As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you […]
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We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, big oil, buying elections, Carl Levin, Chinese currency manipulation, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, Debbie Stabenow, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, Karl Rove, Michael Smerconish, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Ohio, Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, SOPA, Super PAC, too big to fail, transparency, Wall Street | 10 Comments
Regardless of what you’re being told, the deficit is due to Bush’s tax cuts, not Obama’s stimulus spending
Ann Arbor-born economist and historian Bruce Bartlett, who served as domestic policy advisor to Ronald Reagan, and in the Treasury under George H.W. Bush, joined Chris Mathews on MSNBC’s Hardball yesterday, talking about the true origins of our nation’s current deficit. It should be required viewing for all Americans… Here’s the video, followed by an […]
Posted in Economics, Politics | Also tagged Afghanistan, Bruce Bartlett, budget deficit, Bush tax cuts, capital gains, Chris Mathews, deficit, Iraq war, MSNBC, Obama is a Socialist, prescription drug bill, supply side, tax the rich, taxes | 21 Comments