Visual source: Newseum Austerity champions and deficit fetishists in the Republican Party have pushed economic policies that hurt the vast majority of Americans. John J. Drew at the Taunton Daily Gazette gives an overview of how these policies are hurting our nation at the state level:
[T]he harsh content [of Republican economic policies] stands to set the tone for the 2012 elections. It legitimi [ ... ]

When Mitt Romney says something, you can be sure he stands by it. Whatever it was. Regardless of whether or not he even remembers it. But as with most hard-and-fast rules, there are a few exceptions. For instance: Mitt Romney was always a fan of Bill Clinton. Except when he wasn't. Mitt Romney has always supported stimulus funded projects. Except when he hasn't. Mitt Romney always claims he creat [ ... ]

The jury box in the Pershing County, Nevada courthouse.
(Ken Lund/Wikimedia) Growing up, I seem to remember being taught or hearing the phrase about a right to a trial by a "jury of your peers." I didn't know then that nowhere in the constitution are "peers" mentioned, only the word "impartial." I got taught black history at home, not in school, and my parents discussed the news of the day at th [ ... ]

Error 404: Candidate not found. Americans Elect announced this week that it will not field a candidate in the 2012 presidential election because no potential nominee received sufficient popular support. This is an ignominious end to an effort backed by $35 million and many high-profile political figures who sought, according to New York Times columnist Thomas Freidman, to create a viable, centri [ ... ]

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When it came out last week that Milwaukee mayor (and Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor in the upcoming recall election) Tom Barrett had skipped out on two ceremonies honoring Milwaukee police officers, there was some questions about what Barrett thought could possibly be more important that going to, say, a memorial service for slain Wisconsin policemen.  It probably didn’t help e [ ... ]

In the weekly GOP address, Wisconsin’s U.S. Ron Johnson takes the president to task for the failed Obama economic policies: “We are all disappointed by the failure of President Obama’s economic policies… His budget busting stimulus plan grew government, grew our debt, but failed to grow our economy.” You can watch Senator Johnson’s terrific address below: Senator  [ ... ]

The FCC and the radicals are at war with the secondary spectrum market. Gigi Sohn even tried to make the point at the Less Government debate that license holders don’t own spectrum. That’s true. They own the licenses. That’s where property rights come in. So it’s disappointing to see Democrats still piling on against Verizon even as the push begins to go after Dish. As [ ... ]

This week, President Obama and Interior Secretary Salazar returned to familiar territory, once again chastising energy companies for maintaining an inventory of undrilled Federal leases.

Obama challenges oil companies to drill existing leases WASHINGTON – The White House on Tuesday pushed back against the oil and gas industry’s claims that the Obama administration is blocking domestic energy [ ... ]