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  • by Bob Fertik May 11, 2011 - 9:27am
    In a new AP poll, 60% approved of Obama's job performance, compared to 39% who disapproved. That's the best rating Obama has received since May 2009 when, riding high after his inauguration, 64% of Americans approved of his job performance. As the …more
  • by davidswanson April 16, 2011 - 10:10pm
    On Friday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, congress members spoke in defense of Medicare, Social Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other programs that by almost anyone's definition are socialist, programs that were …more
  • by Bob Fertik December 5, 2010 - 10:06am
    Maybe the 2010 "shellacking" of Democrats was for the good. Here are words I thought I'd never read, from a Democrat I'd never expect to utter them: "We're not sitting around waiting to get our head kicked in everyday; we're going to present our …more
  • by Bob Fertik November 15, 2010 - 7:16pm
    After half of the BlueDog Democrats were defeated, you might think the survivors would learn Harry Truman's old lesson: if you give voters a choice between a fake Republican and a real Republican, they'll choose the real Republican every time. You'd …more
  • by Bob Fertik October 16, 2010 - 1:03pm
    Our TV's, radios, and mailboxes are being inundated with lies and smears against Democrats.Who's paying for all those attacks? Rightwing billionaires like the Koch brothers, rightwing corporations like FOX News, even foreign corporations …more
  • by Bob Fertik October 2, 2010 - 12:50pm
    These are the best Democratic and progressive GOTV resources we have seen: Social Network Tools VoteDem (our own Facebook viral tool) VotingFor (Campaign for America's Future voting issue avatars) Vote2010 (twibbon avatars) Democratic Party …more
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    I urge you to support the People's Budget written by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. 1. Eliminates the Deficit by 2021 without devastating Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.The CPC budget targets the true drivers of deficits: the Bush …more