce (unlike the smaller, local groups who share that name) is the embodiment of everything wrong with a special interest group. It advocates policies that benefit only a small handful of people while hurting most Americans,…
Indiana GOP delegation prioritizes tax loopholes over 9/11 heroes
Last night, the House failed to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The bill needed a 2/3 majority to pass, but the final vote was 255-159. Indiana’s Congressional delegation split their votes along party lines: Carson, Donnelly,…
What’s Todd Rokita afraid of?
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of talking with Purdue professor and 4th District candidate David Sanders. He was out greeting voters at the Monroe County Fair after spending the day going door to door – something he’s done in all…
Mike Pence lies about tax increases
At a press conference earlier this week, Rep. Mike Pence decided to push the latest GOP talking point on taxes: “The American people deserve to know that, should Democrats get their way, every income tax bracket will increase on January…
Lugar: Romney’s nuclear treaty critique “unaware”
Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, who has long focused on nuclear proliferation issues, issued a statement that severely criticized 2012 GOP hopeful Mitt Romney’s recent op-ed opposing the new START treaty. Lugar has been a supporter of the new START treaty,…
Indiana’s economy under Mitch Daniels
I was disappointed to see the usually-sharp Ed Kilgore fall into the trap of buying Mitch Daniels’ spin – in a recent piece on Mitch Daniels’ presidential prospects, Kilgore wrote that “his state’s positive fiscal record stands out sharply against…
Why is John Boehner trying to destroy the America he grew up in?
There’s been quite a few posts like this springing up around the Web the last few days, but as usual it’s Greg Sargent who pieces them together into a narrative. Clipped from voices.washingtonpost.com Ever since John Boehner accused Dems last…
Adam Serwer on NYT’s deflection of critcism w/ charges of “political correctness”
First: what year is this, Bill Keller – 1995? I know the NYT longs for the days of endless stories about Bill Clinton & the First Penis, but this is ridiculous. Second: As Serwer smartly notes, Keller’s refusal to engage…
Krugman: The heartless, clueless, and confused gang up against the unemployed
It’s nice to see Krugman out making this case in such a straightforward manner. As I’ve repeatedly asked others – without getting a response – what jobs are the unemployed supposed to take right now? Clipped from www.nytimes.com But that…
Olbermann names Dan Burton as “Worst Person”
On Wednesday, Media Matters caught Indiana Congressman Dan Burton promoting conspiracy theories on the floor of the House. And this time, it wasn’t about how Hillary Clinton murdered Vince Foster. Instead, Burton – along with his Texas counterpart, Rep. Louie…
