August 9th, 2011
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RNC Chairman Priebus Strongly Condemns Appointment of DSCC Chair Patty Murray to Super Committee
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to withdraw DSCC Chair Patty Murray’s appointment to the Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: “Harry Reid’s appointment of Patty Murray to Co-Chair the Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is absolute proof that Democrats are not [...]
The WI Recall results open thread.
I’m pre-loading this: I have family over. Results can be found here, once the polls close at 8 PM CST: if I had to guess, I’d say +1 Democrat is the most likely result, with +2 Democrat almost as likely and +0 Democrat is not actually out of the question. I’m not expecting the Wisconsin [...]
The WI Recall results open thread.
I’m pre-loading this: I have family over. Results can be found here, once the polls close at 8 PM CST: if I had to guess, I’d say +1 Democrat is the most likely result, with +2 Democrat almost as likely and +0 Democrat is not actually out of the question. I’m not expecting the Wisconsin [...]
A Come to Jesus Night on Radio #EERS
We’re going to have a come to Jesus meeting on the radio tonight from 7 to 10. You can listen live by clicking right here and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. Consider this an open thread.
VIDEO: The Blame Game
This video comes courtesy of our friend Anthropocon, and it documents the one marketable skill that President Obama has: passing the buck. Consider this an open thread. Follow @Ben_Howe
Craig James Talks About the Tea Party and Possible 2012 Senate Campaign
Download audio here Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Craig James to discuss American exceptionalism, the rise of the Tea Party and we’ll ask him whether or not he’s running for the U.S. Senate in 2012. We’re brought to [...]
Why Wisconsin Matters
When Governor Scott Walker and the Republican legislature were elected, the state of Wisconsin was over $3.8 billion in debt. The people of Wisconsin elected them to fix the problem. They elected them to create jobs. That is exactly what they did. Last month, half of the jobs created in the United States were created [...]
Balanced Approach: The Tax Hikes That Democrats Should Propose
So this year’s fiscal-policy code word is “balanced approach.” This means nothing more or less than higher taxes on high earners, business income, and capital gains. Congressman Eric Cantor remarked at one point in the debt-ceiling debate that the Democrats (including Obama) were totally stuck on the idea of raising taxes. But Cantor stressed that [...]
A hopefully helpful ‘stimulus’ analogy.
I would like to offer this analogy, for anybody out there dealing with an individual or individuals who seem convinced that the problem with the 2009 ‘stimulus’ was that it was not large enough: Imagine, if you will, you have a friend, and he’s a drunk. And he’s in trouble: he needs five hundred bucks [...]
The Enemy Within
Rick Perry said a prayer on Sunday. After you’ve picked yourselves up off the floor and recovered from your collective shock, you can read the full transcript of it here, or if you are so inclined, you can watch the video here. As is perfectly obvious to everyone who has ever met someone who’s attended [...]
