Insurance Problem Solved, Now on to Jobs

Thursday, 11 March 2010, 18:40 | Category : Authors, Congress, Obama, Politics, Wink
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By Wink
One thing that everybody seems to agree on is that we need universal health care in America. All Americans should have health coverage. Nobody should lose their house because they got sick.
We all agree, right? Right?
Okay, good. Now we can get on to a problem that really needs to be addressed.
There are too many [...]

My Hopes for #111

Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 6:00 | Category : Authors, Congress, Kasson, Politics
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I give the Democrats about a 20% chance of holding a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate (Alaska-90%, Minnesota-50%, and Georgia-40%).  Regardless of whether they have the super majority or not, these are my wishes for the next Congress.
I wish for the Democrats to take the moral high ground that the Republicans have lacked over the [...]

Worst President Ever (Part 1)

Monday, 13 October 2008, 7:00 | Category : Authors, Bush, Politics, Wink
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We can NOW call this a Recession, at a very minimum….
 
The causes of this recession are many and varied but, had the 2000 election turned out differently, the U.S. may have had a shot at avoiding or reducing the damage of this downturn.
 
Remember, we had many years of budget SURPLUSES during the Clinton administration.  Surpluses tend to [...]