We Need the Courage to Raise Taxes
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 17th, 2011 4:28 am by HL
We Need the Courage to Raise Taxes
Walter Mondale, Washington Post
We will not be able to control our budget deficits without raising taxes. That simple reality has brought us to a moment of truth in American politics. President Obama’s speech Wednesday lived up to that moment, and now Democrats and Republicans in Congress must take a similar stand.Many have described my 1984 presidential campaign promise to raise taxes as exemplifying the folly of proposing tax hikes during an election.
Mutating Mitt Romney
Gail Collins, New York Times
This was the week we've been waiting for! Decades into the future, you will be able to tell your grandchildren where you were when Mitt Romney announced that he had formed a presidential exploratory committee.Who knew he needed to explore? He said he was running on his Christmas card, for Lord's sake.My job today is to give you a run-through of every book Mitt Romney has ever written.
