The Why-Should-I-Get-Out-Of-My-Chair Gap in 2012
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 17th, 2010 5:40 am by HL
The Why-Should-I-Get-Out-Of-My-Chair Gap in 2012
In the 2010 midterm elections Democrats suffered from a so-called “enthusiasm gap.” If Dems agree to the tax plan just negotiated by the White House with Republican leaders, they’ll face a “why-should-I-get-up-out-of-my-chair” gap that will make 2010’s Dem enthusiasm seem…
Jeff Goldberg: Aid To Israel Is US “Stimulus Spending”
The Atlantic’s Jeff Goldberg does not like all this talk about cutting aid to Israel or, at least, linking it to compliance with US requests to end the occupation. But, he reminds us, such thinking is wrong because aid to…
Why America’s Two Economies Continue to Drift Apart, and What Washington Isn’t Doing About It
America’s two economies are getting wider apart. The Big Money economy is booming. According to a new Commerce Department report, third-quarter profits of American businesses rose at an annual record-breaking $1.659 trillion – besting even the boom year of 2006…