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*According to Mark Twain there are lies, damn lies, and then statistics. Meaning statistics can skew facts to tell a completely different story. With that in mind, and understanding that I did not authenticate the sources for these statistics, it is noteworthy that: The United States receives more immigrants legally (and illegally) than any other [...]
*Many people subscribe to the faulty premise that one can either be religiously inclined or highly educated but not both. This false dichotomy stems from one of two thoughts: first, that education should not be made to replace the wisdom of God; second, the current political climate in this country pits conservatives who are overly [...]
*One of the best things about the United States is the existence of multiple perspectives. To some degree, the existence of different viewpoints and the protection of the alternative viewpoints is at the very center of the country’s establishment. Yet in today’s society supporters of one political ideology consistently supports this central American concept while [...]
*Uh oh, this is NOT a good look for President Obama. According to Daily Beast political correspondent Patricia Murphy, a growing number of Democrats are straight pissed at the prez – in particular – for the $38 billion budget deal he made with John Boehner and Harry Reid. That deal, angrily rejected by Nancy Pelosi [...]
*President Barack Obama, risking liberal anger and Republican scorn, is turning his attention to the nation’s crushing debt with an anti-deficit framework that tackles politically sensitive health care programs while also increasing taxes. Today, the president plans to deliver a speech outlining his approach to reducing the deficit by lowering spending in Medicare and Medicaid, [...]
*President Obama has signed a bill that extends the George W. Bush-era tax cuts after the measure won final approval in the House late Thursday night. In addition to extending the tax cuts for two years, the bill adds 13 months of jobless benefits and cuts the payroll tax by 2 percentage points for a [...]
*Democrats are continuing to rail against President Obama’s tax deal with the GOP-though, don’t expect them to put their money where their mouth is when it’s time to vote. “Our guys got taken to the cleaners,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, complaining in particular about an estate-tax extension. Why the widespread dissatisfaction, especially when Democrats [...]
*President Obama’s next attempt to win over centrists-he is expected to call for a freeze on non-security discretionary spending during the State of the Union address Wednesday night-has some experts balking. Brad DeLong calls the president “Barack Herbert Hoover Obama” and points out that, in 2011, Obama’s plan will lower GDP by $35 billion and [...]
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