No, They Don't Understand! Pt. 1: The Role of Government
Each side understandably tends to focus on the issues that favor them. However, I want to step across the aisle for a moment and engage the Republicans on their own issues.The central arguments of the...
View ArticleThe Single Fact that Explains Why this Recovery is Slow
Whenever Republicans talk about not enough jobs being created or the recovery being slow and blame it on overregulation or Obama’s policies, it angers me.A single fact can explain why the recovery has...
View ArticleWhy Austerity Doesn't Work
Deficit hawks think of government, and indeed all economic actors, as a household: just as households' finances improve when they spend less and save more, so will national economies do better if...
View ArticleWhy Romney's Plan would HURT Small Business.
I have worked for small businesses since the start of my career, and before that in college. And I have noticed a glaring loophole in Romney's argument that cutting income tax rates on businesses will...
View ArticleI think I swayed an undecided voter tonight
I had a great conversation with an undecided voter tonight phone banking. It's not the first time it's happened, but I had a particularly in depth conversation with this gentleman. It was a really...
View ArticleUsing the Debt Ceiling Against Republicans?
The whole idea of the upcoming debt limit showdown enrages me-- after all, it's inherently contradictory and hypocritical on the part of Congress to first pass laws mandating certain spending, and then...
View ArticlePPP - Hillary with lead in Texas
I know it's early, and I already knew Hillary polls strongly, but wowza.The results are within the margin of error, but Clinton leads Marco Rubio 46% to 45%, Chris Christie 45% to 43% and Rick Perry...
View ArticleDPRK Preparing for Multiple Missile Launches
Tensions are escalating quickly on the Korean peninsula.Officials in Seoul say there are possibilities that the North may fire off several missiles from different sites, in case of an unsuccessful...
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Internet Commenters Figure Out Obamacare
This is the top reccommended comment on Politico right now on an article on the Affordable Care Act. I'll admit the article got me feeling a bit down, but that all changed when I read the comments. It...
View ArticleI've just sent the following letter to my Senators (Ebola)
Dear Senator __, No one wants to die of ebola. The current outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented and unique in that it has not been quarantined and is out of control. The local countries, Doctors...
View ArticleI'm proud of the Hillary Clinton campaign.
This year, I had the honor of spending a lot of time to volunteer for Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. I cherish every moment of it, and would do it all again.We DID make history this year. We became...
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