Century Foundation: Paul Ryan Is Not (and Has Never Been) a Deficit Hawk

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Friday August 31, 2012 · 7:50 AM PDT

2012/08/31 · 07:50

A new article by Century Foundation Fellow Andrew Fieldhouse exposes the "Ryan cares about the debt" myth.

If Ryan/taxes and the budget are your thing, this is required reading.

New TCF Graph Proves Gas Prices Not Obama's Fault

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Thursday August 30, 2012 · 7:37 AM PDT

2012/08/30 · 07:37

A great new graph from The Century Foundation charts gas prices and shows conclusively that any price spike is not related to the Obama Presidency.

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Wednesday April 21, 2010 · 9:21 AM PDT

2010/04/21 · 09:21

The Tea Party train has run off the rails in Tampa.

Or at least that looks like where it’s headed in the upcoming, uphill race to unseat populist and popular Democrat Kathy Castor from her District 11 Congressional seat.

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Wednesday March 24, 2010 · 5:15 PM PDT

2010/03/24 · 17:15

Not sure if this got any attention nationally today but thought it was worth posting here that a Republican candidate for Congresses here in Miami called President Obama "buckwheat" last night in a GOP meeting.

Seriously.

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Friday October 23, 2009 · 5:51 AM PDT

2009/10/23 · 05:51

Recent media coverage and debate about the decision by White House leaders to call out FoxNews for not being a news outlet inspired me to go back and post this column I wrote nearly four years ago for a great Florida blog (www.FlaPolitics.com) on FoxNews.

In it I wrote, "...the least newsworthy thing about FOX NEWS is that it's not news." Sound familiar?

The full post is re-posted below and focuses on whether Democrats should go on FoxNews at all. Four years ago, I argued 'no' and still feel that way.

In fact, in the years since writing this, I've held no fewer than 20 press conferences and in each case practiced what I preached - I've not invited FoxNews or agreed to a single one of their interview requests for me or my clients.

It's somewhat frustrating that it's taken four years to even have this debate but better late than never, I imagine.

Anyway, here's my column from 2005. Do you agree?

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Tuesday October 06, 2009 · 11:25 AM PDT

2009/10/06 · 11:25

Since this year’s health care debate started in earnest I’ve set quietly on the sidelines and watched the political and Congressional theater. In fairness, mostly because I was not sure what to do beyond call my members of Congress – which I dutifully did.

While I’d like to send a donation to every real pro-reform Representative I see (Grayson, Wasserman Schultz, Weiner, Frank) and Senator I hear about (Rockefeller, Kerry, Schumer) and send money to the opponent of every anti-reform idiot (Wilson, Brown Waite, Boehner and, yes, Baucus), that’s just not practical.

Here’s what I have decided to do.

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Sunday May 20, 2007 · 10:12 AM PDT

2007/05/20 · 10:12

Think it's impossible for the re-election prospects of Republicans in Congress it get worse?

It's not impossible. It just happened.

According to the most recent reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission on May 18, the NRCC spent more than $1 million more than it raised in April AND has more than $5.5 million in outstanding debt.

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Thursday April 26, 2007 · 9:32 AM PDT

2007/04/26 · 09:32

Cross-posted at FlaPolitics FlaPolitics

Stop me if you've heard this one.

Rep. Tom Feeney, Republican, former Speaker of the Florida House, running-mate of Jeb Bush and all around GOP foot soldier, is in trouble again.

This time, according to the St. Petersburg Times, the FBI is checking-up on Fenney's cozy relations with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In particular, the feds are looking into a gold-star, elitist, all expenses paid golfing junket Feeney and Abramoff took to Scotland in 2003.

According to the story, Feeney has said for years he had no idea Abramoff paid for the trip. But this smoking gun email that connects Abramoff to Feeney and this trip blows that lie apart.

The email itself can be seen here.

Poll

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How Long Will Feeney Last?

84 votes Vote Now!

How Long Will Feeney Last?

He'll resign within a week

13 votes

He'll resign with the year

16 votes

He won't seek re-election

27 votes

He'll be beaten when he seeks re-election

18 votes

He won't go - he's bulletproof

10 votes

Blown off by Cong. Ros-Lehtinen

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Friday January 26, 2007 · 11:59 AM PST

2007/01/26 · 11:59

Cross-posted at Florida Politics

As part of my resolution for the New Year, I penned a brief note to my Congresswoman - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami - in early January.

My note expressed distress over the news that President Bush had declared his right to open and read our mail. That was dangerous, I told my Representative. And I also strongly disagreed with Bush's other anti-privacy actions such as illegal wiretaps and email "data mining."

Just a few days ago, I wrote Ros-Lehtinen another note the same day 25 Americans died in Iraq. This time, my point was opposition to the Iraq escalation and the war in general.

Yesterday, I got my first letter back from the Congresswoman's office.

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Wednesday November 01, 2006 · 10:21 AM PST

2006/11/01 · 10:21

Republican state Representative Ralph Arza (R-Hialeah) resigned today under intense pressure for a racist remark (the "N-word") he left on the voice mail of another Republican state Rep.