Posts Tagged ‘Republicans’
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Unemployment Insurance
Posted on July 13, 2010
The first unemployment insurance plans were created by European guilds and trade unions in the 18th century. They taxed their members a certain percentage in good times, so that when...
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The Next Majority
Posted on July 12, 2010
Robert Gibbs let the cat out of the bag over the weekend. He admitted that Republicans have a decent shot at getting majority in November. That admission sent shock waves...
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Desperation
Posted on July 1, 2010
To paraphrase Pink Floyd, “desperation is the Obama way.” The President and his Democratic colleagues are desperate to find any angle to try to change the course of the coming...
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Expect the unexpected (From The Hill)
Posted on June 29, 2010
If there is any iron rule to the political game, it should be: Expect the unexpected. Things change, and sometimes they change rapidly. At the beginning of President Obama’s term,...
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Meaningless Points on the Board
Posted on June 25, 2010
My father, a rabid White Sox fan if there ever was one, would always derisively talk about Cubs third baseman Ron Santo as Mr. Clutch. “If you ever needed a...
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