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Thomas Cleaver to Spineless Democrats : Thanks for Saving my Life
Nancy Pelosi gives press conference after passage of health care reform. Photo from AFP.Thank you,Stupid, spineless, worthless Democrats By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 After the historic passage of health care in the House … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democratic Party, Health Care Reform, Thomas Cleaver
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Perfect Storm Coming? : GOP Winning With Message Control
Image from The Situationist.Democrats facing perfect political storm?GOP raises misinformation to an art formBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / February 22, 2010 As E.J. Dionne writes, Barack Obama, Democrats, and liberals are losing now. Big time! The Democrats … Continue reading
Sky is Falling : The Press and Evan Bayh’s Retirement
Panic attack. Image from Moonbattery.Press frames the corporate spin:Evan Bayh calls it quits By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / February 18, 2010 On February 15, 2010, the sky began to fall, at least according to media pundits. Incumbent … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Evan Bayh, Harry Targ, Indiana, Mainstream Media, Political Spin
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Karl Rove’s Revolution : Senator Brown and the Myth of the Middle
Republican strategist Karl Rove. Photo by Doug Mills / NYT.The Rovian Revolution:Why the Dems must learn from Massachusetts By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / January 22, 2010 Over the last 40 years, voter turnout has been steadily … Continue reading
Rewind and Restart : How the Dems (Could Have) Made ‘Health Care’ Happen
(A New Years fantasy) Once more from the top: An alternative scenario for health care reform By Zoltan Zigedy / The Rag Blog / January 10, 2010 In February of 2009, with his poll numbers and public expectations exceptionally high, … Continue reading
Rewind and Restart : How the Dems (Could Have) Made ‘Health Care’ Happen
(A New Years fantasy) Once more from the top: An alternative scenario for health care reform By Zoltan Zigedy / The Rag Blog / January 10, 2010 In February of 2009, with his poll numbers and public expectations exceptionally high, … Continue reading
Immigration Reform : It’s Time for Political Courage
Cartoon by Daryl Cagle / MSNBC.comDemocrats must show some courage:Immigration laws need real reform Closing the border and deporting undocumented workers would actually hurt our economy. Over a 10 year period it would mean the loss of $2.6 trillion in … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democratic Party, Economy, Immigration Reform, Ted McLaughlin
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Carl Davidson : Obama, the Democrats, and the Months Ahead
Carl Davidson. Photo by Thomas Good / Next Left Notes.A report and perspective from the rust belt:Obama, the Democrats and the months aheadBy Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / December 28, 2009 Carl Davidson will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest … Continue reading
Righteous Cause Dept. : Raising Big Bucks to Neuter Joe Lieberman
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.For ad campaign aimed at Connecticut voters:MoveOn raising big bucks to stop Lord Lieberman By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / December 18, 2009 MoveOn.org, one of the largest political action committees … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democratic Party, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Larry Ray, MoveOn.org
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Listen Up, Senate : Health Care Bill Needs Costs Reduction Amendment
Cartoon from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.How to save the health care bill:Add a medical costs reduction amendment By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / December 17, 2009 Dr. Howard Dean, a true progressive and advocate of health care … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democratic Party, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Sherman DeBrosse, U.S. Senate
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