Majority of Americans See U.S. Losing Ground on Key Economic Issues
Filed under: Polls, Poll Watch, Deficit, Jobs, EconomyMore than six in 10 Americans believe ground is being lost on dealing with the deficit, the cost-of-living and increasing the availability of good-paying jobs. There's less optimism than earlier thi...
Democrats Begin Drive to Push Through Priorities Before Elections
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, The Capitolist, 2010 Elections, Congress, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnellDemocrats face a tough political environment as they begin a big push to get their legislative agenda through Congress before the N...
That ‘False’ Stamp’s Redundant If His Lips Are Moving
It's a wonderful world when the Republicans can just cut out the middle man and deliver their lying talking points directly instead of having to spoon-feed some journalist who might have a spare moment and the inclination to use Google before reading the script.
Report: Health Bill Will Help Uninsured, But Raise Costs, Hurt Seniors’ Choices
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, Health Care, The Capitolist
Areport by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent Democratic staffers scrambling over the weekend after the 31-page study revealed potentially damaging findings about the...
Obama Finds Trimming the Deficit More Difficult Than Expected
Filed under: Economy, Budget, Health Care, Obama Administration
A deeper recession than the administration initially predicted has made President Obama's goal of trimming the federal deficit in next year's budget much more difficult, the New York Times reports. Obama is preparing the budget he will have...Follow seriouslypolitics on Twitter!
