Tag Archives: supercommittee

Which side are you on, Dems?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by oddmanout215

Digby’s nicely distilled description of how Congressional Republicans continue to outmaneuver and cow Democrats — including world-class equivocator John Kerry — who are supposed to be protecting the social safety net: Note [Republican Sen. Jon] Kyl’s language: he never says … Continue reading →

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … Super Congress!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by oddmanout215

Concerned that nations will soon fight over oil reserves? If you think that’s bad, wait until world population booms to 10 billion or so at the same time all the fresh water is drying up. But that’s long-term stuff. This … Continue reading →

Posted in enviromentalism, Great Recession, Politics, The New Depression, unemployment, Wall Street | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment