Pope Francis Condemns the Cult of Greed, Ted Cruz and Paul Ryan Support It
May 19, 2013 1:00 am-
Heritage Foundation, a Harvard Conservative, and the Conservative Crackupby Brent Budowsky It was a terrible week for the right. In my column about The GOP’s Hillary problem, I suggested...by Brent Budowsky on May 13, 2013 6:00 pm -
GOP Benghazi Hearings a Partisan Disgraceby Brent Budowsky Perhaps during his next partisan exploitation of the tragic death of Americans at Benghazi, Libya,...by Brent Budowsky on May 8, 2013 8:00 pm -
Texas, Congress Go Blue If Immigration Reform Goes Downby Brent Budowsky What did Hispanics do to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to deserve such punitive treatment from him...by Brent Budowsky on April 29, 2013 6:00 pm
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No Social Security Cuts
by Brent Budowsky I am a Democrat in the tradition of Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy. Democrats have won so many recent national elections in part because we were viewed as protecting Medicare and Social Security, while Republicans lost those elections in part because they were viewed as threatening these programs. One reason Democrats lost [...]
Texas Republicans Oppose Pay Equity for Women
by Brent Budowsky In my last column I suggested there is a convergence of interest between Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Democrats in Congress. Today I suggest that pay equity for women could influence the political future of America. This includes turning Texas blue, especially because the entire Texas Republican delegation to the U.S. House and Senate, [...]
Obama’s Third Term-Democratic Convergence: Hillary ’16, Obama ’14
by Brent Budowsky There is a powerful and profound convergence of interest between Team Obama, Team Clinton, and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. The prime directive for the leadership strata of Democrats in Washington and the Democratic base nationally is clear and well understood by most national political players, if not yet the [...]
It’s the Jobs, Stupid
by Brent Budowsky On Thursday, the weekly jobless claims number ballooned to an unacceptable 385,000. On Friday the monthly jobs report showed a collapse in job creation to an anemic and unacceptable 88,000. The actual unemployment rate went down to 7.6 percent because the labor participation rate collapsed to the lowest level since 1979. Perhaps [...]
Would Republican Cordray Filibuster Propel Elizabeth Warren?
by Brent Budowsky Senate Republicans are on the brink of launching a filibuster against the nomination of Richard Cordray to lead the new consumer agency that will rouse the progressive base of America, inspire a chorus of demands to reform Senate filibuster rules and propel Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to a national stature from the [...]
CPAC and the Conservative Crack-Up
by Brent Budowsky The ubiquitous opiner Justice Antonin Scalia now insults Hispanics and blacks, as he recently insulted gays while voting rights and gay rights are pending before the court. Then the ubiquitous Dick Morris, sounding like Fredo Corleone, offers a plan to “take down” President Obama. Has Morris read the Ryan budget? Meanwhile the ubiquitous [...]
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