wrightandleftreport’s candidate for the sixth congressional district in Minnesota, Dr. Maureen Reed, speaks at the Senate District 14 Convention. Dr. Reed is challenging incumbent Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
Entries Tagged as 'Democrats'
Maureen Reed Speaks To Delegates In Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Politics, america
Tags: america·Congress·Democracy·Elections·Maureen Reed·michele bachmann·Minnesota·Politics
More Tavis vs Al…
February 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Democrats, Politics
The American Prospect’s Adam Serwer weighs in:
Smiley has taken the same sort of position that Republicans take on national security issues — Republicans say Obama doesn’t say “terrorism” enough, while Smiley doesn’t think Obama engages in enough direct public advocacy on behalf of black Americans. Smiley doesn’t actually engage on the question of whether or [...]
Tags: al sharpton·Race·tavis smiley
Maybe Democrats Can Govern After All…
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Democrats, Politics
Well what do you know?
The New York Times looks at the economic stimulus bill passed a year ago and notes that despite the bad publicity and political grandstanding, it actually worked.
“Perhaps the best-known economic research firms are IHS Global Insight, Macroeconomic Advisers and Moody’s Economy.com. They all estimate that the bill has added 1.6 million [...]
Tags: Democrats·Politics·stimulus bill
Hypocrisy Watch: Congressional Black Caucus
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Democrats, News, Politics
Between 2004 and 2008, the Congressional Black Caucus’s political and charitable wings collected at least $55 million in corporate and union contributions, according to an analysis by The New York Times. These donors also often appeal to caucus members for support for their legislative agendas. This collection shows documents from two C.B.C. groups and letters [...]
Tags: Congress·congressional black caucus·Government·Hypocrisy·Lobbyists
About Those Lazy Democrats In 2009… This Is What I’ve Been Saying!
February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Democracy, Democrats, Politics, america
This is exactly what I said here back in December– about the Obama administration– and Congress. Ornstein nails it:
[T]his Democratic Congress is on a path to become one of the most productive since the Great Society 89th Congress in 1965-66, and Obama already has the most legislative success of any modern president — and that [...]
Tags: andrew sullivan·Democrats·Economy·Matthew Wright·Norm Ornstein·Politics·president obama·Stimulus·washington post
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