Archive for January, 2010

Twenty years ago, it was hard to recruit +Democrats+ to run for office in Illinois’ +10th+ Congressional District, a mixture of upscale and working-class communities north of Chicago. But now +Democrats+ have a list of reasons to hope they can finally…

In an appearance on a morning news show today, House Minority Leader John Boehner repeatedly charged that the health insurance reform bills being considered in Congress represent a “big government takeover” of health care.
It’s important to know that’s just not true. The claim of a “government takeover” is a time-worn attack raised by opponents of reform whenever real change is in sight. But the bills passed by the House and Senate would enact nothing of the sort.
The legislation would create a marketplace where private insurance companies would compete for business, and it would expand coverage by providing subsidies for Americans to purchase affordable coverage from private insurers. At the same time, the legislation would put the brakes on rising health care costs and put an …

President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan has created 42,000 jobs in Michigan in the past six months and deserves a chance to succeed, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said.

Granholm, who appeared Sunday on political talk shows on CBS and CNN, said Obama’…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.

Obama singled out nuclear power in his State of the Union address,…

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way but no consensus on what’s going to spur job growth and…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — For a president in political trouble, the State of the Union address seems the ideal launch site to get past it and get going. But that seldom has worked as planned. Now President Barack Obama is trying to make a go of his…

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It makes little sense these days for politicians to be creatively frugal when this is how the polls — i.e., the voters — respond.

Look at Florida’s race for governor. The Republican running, Attorney General Bill McCollum, has been seizing on…