The other day I asked on twitter whatever happened to that idiot from Unskewed Polls and whether or not he had been hired by Fox news or the RNC. Turns out he has been really busy promoting the theory that what the IRS scandal is really all about was stealing the 2012 election. And, to …
Killing Social Security in lame duck session
Commenter jayackroyd lays out a pretty convincing case that there may be a move to cut Social Security during a lame duck session this fall (everything below is written by him, not me): All the Very Serious Villagers know Social Security has to be cut, that the austerity program cannot work with an insolvent retirement …
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I can’t be satisfied
I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach about the debt ceiling negotiations, that we’ll see some terrible “grand bargain” where the social safety net is gutted in return for some tiny amount of tax cuts increases. It’s not that I think Obama and his advisers are crypto-Republicans, it’s just that DC …
It takes a nation of millions to hold them back
Jimmy P gives Republicans the worst political advice ever (via Steve M): Since Democrats are determined to hang Ryan’s bold “Path to Prosperity” budget plan around the neck of every Republican running for office in 2012, why not have its author and best salesman advocate for it directly vs. President Obama? If you want to …
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Let them fail
Conservatives are making a huge push to force states into bankruptcy, presumably in order to fuck unions. Here’s Grover Norquist (in Politico), here’s a guy named David Skeel (in Weekly Standard), here’s Jimmy P. Next stop: Bobo, George Will, and Charles Lane. This is potentially a big issue, definitely something to keep your eye on.