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McConnell Confirms: Party of No Won’t Offer Federal Budget Alternatives.
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
On This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed that the “Party of No” will not be offering any alternatives to President Obama’s budget, instead choosing to …
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Bachman’s Earmark Phib.
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
On Fox Business yesterday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) joined the long parade of members of Congress who rail against earmarks while requesting their own. But Bachmann took her hypocrisy a …
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“We all remember Bush v. Gore”.
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Franken holds a 225-vote lead after a hand recount of ballots cast in November. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested Friday that Coleman’s fight to hold on to …
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Sesame Street Layoffs.
Friday, March 13th, 2009
New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms that the recession has lead to higher unemployment in every state. Nationally, about 4.4 million workers have been laid off …
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Coleman Camp Breaks Law, Plays Politics.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Norm Coleman’s legal drama took an interesting turn yesterday, when Wikileaks.org posted spreadsheets of campaign databases, which contained redacted credit card numbers, confidential security codes, and personal contact information of …
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Updated: Citigroup Doesn’t Support Workers, Despite Workers Supporting Its Survival.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Update: Via Feministe…Credo Action has a petition you can sign to stop banks from using their bailout funds to lobby for Wal-Mart. Head on over and add your name. …
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March Badness Update: Norm Loses to Boehner.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
The Norm Coleman legal soap opera seems more like a 15-round boxing match, but it’s March and we can only use so many sports metaphors at one time. Our friends …
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Recovery in Action.
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Minnesota [Finance and Commerce, 3/9/09]: A series of federal stimulus projects in Minnesota are about to graduate from concept to signed contract. On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation …