GOLDMAN SACHS bailout king CEO Lloyd Blankfein is headed to Capitol Hill to push his ideas for the fiscal cliff scheme in person. The guy who advised that the Social Security “retirement age has to be changed” in an interview with Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes recently, is headed to a meeting with House Republicans [...]
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Bruce Springsteen Gives Shout Out to Obama, Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren
TODAY’S THE day Bruce and the Big Dog appear in Ohio. From the rock superhero: Right now, for the President to be effective in his next term he needs our increased support and he needs support in the Congress, where some sterling candidates, such as current Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, challenger Elizabeth Warren in [...]
Top Story: Bill Clinton to Set Economic Message Obama Never Could
“President Obama’s problem is that the truth about his abysmal record hurts,” said Romney spokesperson Ryan Williams in a statement Sunday. “Americans aren’t better off today than they were four years ago.” [The Hill] LET THERE BE no doubt about where we are today, compared to what has come before. This is an all hands [...]
Progressive Notes: Gangsters of Six Want to Hike Taxes on Working Class while Cutting SS, Veterans’ Beneftis..
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. As Washington delves further into detached madness we learn of new facts about the Gang of Six plan. They aim to alter Social Security by abolishing COLA and thus reduce benefits folks get incrementally as people get older. Congressman DeFazio went to the House floor to [...]
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