Author - SK Ashby

Economy

Nothing To Celebrate

John Boehner on the success of the auto-industry bailout which saved millions of jobs. “The administration’s auto bailout is nothing to celebrate,” said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker...

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Oil Spill

No Question About It

Governor Haley Barbour testified before Congress on Thursday concerning matters on the Gulf Coast a little more than a year after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon. ThinkProgress caught up with...

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Economy

Talking Out Their Ass

Colbert takes on the Republican's debt-ceiling double-speak. The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive "Give me liberty and I don't want...

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Open Thread

In Need of New Flooring

Artist - Steve Greenberg In other news, with 6 months left in the year 2011 is already the deadliest tornado season in 75 years. In an environment where congress won't even approve disaster relief...

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Congress

Congress Is Very Serious

Do something! No don't do something! The House of Representatives voted on a pair of resolutions related to the Libyan conflict today. The first resolution — which rebukes President Obama for the way...

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Open Thread

Time To Prepare

Artist - Jeff Parker In other news, US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with President Obama yesterday to warn him that we may face a "heavy" hurricane season this year. Tonight ...

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Healthcare

Die Quickly

On Tuesday May 24th, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that education cuts proposed by Governor Chris Christie represented “a deprivation of the constitutional right to a thorough and efficient...

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Open Thread

Gravity of the Situation

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, the Paul Ryan Medicare-Coupon plan has actually increased popular support for the Affordable Care Act. And according to a new CNN poll, 55% of self...

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Rick Scott

Rick Scott Strikes Again

Today is another day of stickin' it to The Man in Rick Scott's Florida. And by The Man I mean poor people. Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) signed legislation into law on Tuesday that requires anyone...

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