Posting History for James Kroeger
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| I Now Expect Dems To Lose Both The Senate AND The White House This November I appreciate all of the 'stiff upper lip' talk expressed by so many of you in these days following the Wisconsin debacle, but I'm afraid I can't join you this time. I am now feeling quite totally ... |
James Kroeger | 06/07/2012 | 75 | 8 | - | 619 |
| Why The Wealthy Should Want To Eliminate Poverty Alone among the Democrats who are running for President, John Edwards has boldly made his desire to eliminate poverty a central theme of his campaign, citing the need ... |
James Kroeger | 05/08/2007 | 12 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Please, Hillary, Don't Go Negative... Don't go negative in tonight's debate. I know, I know, your closest advisors are telling you that the only way you are going to win is if you can drive up Barack's 'negatives' in the eyes of most ... |
James Kroeger | 02/21/2008 | 68 | 7 | - | - |
| Yes, Rev. Wright will come up again and again... ...but that's not a bad thing; that's a good thing. It may not be obvious (due to all the spin out there) but Barack has actually made real gains through these mega-hyped 'campaign disasters' |
James Kroeger | 05/01/2008 | 38 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Governing Out Of Anger On Sunday, our beloved President responded to a question about public outrage over AIG by saying that his administration wouldn't "govern out of anger." I was disturbed by Obama's response, not ... |
James Kroeger | 03/25/2009 | 61 | 7 | - | 18 |
| Beware: The Nightmare Of Government-Run Health Care Republicans have gone the extra mile in recent weeks to convince voters that there is nothing scarier than the idea of putting the government in charge of our country’s health care system. ... |
James Kroeger | 08/07/2009 | 15 | 7 | - | 22 |
| A Winning Strategy For Obama Tonight: Fear and Ridicule I am an observer who thinks Barack Obama will hit a home run against Mitt Romney tonight. Sure, Obama has the advantage of being the one who actually executed Osama Bin Laden for the Nine Eleven ... |
James Kroeger | 10/22/2012 | 11 | 7 | 1 | - |
| An Honest Question For HRC Defenders Before The Debate... We now know that the Sanders campaign will soon be releasing the details of his single payer health care plan. As yet we do not know the details.
But with the time remaining before the debate an |
James Kroeger | 01/17/2016 | 79 | 7 | - | - |
| Do I advocate the eradication of Israel? | James Kroeger | 02/05/2006 | 40 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Government Bureaucratic Waste vs. Private Sector Efficiency | James Kroeger | 03/05/2006 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| The Economy: America Saves Too Much | James Kroeger | 04/08/2006 | 14 | 6 | - | 9 |
| Obama: meet our REPUBLICAN NEMESIS I wrote the following analysis of John Kerry's failed presidential campaign in November, 2004 . I think ... |
James Kroeger | 01/10/2008 | 25 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Winning over Clinton Supporters I just had to share this with you guys...
My wife just told me about her lunch hour debate with a Clinton-supporting friend. When they got around to discussing the topic of electability, her ... |
James Kroeger | 05/02/2008 | 87 | 6 | - | 1 |
| An Obama Peace in the Middle East Yes, it is true that Barack Obama has used tough rhetoric to reassure the American people that he will protect them from America's Enemies. But we also know that he is willing to talk to leaders ... |
James Kroeger | 11/30/2008 | 251 | 6 | 1 | 44 |
| Is Barack afraid of "Socialism?" If he is, then he might want to ponder some of the points I make in this [previously posted] diary.
In the economics classes I’ve taught, I’ve always looked forward to the ... |
James Kroeger | 04/03/2009 | 19 | 6 | - | 16 |
| Hitler 101 I have long said that it is unfair to describe the Republican Party as America's version of the Nazis. It just isn't true that they are as deranged as the Nazis ended up being back in the ... |
James Kroeger | 08/11/2009 | 102 | 6 | 2 | 95 |
| Fixing Our Public Schools | James Kroeger | 03/20/2006 | 14 | 5 | 1 | - |
| The Politics of Emotion (poll) What is it that the Republicans do that enables them to manipulate the perceptions that Swing Voters have of the Democrats and their candidate? |
James Kroeger | 09/10/2008 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
| Republicans amplify 'crisis' to manipulate Dems The whole Republican team---from John McCain to Secretary Paulson---is now working together to create a perceived crisis atmosphere in which to persuade Congressional Democrats to approve their ... |
James Kroeger | 09/25/2008 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Capital Gains Tax Cuts = BAD IDEA In his master plan to save the economy from ruin, John McCain promises more of the same wrong-headed tax cuts that got us in this mess in the first place. In ... |
James Kroeger | 10/15/2008 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - |
| The EMOTIONAL Lesson That Dems Really Need To Master Kathy Hochul's big win in NY's 26th Congressional District surprised many. Republicans were surprised that seniors could be scared into ignoring the sugar-coating they put on their mean-spirited ... |
James Kroeger | 05/29/2011 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 86 |
| Hillary's Love For Obama...Help Me Out, Bernie Fans! So it just occurred to me that THE best way for the Sanders campaign---and that includes us, Berners---to respond to Hillary’s emotional efforts to portray Bernie as someone who didn’t/doesn’t like Ba |
James Kroeger | 02/19/2016 | 11 | 5 | - | - |
| Lasting Peace in the Middle East | James Kroeger | 02/04/2006 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Is Saving Money A Virtue? | James Kroeger | 04/19/2006 | 25 | 4 | - | 1 |
| John Edwards' $400 Haircut A Political Winner? I'm beginning to think that John Edwards may soon need to re-evaluate the quality of his campaign advisory staff. The fact that his campaign has remained virtually silent in the hours and days ... |
James Kroeger | 05/18/2007 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| Why Negative Campaigning Works Hillary Clinton decided to go negative a few weeks ago for two very simple reasons: (1) her consultants knew it would be effective, and (2) they were desperate. They knew it was the only ... |
James Kroeger | 03/11/2008 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| HILLARY CLINTON!!!! I apologize for shouting, but I don't know if there is any other way to get your attention.
Listen, you may want to be VP, and it could maybe a good thing for the Democratic Party if ... |
James Kroeger | 05/23/2008 | 20 | 4 | - | - |
| Man spends $1 billion on Debt Crisis According to the New York ... |
James Kroeger | 07/15/2008 | 44 | 4 | - | - |
| Experience: Palin vs. Obama vs. McCain It's time to resurrect the Experience Issue, Democrats. The Republicans may want to drop it now that they've taken on Palin, but the celebrity governor's stunning ignorance of history and ... |
James Kroeger | 09/12/2008 | 31 | 4 | - | 15 |
| They Are Misrepresenting The Truth... (poll) We are all quite aware of just how amazingly disciplined the Republicans seem to be when it comes to memes and talking points. It's almost as though someone sat them down and explained to them at ... |
James Kroeger | 08/28/2008 | 17 | 4 | - | - |
| Say NO to Bailouts... (poll) Strictly speaking, the Fed's purchase of insurance conglomerate AIG yesterday was not actually a taxpayer bailout. This is because "The Fed" [our Central Bank] is a privately-owned entity [owned by ... |
James Kroeger | 09/17/2008 | 55 | 4 | - | 35 |
| Congress and Bank Nationalization (poll) Supposedly the topic of bank nationalization is now on the table in Congressional circles. At the ... |
James Kroeger | 02/22/2009 | 22 | 4 | - | 12 |
| Barack, Please LISTEN... President Obama, you have been listening to the advice of Rahm E., who has been telling you that the poor Blue Dog Democrats can't vote for a robust public option because they're afraid that it ... |
James Kroeger | 10/25/2009 | 15 | 4 | - | 115 |
| Answering Republican Tax Cut Populism | James Kroeger | 02/25/2006 | 13 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Eliminating Socialized Medicine's Waiting List Complaints | James Kroeger | 03/07/2006 | 16 | 3 | - | 64 |
| Withdraw From Iraq In 3-6 months | James Kroeger | 03/23/2006 | 17 | 3 | - | - |
| Smart Rich vs. Stupid Rich ( This was originally posted on my blog . Thought you guys might be interested. )
I want to write a book...
Working title: ... |
James Kroeger | 12/06/2006 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Hillary's Choice: Quit Now For VP, or Risk Losing Everything... I'm predicting that Hillary Clinton will soon accept a 'deal', perhaps in the next couple of days, perhaps in the next several hours, that will effectively end her campaign for President. The deal? |
James Kroeger | 02/13/2008 | 104 | 3 | - | 7 |
| Spend $1-$2 trillion on MAIN ST. One analyst last week estimated that after all is said and done, it could end up costing America taxpayers $1-$2 trillion to prop up Wall St and our failed banking system. Here's a better idea, ... |
James Kroeger | 09/29/2008 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Fix Health Care Provider INCENTIVES | James Kroeger | 02/07/2006 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Fixing Our Public Schools, Part II | James Kroeger | 03/30/2006 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Hillary Clinton as John McCain's VP Hillary Clinton has managed to do something that I had not thought was possible. She has succeeded in persuading me that she is a profound threat to all that is decent within the Democratic Party. ... |
James Kroeger | 03/08/2008 | 5 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Hillary 'mis-spoke'? That's a LIE! (Poll) I'm sorry, but the Kossacks and MSM have to openly reject the Clinton Campaign's claim that Hillary 'mis-spoke' when she exaggerated the drama of her arrival in Bosnia. Mis-speaking is something ... |
James Kroeger | 03/25/2008 | 17 | 2 | - | - |
| An Obama Solution To The Iraq War? Now that the Iraq War is heating up again, Barack Obama needs to start emphasizing one point in particular: American troops could be completely removed from Iraq in as few as six months and leave ... |
James Kroeger | 03/30/2008 | 40 | 2 | - | - |
| Verdict: Obama Now Obviously The Best Candidate For The Democrats (poll) Hillary says "the tide has turned?" Oh really? As I recall, she was leading Obama by 11+ points in the PA polls 2-3 weeks ago, when she started her relentless effort destroy Barack Obama's ... |
James Kroeger | 04/23/2008 | 9 | 2 | - | 7 |
| Compromise with House Republicans (smile) The following is an edited version of a diary I wrote 4 days ago. I think it's even more appropriate now.
Wow. Suddenly, the political landscape has shifted dramatically. House ... |
James Kroeger | 09/30/2008 | 19 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Is Barack afraid of SOCIALISM? If he is, then he might want to ponder some of the points I make in this [previously posted] diary.
In the economics classes I’ve taught, I’ve always looked forward to the ... |
James Kroeger | 04/04/2009 | 12 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Republicans' Irrational Fear of GOVERNMENT Angry Republicans showing up at town hall meetings will tell you that it's not just health insurance reform that has them all worked up. It is the thought of THE GOVERNMENT "taking over" the health ... |
James Kroeger | 08/14/2009 | 37 | 2 | - | 72 |
| Bullies And Republicans: What They Have In Common... A few days ago, in response to a recommended diary on bullying by ' that girl ', |
James Kroeger | 10/19/2009 | 5 | 2 | - | 41 |
| Why The President's Jobs Bill Is Nothing To Get Excited About CNN is reporting that President Obama will be proposing a job creation package that may top $400 billion : |
James Kroeger | 09/07/2011 | 28 | 2 | - | 132 |
| What Should We Do About Iran? | James Kroeger | 02/03/2006 | 14 | 1 | - | 9 |
| Who is Defending the Terrorists? | James Kroeger | 02/06/2006 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Democrats Divided On Immigration | James Kroeger | 04/04/2006 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Palin: crusader against earmarks.. It has been noted that Sarah Palin was once a champion of earmarks (as mayor of Wasilla) before she eventually decided she was against them.
In response to critics who pointed out that she ... |
James Kroeger | 09/03/2008 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Educational EXPERIENCE Is Most Important Substantial educational EXPERIENCE is the most valuable kind of EXPERIENCE that we voters should ask of any citizen who is to be considered worthy of the office of President of the United ... |
James Kroeger | 09/14/2008 | 15 | 1 | - | 12 |
| The Crisis That Isn't Okay class, here is your bonus question...true or false: Even if Congress were to do nothing at all in response to Paulson's/Bernanke's/Bush's request, isn't it true that The ... |
James Kroeger | 09/24/2008 | 5 | 1 | - | 13 |
| The Politics of FEAR In the final weeks of the 2004 campaign, many Democrats complained that the Republicans were using fear tactics to win the election. I thought it was an odd sort of criticism to be voicing, given ... |
James Kroeger | 10/31/2008 | 8 | 1 | - | 13 |
| GOTV with FEAR In the final weeks of most national campaigns, many Democrats can be heard complaining that the Republicans like to use fear tactics to win elections. I've always thought it is an odd sort ... |
James Kroeger | 10/10/2010 | 12 | 1 | - | 64 |
| Texas...Obama...Immigration Policy... No matter what some people may think about the lack of importance of the illegal immigration issue, I can tell you that ... |
James Kroeger | 02/16/2008 | 38 | - | - | 9 |