Okay, so no one wants to look at committee assignments. I get it. It’s boring. But you kind of have to understand the power arrangements on the committees to know what is likely to happen in the Senate. Anyway, Joe...
Read MoreThe Senate Democrats have posted their committee assignments. Members who are new or newly assigned to a committee appear in italics. Naturally, everyone will race to see what assignments were given to Elizabeth Warren, but we...
Read MoreNoam Chomsky speaks to the truth of the matter. (From Counterpunch) “Nothing Can Justify Torture” An Interview With Noam Chomsky on Obama’s Human Rights Record by ERIC BAILEY —snip— EB: The US...
Read MoreI think there is a real risk that going over the cliff could cause some panic in the markets and that we might wind up in a cage-match to restore priorities in the budget that have been sequestered. So, I am not this sanguine...
Read MoreWhile I can envision a deal that I would find acceptable that might ding Medicare benefits modestly, that’s highly theoretical and certainly not desirable. We would have to get a LOT of goodies in exchange for that, and...
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