August 21, 2012
Eliot Spitzer – Number of the Day: Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism
Eliot Spitzer explains the total lack of congressional hearings or investigations into right-wing terrorism in America:
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August 20, 2012
The Problem is not Debt, it is Dysfunction
The federal deficit is averaging in the mid one trillion range for several years now. Total federal debt is almost $16 trillion. These are massive numbers for sure, and they should concern us, but it is not these numbers for which to focus our attention. Instead, our focus should be on the dysfunction in government, and I say this as a liberal who believes in a government of the people.
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August 19, 2012
Paul Ryan Supported Economic Stimulus Spending In 2002 Under President Bush
In 2012 Paul Ryan says he is against economic stimulus and he has repeated over and over that Obama’s economic stimulus spending in 2009 didn’t work. Up with Chris Hayes presented the following C-SPAN video from 2002 that shows Paul Ryan making the case for economic stimulus spending:
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August 18, 2012
GOP Congressman Todd Akin Says Overturn 1965 Voting Rights Act
What does a political party do when they become increasing ideologically pure and cater to a smaller portion of the electorate? They do whatever they can to suppress the vote. Polls and studies show that on average, the more people who vote in an election, the more likely it is to benefit the Democratic Party. So the Republican Party is going to do whatever it can to suppress the vote and limit voting rights. They will also do whatever is necessary to make Americans lose faith in the system altogether. If you think your vote won’t make a difference you might not vote at all, and Republicans have no problem with this.
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August 17, 2012
The $716 Billion Lie: Did Obama Steal From Medicare?
This is the start of a new series on The Left Call called Right-Wing Lies. It will debunk the mountain of conservative and Republican lies, one-at-a-time. It’s a monumental task for sure, but it’s going to be done with clear and concise language. No need for thousand-word articles, or complex analysis. This series will present the cold hard facts and nothing else.
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August 17, 2012
6 Facts That Prove President Obama Did Not Go On A Spending Binge
Mitt Romney and the rest of the Republican Party love a good story. They don’t have much concern for facts and accuracy, they just like a good story. And a good story to them is one that paints President Obama as dangerous and reckless for America. And nothing could be more reckless than a spending binge with tax payer dollars, right? Well, maybe. But did President Obama really go on a spending binge? Unfortunately reality has a way of intruding on the colorful stories Republicans tell.
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August 17, 2012
5 Issues That Reveal Mitt Romney Is Bad For America
Mitt Romney has some bad ideas and some worse ideas for America. Here are 5 broad issues where Mitt Romney has it all wrong.
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August 16, 2012
Republicans Say Tax Cuts Do Not Stimulate The Economy
Did that get your attention? Good, stay with me for a moment. — So we all know Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and every other beltway Republican is on record as saying the “stimulus” didn’t work. When we say stimulus, we are talking about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This piece of legislation, passed in the first months of the Obama administration, contained tax incentives for companies, tax breaks for individuals, infrastructure investment, education funding, and more. Fully one-third of the “stimulus” was in the form of tax cuts.
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August 16, 2012
We Can’t Have Medicare-for-All Because Conservatives Need a Bogeyman
Health care costs keep rising rapidly, and even when the Affordable Care Act fully kicks in (2014), the expectation is that cost increases, while tempered, will still be unsustainable. There are many ideas, solutions and hybrid solutions to tackle rising health care costs, but at its most fundamental level there are two approaches, and only one makes sense in the long run.
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August 15, 2012
Another Depressing Voting Story – 90 Million Americans Won’t Vote This November
Earlier today we learned that Pennsylvania’s discriminatory voter ID law was upheld by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson. Now we learn from USA Today that 90 million Americans won’t vote this November despite being eligible to do so.
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