Republican Negotiators Have Rejected Closing Every Single Tax Loophole The Dems Have Suggested
It's Like The GOP Wants To Drive The Economy Over The Fiscal Cliff Among the loopholes built into the tax code specifically to allow...
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Howie Klein
May 15, 202311 min read
For Real, How Much Of An Enemy Of Americans Are Republicans And Other Conservatives?
Yesterday, on Fox News Sunday, Byron Donalds— a former illegal drug kingpin, banker robber and bribery felon— accused Biden of “leading...
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Howie Klein
May 14, 20236 min read
Biden Needs To Permanently End The GOP Hostage-Taking Bullshit NOW
Trump was entirely on brand when he called for MAGAts in Congress to force a default, something several of them-- the Freedom Caucus--...
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Howie Klein
May 10, 20235 min read
Who Will Save The Economy From The GOP's Plan To Push It Over The Fiscal Cliff?
Do Joe Biden And Hakeem Jeffries Have What It Takes? The other day, my friend Helen called to tell me how excited she was that Laurence...
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Howie Klein
May 8, 20235 min read
Swing District Republicans Like Tom Kean Jr Are In A Pickle-- Who To Serve, America Or MAGA?
Votes On The Debt Ceiling Could Win Or Lose Elections The 7th congressional district in northwest New Jersey was a swing district but...
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Howie Klein
May 7, 20237 min read
If Someone Votes To Drag The Economy Over The Cliff & That Triggers A Recession, Voters Will React
Paul Kane is one of the smarter political analysts. Yesterday, though he got something wrong by downplaying the importance of debt...
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Howie Klein
May 4, 20234 min read
Yes, The UK Has Politicians As Stupid As Lauren Boebert & Marjorie Traitor Greene-- Here's The Proof
Yesterday, the NY Times reported that just-released national test scores showed a marked drop in students’ knowledge of U.S. history and...
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Howie Klein
Apr 20, 20239 min read
What Do The Republicans Want To Take Away From Working & Struggling Families Today?
Yesterday, McCarthy unveiled a kind of budget thing, like an outline of what the Republicans want to take away from people in return for...
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Howie Klein
Apr 20, 20232 min read
McCarthy Is Having A Hard Time Getting Enough GOP Support To Pass His Wretched Austerity Budget
Mostly Because Hardliners Want It Even Worse McCarthy’s austerity budget has already run into trouble in his own conference. Mainstream...
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Howie Klein
Apr 17, 20236 min read
The Republicans Are Always Trying To Take Things Away From People-- They Need To Be Taught A Lesson
When I moved back to the U.S. after living abroad, I needed some help getting on my feet. Eventually I did get on my feet and I’ll never...
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Howie Klein
Apr 14, 20233 min read
The GOP Has Been In Control Of The House For 100 Days-- Most Americans Judge It A Failure
Trump isn't the only bad look for the GOP. House Republicans are getting closer to putting their debt ceiling cards on the table....
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Howie Klein
Apr 8, 20237 min read
McCarthy Needs Scapegoats For His Catastrophic Speakership-- Which Gets Worse By The Day
His Deal With The Fascists Is Coming Home To Roost Based on a new poll the AP commissioned, Amanda Seitz and Hannah Fingerhut reported...
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Howie Klein
Apr 5, 20238 min read
Republicans Have Nothing To Offer Except The Trump Clown Show... And Americans Don't Want That Again
Yesterday, Catherine Rampell started the day by noting that the Republicans can’t agree among themselves on a budget plan. “How,” she...
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Howie Klein
Mar 17, 20238 min read
The Republicans Can't Control Their Attachment To Unpopular Extremist Measures Their Donors Demand
Many Of Them Are Starting To Realize DeSantis Is Too Extreme Let’s start with 2 important, loosely related questions— Why is the GOP...
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Howie Klein
Mar 10, 20236 min read
The Congressional Far Right Just Admitted What Its Members Want To Do To America
This morning, the House Freedom Caucus— both the most extreme edge of the House GOP and the party’s trend-setters— demanded about $130...
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Howie Klein
Feb 27, 20234 min read
Do They Really Want To Cut Social Security Benefits?
They Sure Do... Did You Vote For One Of Them? Progressives have proposed bills to protect and expand Social Security benefits by raising...
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Howie Klein
Feb 14, 20236 min read
Do GOP Politicians Really Want To Cut Social Security & Medicare Benefits? You Better Believe It!
Short of a goobers like Mike Lee (R-UT), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and multimillionaire criminal Rick Scott (R-FL), even the most reactionary...
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Helen Klein
Feb 5, 20238 min read
The Debt Ceiling And The Constitution
-by Helen Klein As an older American citizen who views herself as rational, the horror of the showdown about raising the national debt...
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Noah
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Midnight Meme Of The Day! Debt Ceiling Compromises Are Compromises On Human Decency
by Noah So now we wait to see how both parties team up to use us and our hard earned money to even it all up. They'll call it a...
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Howie Klein
Jan 26, 20235 min read
McCarthy Is Worried That Too Many Of His Members Are Too Ignorant To Make A Rationale Decision
What a coincidence! I asked my A.I. buddy a question that doesn’t appear to have been especially welcome: “Which members of the 118th...
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