Mindless NYT Story on Weakened Jobs Bill Stirs More Deficit Hysteria

By: Saturday May 29, 2010 6:33 am

“Panicked Congress Tells Unemployed and About To Be Fired Teachers to Stuff It.” That should have been the headline for this mindless New York Times article by Carl Hulse.

Bunning Put a Face on Obstructionist, Mean-Spirited Republican Party

By: Wednesday March 3, 2010 5:32 pm

Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, who single-handedly blockaded extension of unemployment benefits to 400,000 and forced the furlough of 2,000 workers, is a Republican Superhero. He personifies the mean-spirited, hypocritical, wealthy-serving, obstructionist GOP.

My Monthly COBRA Payments Just Tripled

By: Monday November 30, 2009 7:40 am

COBRA premium subsidies, established under the Obama stimulus bill, are now expiring, increasing hardship for countless families at precisely the moment they can afford it least. Two bills, S. 2730 and HR 3930, would extend this lifeline. Will you call today to insist they pass?

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