Archive for October, 2009
Congratulations, Cal Democrats: Feinstein Signs Letter to Majority Leader Reid Supporting Public Insurance Plan
Author: RobbieVia Eva Chrysanthe, Talking Points Memo reports that Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio has sent a letter to Harry Reid strongly calling for the inclusion of a public insurance plan in the Senate health care reform bill. 29 other senators signed Senator Brown’s letter including… …our own Senator, Dianne Feinstein. So congratulations, Cal Democrats! Only [...]
Read moreMy views on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Author: Andy AlbrightSo, after the PVC meeting the other night, I decided to write down some thoughts, and my thoughts kind of just turned into this. =] Aside from marriage, probably the largest, and most controversial, issue faced by the gay community today is the policy infamously known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. As is well known, [...]
Read moreWorking People in Poverty at the University of California
Author: RobbieThe University of California employs thousands of people to keep the business of educating California’s young people running smoothly. These people work every day to keep the ten campuses that make up the UC system clean and safe. They are also responsible for feeding students, faculty, administrators and campus visitors. These people work hard every [...]
Read moreNightly News Scan, 10/7/09
Author: NikThird day and counting. Baucus scores big with CBO — Politico Bob Dole endorses health reform — Midwest Voices Rangel retains Ways and Mean gavel — Politico CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4t in 2009 — Yahoo! Afghan War Debate Now Leans on Focus to Al Qaeda — NYT GOP Faces Multiple Hurdles as It [...]
Read moreRepublicans and Health Care Reform
Author: NikBob Dole supports health reform. “This is one of the most important measures members of Congress will vote on in their lifetimes,” the former Republican Senate majority leader and presidential candidate told an audience in Kansas City today. “If we don’t do it this year I don’t know when we’re gonna do it. That brings [...]
Read moreNightly News Scan, 10/6/09
Author: NikHooray, I made two days in a row! Obama Tells Lawmakers He Won’t Slash Troops in Afghanistan — NYT Jobless Rate Is Key to Fate of Democrats in 2010 — WSJ State-Run Health Plans Garner Support — WSJ Specifically, What Should Be Done For Jobs? — Robert Reich Support Builds for Tax Credit to Encourage [...]
Read moreAllow Me to Retort
Author: NikI seem to have incurred the wrath of Robbie for a piece I wrote last night. Specifically, I said the following: Yes, unemployment is rising, but that doesn’t mean the stimulus is a failure. It wasn’t designed to stop job loss altogether. Rather, it was designed as a backstop. Don’t ask what unemployment is now, [...]
Read moreRyan Lizza Should Spend Less Time Worshipping Larry Summers’ Tumescent Brain and More Time Asking Hard Questions About Obama’s Economic Policy
Author: RobbieNote: The original version of this post has been censored. If you would like to see the original version, go here. I’m working on a longer post about the current status of the U.S. economy, but I want to quickly note that Ryan Lizza’s article for the New Yorker, though impeccably written, is really quite [...]
Read moreA Look at the White House Economic Team
Author: NikPerhaps it’s just the econ major in me, but I find this article in New Yorker fascinating. Titled, “Inside the Crisis: Larry Summers and the White House economic team,” it profiles Larry Summers, the director of the White House’s National Economic Council. Summers is one important fellow. As NEC Director, he coordinates economic policy for [...]
Read moreNightly News Scan, 10/5/09
Author: NikAgain, my apologies for being sporadic. Obama quietly tries to shore up Senate support for public option — Los Angeles Times U.S. Losing Ground on Preventable Deaths — WaPo As Job Loss Rises, Obama Aides Act to Fix Safety Net — NYT U.S. regains position as most admired country — Daily Kos The Politics of [...]
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