All Posts Tagged With: "President Obama"
Where’s the Bipartisanship?
James Fallows had an interesting post yesterday called “Why bipartisanship can’t work.” Since it is a long post I’ll summarize the arguments as I see it: Party discipline is difficult in American Politics because candidates raise their own money and can take the party label without the approval of the party. (Academics call this a [...]
2Feb2010 | Mike Van Winkle | 1 comment | ContinuedObama Claims U.S. ‘Bankrupt’ Without Health Care Reform
“President Obama told ABC News’ Charles Gibson in an interview that if Congress does not pass health care legislation that will bring down costs, the federal government ‘will go bankrupt.’” (ABCNews, Wednesday) He also said his stimulus plan would save or create 4 million jobs. FEE Timely Classic: “Democracy Versus Liberty” by James Bovard
17Dec2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 0 comments | Continued-
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