Pelosi
I still love her, and I think she was an excellent Speaker. May she be again someday!
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Do you remember?
I do. And so do all the people in this video. And if you remember just how bad things were during the Bush Administration, you’ll know why you can’t vote Republican in this election. Don’t forget to vote tomorrow! And don’t forgot how we got into the mess we are in.
Continue reading →“There will be time to rest on Nov. 3”
Senator Michael Bennet speaks to campaign volunteers, encouraging everyone to step up their efforts to get out the vote. And he’s right: we don’t want to get up on Nov. 3 and find that Ken Buck with his extremist views on women’s rights is now our Senator.
Continue reading →Republicans never change
I know this won’t come as a surprise to anyone reading this blog, but the Republicans are up to their same old tricks. They say they’re concerned for “small business” but in fact they are only interested in enriching the wealthy. Democratic Rapid Response calls them out on their “Pledge to America” in this short video.
Continue reading →Economic Policies
AFSCME is right. The Democrats have better (though imperfect) economic policies. Edit to add: Krugman today explains exactly how disastrous Republican economic policies would be. Edit to add: Also see today’s post in Timothy Noah’s Slate series on Income Inequality. He shows that inequality consistently rises under Republicans and falls under Democrats, and in addition the economy grows more slowly under Republican control.
Continue reading →How bad will it be come November?
The question of the day seems to be how to interpret recent generic polling that shows the Dems still trailing in general terms, either by a little or by a lot. No one doubts that if the Republicans actually take control of either house of Congress, they will again lead off with spurious investigations and other kinds of disruptions meant to solidify their political good fortune. The fact that their actions hurt the country doesn’t seem to matter to them at all. I know for myself I am not as energized as I was in 2008, though I will vote … Continue reading →