Month: January 2010

An Opening at the Fed?

There’s some talk that Bernanke won’t be reconfirmed as Fed chair and speculation about an alternative. Brian Johnson suggested Paul Krugman which surprised me given

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Pass the Bill

Maybe I haven’t yet said it in the clearest possible terms. So, there it is: To House Democrats: PASS THE SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL! To

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Kevin Drum on Campaign Finance

I’ve been asked by a reader for my thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Citizen United decision. I’d be overstepping the bounds of my expertise to

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A glimmer of hope?

Politico reports that Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid are in talks for the House to pass the Senate bill if the Senate will tweak

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Are you kidding me?

Here’s something I pointed out to a friend today: When the Democrats started the health care reform process a year ago, they held the White

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A politician makes sense

As I watch the Democrats in Congress lose their collective marbles, it’s nice to see one keep his head.  It’s especially nice that it’s one

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Spleen Venting Cometh

Christopher Dodd declares an early Groundhog Day: six more weeks of nothing on health reform. From Political Wire: Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) now says Democrats

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This is not a game.

Know what I plan to do if health care reform fails? What I’ve been doing for the last year. I’ll spend my time pointing out

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Pass reform in smaller parts?

No.  It can’t work.  The fact that we’re even bringing it up now is sad, because it means people haven’t learned anything. Paul Krugman explains:

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