A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning New York Times October 5, 2013 By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and MIKE McINTIRE WASHINGTON — Shortly after President Obama started his second term, a loose-knit coalition of conservative activists led by former Attorney General...
The Beast Is Starved: Welcome to the Next Great Depression by John Atcheson From Common Dreams Since Reagan, Republicans have been on a “starve the beast†campaign – by which they mean eviscerate the government by taking away as much revenue as they can....
Now, this is the way journalism needs to be done. We wonder where were all the currently angry Wisconsin democrats in Nov. 2010 when they were needed to keep Russ Feingold in office? Wisconsin had a big 50% voter turnout but Republicans won easily! Let’s get to...