Among the Walker campaign's extravagances: a full-time traveling photographer. http://t.co/xlmQWFIiBw — Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) September 22, 2015 To throw himself in front of anyone going in for the bald shot. https://t.co/4SeRYtUPBY — Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) September 22, 2015 There is so much schadenfreude to be savored! Here’s Politico, being all earnest’n’insider-y (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/scott-walker-quits-2016-213912): It’s almost …
C.R.E.A.M.
One of these days I’m gonna pay it back
Just in case you needed more proof that no one actually cares about the debt. For the last seven years debt has been a made-issue invented by Republicans, and Very Serious People were only too happy to play along. If Republicans control the White House expect massive tax cuts and a larger deficit.
I want them to love me like they love PAC
Unfortunately but perhaps predictably, the discussion of the politics of the Iran deal, and in particular Chuck Schumer’s opposition to it, has descended into idiocy about “the Jewish vote”. The reality is that Jewish voters are especially likely to support the deal, and Schumer et al. opposed it because AIPAC and a few wealthy donors …
I want them to love me like they love PACPost + Comments (106)
Open Thread: A Hint of Further GOP Winnowing?
I'd have more respect if they said, "Of course we're panicking, you'd be an idiot not to." http://t.co/Sf3HCq7krZ — Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) September 12, 2015 From the NYTimes article: Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin is refocusing his Republican presidential campaign on Iowa and South Carolina, where his early popularity in opinion polls has crumbled with …
Open Thread: A Hint of Further GOP Winnowing?Post + Comments (58)
JEB’s Voodoo Econ Pt. 2: Experts Agree!
"Bush’s plan is crystal clear. It is made of good old-fashioned, gigantic, regressive, debt-financed tax cuts." http://t.co/qvKPOMYS3j — Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) September 10, 2015 The @taxfoundation distributional analysis of Jeb is out. The top 1% get an 11.6% (!) increase in after-tax income. http://t.co/BXdmnV7Np0 — Richard Rubin (@RichardRubinDC) September 10, 2015 Got to nerd out …
JEB’s Voodoo Econ Pt. 2: Experts Agree!Post + Comments (213)
Son of VooDoo Economics: JEB! Promises to Pay Back His Donors
Jeb Bush is meeting with the high priests of supply-side economics, Stephen Moore, Steve Forbes, and Larry Kudlow http://t.co/O6zmwHqQwi — Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) September 8, 2015 Hey look, Jeb Bush is getting terrible advice on tax policy. http://t.co/t1YXEElya2 — Josh Barro (@jbarro) September 8, 2015 Let's ignore Trump and focus on the mature, policy-oriented grown-ups …
Son of VooDoo Economics: JEB! Promises to Pay Back His DonorsPost + Comments (191)
Laboring Day Open Thread
Imagine the asshole that paid $100,000 for this. Concept, looking over the proofs, signing the check. Yes. It's good. pic.twitter.com/frQmlvHF5I — David Roth (@david_j_roth) September 2, 2015 Imagine thinking this is an indictment of welfare, not capitalism. pic.twitter.com/DDNKaYAsk3 — Charles Davis (@charliearchy) August 31, 2015 Labor Day is when the Memorial and Veterans Day veneration …