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GOP confused over the nation’s debt. What is a CONservative? Someone who gives you a CON job. In other words, a Republican!

MSNBC’s Cenk Ugyur talks about the Republican leadership’s evolving position on the debt ceiling. Raise it for a Republican President; refuse to raise it for a Democratic President. Continue reading

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Republicans vote to end Medicare. Party’s over. Is Obama finally fired up and ready to go?

Despite warnings from the Democrats and President Barack Obama, the GOP passed Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget bill. A political panel discusses the implications. Continue reading

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Deja vu all over again? Paul Ryan’s plan to end medicare is just another example of voodoo economics to give to the rich

Paul Ryan’s plan to cut medicare to give tax cuts for the rich is another example of voodoo economics. Trickle down economics has been modified now into tax cuts for the rich to create jobs in America. Bush’s tax cuts for the rich lost millions of jobs for Americans. Will the American middle class continue to be duped by this nonsensical rhetoric of Republicans, a party of the rich, for the rich, and by the rich? Unfortunately, yes, because the American public are distracted by wedge issues and do not vote their wallets! Continue reading

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Mr. Walker goes to Washington. He ain’t no Mr. Smith!

Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Representative from Ohio, talks about Governor Scott Walker’s testimony on Capitol Hill about the Wisconsin state budget. Continue reading

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For whom the bell tolls? It tolls for thee, Republican Congressmen in senior districts, when you vote for Paul Ryan’s plan to end medicare. It’s a whine party. Is the GOP the party of whiners?

Salon.com’s Joan Walsh talks about the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s deficit speech. And Cenk Uygur keeps asking Heritage Foundation visiting fellow, Ernest Istook, whether the Republicans will vote for Paul Ryan’s budget proposal to cut Medicare. Please watch and laugh while Ernie Istook dodges the question, preferring not to address the question. Continue reading

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Right off a cliff? Tea Party burdens GOP

A political panel discusses why the spending bill doesn’t appeal to the most extreme wing of the GOP. Continue reading

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The vision thing: will Americans share the burden of the debt?

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Democrat from Illinois, discusses whether the rich should be taxed more to bring down the deficit. Continue reading

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Obama to go after Bush-era tax cuts. Progressive USA.

A political panel talks about President Barack Obama’s passionate plea for progressive ideas in his speech on deficit reduction Wednesday. Continue reading

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Fight for America. Fighting for America’s future.

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank and syndicated columnist David Sirota talk about President Barack Obama’s criticism of Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget cut plan and the congressman’s response. Continue reading

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Right to choose. Conservative views enforced on D.C.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray explains his arrest for protesting a ban on his city from using its funds to provide abortions to low-income women. Continue reading

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