Karl Rove’s New Career(s)
Does it bother anyone that Karl Rove serves as a political commentator for Faux News and Newsweek while receiving a six-figure salary from Freedom’s Watch AND consulting with the McCain…
Read moreMcCain-Obama Tax Proposals, Crunched
Here’s a screen capture of the bottom line numbers, as crunched by CNN. The entire video is available on Mother Jones blog. This further illustrates the point I was making…
Read moreTribute to Tim Russert
Also, on today’s Newsgang Live we pay tribute in our own, unique, politically junkie-like ways.
Read moreRIP, Tim Russert
NBC News’ Washington Bureau chief Tim Russert has died of an apparent heart attack at age 58. It’s hard to imagine this election year without him on Meet the Press…
Read moreRead My Lips: There WILL BE TAXES
I originally wrote and published this in February, shortly after Sen. McCain won the GOP nomination. Given that the debate is heating up now on these issues, it seems like…
Read moreObama and McCain’s Tax Policies Compared
The Tax Policy Center has done an analysis of the tax plans put forth by Barack Obama and John McCain. The conclusions are interesting. From the abstract: On “corporate welfare”:…
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