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Howie Klein
May 2, 20213 min read
Most Voters Recognize That It Is Pavlovian GOP Obstructionism That Is Ruining The Country
If you watched the video of Utah Republican Party convention delegates booing Mitt Romney yesterday, you saw some pretty angry, ignorant...
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Howie Klein
May 2, 20216 min read
Democrats Giving Up To The Conservative Coalition On Infrastructure
Almost the whole time I was growing up, the Democrats controlled Congress. There were more Democrats in the House and more Democrats in...
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Howie Klein
Apr 27, 20215 min read
Will Manchin Derail Biden (And The Democrats) And Hand The Midterms To The GOP?
Earlier, Washington Post columnist Greg Sargent wrote that "By many measures, the first 100 days of Joe Biden’s presidency have surpassed...
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Howie Klein
Apr 27, 20215 min read
The Public Likes Biden's Quiet Lurch Left... and So Does The Stock Market!
Remember when Trump kept predicting/threatening that the stock market would crash if he wasn't reelected? That was another bout of...
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Howie Klein
Apr 24, 20218 min read
Compromise Isn't The Same Thing As Surrender-- Someone Needs To Explain That To Joe Manchin
The most successful legislators understand and embrace the art of compromise. Often it's the only way to get anything viewed as...
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Howie Klein
Apr 23, 20213 min read
The GOP Wing Of The Democratic Party Wants You To Pay More For Gas To Keep Corporate Taxes Low
The so-called Problem Solvers Caucus is a group of 58 members of Congress-- 29 conservative Dems from the Republican wing of the...
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Howie Klein
Apr 21, 20216 min read
Imagine A Party That Stands For Blocking A Popular Infrastructure And Jobs Bill-- & Everything Else
Instead of working on trying to come up with a reasonable infrastructure bill, the Republicans-- who uniformly oppose raising corporate...
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Howie Klein
Apr 16, 20214 min read
Aside From Knee-Jerk Obstructionism What Are The GOP Problems With The Infrastructure & Jobs Bill?
Yesterday, Navigator Research did a deep dive into the public's perception of Biden's infrastructure and jobs bill. Even with the GOP's...
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Howie Klein
Apr 12, 20218 min read
Will Republicans' Blanket Obstructionism Bite Them In The Ass On Election Day?
This morning-- just a day and a half after Trump called McConnell a "dumb son of a bitch" and a "stone cold loser"-- and then criticized...
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Howie Klein
Apr 12, 20217 min read
Projects From Members Of Congress Who Oppose Biden's Infrastructure Bill Should Be Cancelled
The I-81 stretches 855 miles, from Danbridge, Tennessee, goes through the state's Tri-cities area (Kingsport, Johnson City and Bristol)--...
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Howie Klein
Apr 9, 20216 min read
Trump Cheated His Donors-- And So Did His Doppelgängers... Now Watch Out For McKinsey
A couple of days ago, Maddow showed her audience how Trump was ripping off Republican contributors to his campaign. Awwwwww. We posted it...
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Howie Klein
Apr 9, 20214 min read
As Long As They Can Gerrymander Their Way To Power, Why Would The GOP Compromise?
West Virginia conservative Joe Manchin says he wants a bipartisan compromise with the Republicans on the infrastructure bill. Is that...
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Howie Klein
Apr 8, 20215 min read
Future Historians Will Tell Us If Trump Or The Battle Of Poltava Was A Bigger Deal For Russia
From the moment we started seeing Putin get behind Trump's campaign in 2016, it was clear what the overriding bet for Russian foreign...
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Howie Klein
Apr 7, 20214 min read
Democrats Want To Invest In The Future-- Republicans Don't
The NRCC is running around like a chicken without a head calling Biden's modest proposal for a way-too-small corporate tax hike to pay...
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Howie Klein
Apr 5, 20217 min read
Does It Shock You That DINOs Side With The GOP Against Increasing Taxes On Corporations
One of the critiques of Biden's infrastructure proposal involves the plans for taxation to cover the $2 trillion + cost. Progressives,...
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Thomas Neuburger
Apr 5, 20212 min read
The Neoliberal Solution to Climate Change: An Opening Thought
Biden has brought us out of the age of no solution at all to inadequate solutions that preserve the systemic problem. For this he's cheered.
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Howie Klein
Apr 4, 20216 min read
Do You Know Anyone Who Thinks Trump Made America Great Again In Any Way?
Trump had several empty marketing slogans he used to appeal to poorly-educated voters, slogans that helped him win the 2016 GOP...
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Howie Klein
Apr 2, 20214 min read
Ted Lieu Explains The Tension Between The Thrive act And The American Jobs Act
I asked more than a dozen Democratic members of Congress yesterday to help me make sense of a gap that, at least on the surface, seems...
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Howie Klein
Apr 2, 20213 min read
The Republicans Are Making "Bipartisanship" An Offensive, Word
Ever hear anyone moaning about "bipartisanship" when Trump pushed through his border wall? No? What about his extremist, unqualified,...
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Howie Klein
Apr 1, 20216 min read
The Climate Crisis Has To Be Addressed Seriously. "Better Than Trump" Is NOT Good Enough
Republicans are busy too. Sure, Democrats are working at battling the pandemic and trying to pass a massive infrastructure plan but......
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