- “Mainly it favors hiring low-skilled but middle class spouses or teenagers over hiring poor single parents.”
Posted on Experts: Baucuscare Would Leave Poor Out of Work September 11, 2009 11:29 AM - “Just like using reconciliation for his 01 tax cuts doomed George Bush to a crushing defeat in 04. Oh, wait.”
Posted on Baucus: I'll Move Forward on Health Care Without Republicans if Necessary September 9, 2009 1:51 PM - “As much as I'd like to see a strong public option to contain costs, the number one priority is getting”
Posted on Pelosi: A Public Option Is Essential...For the Moment September 8, 2009 5:33 PM - “Right on!”
Posted on Next Step for Senate Liberals: Get the Ball Out of Baucus' Court September 8, 2009 11:32 AM - “Yes, exactly. There are thousands of school districts in the US. Operatives have hijacked the national debate by persuading a”
Posted on More And More Schools Not Showing Obama's Stay-In-School Speech September 8, 2009 10:09 AM - “Yes, exactly. Don't force Americans to buy crap insurance. Ezra Klein reported that there's a split in the White House”
Posted on Experts: Without Sufficient Subsidies, Health Care Reform Could Burden Millions September 4, 2009 11:24 AM - “The problem with a voluntary tax credit solution is that -- to make the system affordable -- we need young”
Posted on Size Matters: Why We Need a Big Bill August 31, 2009 11:59 AM - “I'm just hoping Obama will come back from vacation fired up and ready to go. The House bill would be”
Posted on Size Matters: Why We Need a Big Bill August 31, 2009 11:43 AM - “Doesn't anyone disagree? I've never posted a diary that got so few comments....”
Posted on Size Matters: Why We Need a Big Bill August 31, 2009 9:57 AM - “P.S. I agree with Dan K that folks should refrain from writing or pimping substance-free diaries. I disagree that Josh”
Posted on What is Josh Marshall Trying to Create at TPM Cafe? August 30, 2009 10:05 PM - “I think TPM Cafe needs three things: 1) More prominence on the home page for top posts (will attract better”
Posted on What is Josh Marshall Trying to Create at TPM Cafe? August 30, 2009 9:25 PM - “Good story. The Townhall protests really shouldn't have been a surprise. As a matter of tactics, the Dems AND the”
Posted on Dear Wobbly Progressives: Insiders are Not Always Your Enemy August 24, 2009 4:05 PM - “I think we can get hung up on labels and the "purity tests" generally lead to ineffective politics. Obama's explicit”
Posted on Dear Wobbly Progressives: Insiders are Not Always Your Enemy August 24, 2009 11:01 AM - “Obama was/is sincere in seeking GOP votes, and the effort made sense on two counts: (1) it had a chance”
Posted on Dear Wobbly Progressives: Insiders are Not Always Your Enemy August 24, 2009 10:14 AM - “Fred, that's a really thoughtful comment. One note on your prognostication: I seriously doubt co-opts will make it into the”
Posted on Dear Wobbly Progressives: Insiders are Not Always Your Enemy August 24, 2009 7:25 AM - “Here's what changed him: Money. In the late 90s, the market was good for GOP-friendly "centrists."”
Posted on Stephanopoulos Grovels Before McCain Today on Republican's Sleepover with Colonel Gadhafi August 23, 2009 7:55 PM - “I hadn't considered that Obama's conciliatory approach -- which many have decried as appeasement -- can be seen as an”
Posted on Dear Wobbly Progressives: Insiders are Not Always Your Enemy August 23, 2009 5:56 PM - “Good post Steve. The uncertainty you talk about here is, in my opinion, one of the unheralded virtues of the”
Posted on The Very Short List of Things I Know About Geithner's Plan March 24, 2009 4:53 PM - “Exactly! The most compelling part of Krugman's critique is that Geithner's plan (like so much else in recent public policy)”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 5:49 PM - “I've got no reason to trust Geithner. But after two years of watching Obama very closely, I have more reason”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 5:42 PM - “Bravo, NCSteve. You're a bit harsh in denouncing harshness, but I was taken aback by the angry response to this”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 5:27 PM - “Great point! I may be wrong, but I don't think the Krugmanites even claim that recievership will be significantly less”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 2:46 PM - “well said! I think Krugman is invaluable, but this debate shows his limits. Not only economic strategy but political strategy”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 2:20 PM - “While the foreclosure rate is high by historical standards, 90+% of mortgages are still performing. In fact, revenue from MBS'”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 1:47 PM - “Krugman et al are right that this plan continues the troubling trend of public policies that socialize risk and privatize”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 1:34 PM - “You're making the same mistake as the derivatives traders: the argument for receivership is coherent but fails to take the”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 1:22 PM - “So the less risky option is?”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 1:04 PM - “Excuse me? Living in DC disqualifies me from having an opinion? I'm a native Washingtonian and proud of it.”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 12:58 PM - “Hatzius' paper uses very blunt macro-economic modeling and devotes only a few sentences to losses is mortgage-backed securities. What's needed”
Posted on Sorry Krugman, Geithner's Plan is the Least Risky Option March 21, 2009 12:52 PM - “The cut list gives the lie to the idea that the stimulus bill is a "Christmas Tree" of wasteful spending.”
Posted on The Centrist Cut List: What It Means February 5, 2009 2:40 PM
