October 16, 2009
The Positive Side of Snowe’s Vote
(This originally appeared in The Politico )Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe’s “aye” vote in the Senate Finance Committee for the Baucus version of health care reform was unsurprising. Still, it has stirred up waves of revulsion among the GOP’s hard-core right wing...
October 15, 2009
Getting More Kids to College, Cheaper
Have we as a nation, collectively, gone insane? I say that because, when it comes to higher education, we seem to have completely lost our way. Clearly, getting more people to college is the best way to make America more...
October 14, 2009
Losing the Middle Class
Losing the Middle Class Just like the battle of Midway was a turning point for the United States against the Japanese in the Second World War, the key battle for last year’s Presidential campaign was the battle for the middle...
October 14, 2009
Losing the Middle Class
Losing the Middle Class Just like the battle of Midway was a turning point for the United States against the Japanese in the Second World War, the key battle for last year’s Presidential campaign was the battle for the middle...
October 14, 2009
Holtz-Eakin Responds to Summers
Holtz-Eakin Responds to Larry Summers Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin wrote a persuasive memo to Congressional Republicans putting into perspective the White House strategy on the economy and jobs. House Republicans wrote a letter last week to the...
October 13, 2009
The Bus Test and the Picken’s Plan
Back when I was a more consistent runner, I used to hate running behind big buses, especially in the summer time. The fumes from their exhaust would make me sick to my stomach. Many of the buses in Washington D.C....