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Posting History for James Kroeger

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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 -
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 -
I want Edwards AND Obama...
Although I have supported John Edwards for the past couple of years, the continuing debate on Dailykos between Obama fans and Edwards fans has led me to the realization that I would really like to ...
James Kroeger 01/26/2008 45 9 - -
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 - -
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 - -
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 -
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 - -
You Economists Don't Get It, Do You?
" Economists suck. " That quote is from a comment economist Mark Thoma put up on his blog about a year ago entitled "
James Kroeger 07/08/2008 27 9 - -
Man spends $1 billion on Debt Crisis
According to the New York ...
James Kroeger 07/15/2008 44 4 - -
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 - -
VP Debate: Biden's strategy (poll)
I love Joe Biden. I love it when he gets passionate in his speeches. I love it because he is saying what I want to hear, the way I want to hear it. Having said all that, before Joe goes up ...
James Kroeger 09/07/2008 68 8 - -
C'mon Nancy! C'mon Harry!
We are quickly approaching a climactic moment that could mean everything to the Democratic Party. The Bush administration + Fed Chair Ben Bernanke have approached Congressional Democrats to ask ...
James Kroeger 09/21/2008 19 9 - -
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 -
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 -
When Republicans Say They Are Alarmed By Excessive Government Debt, They Are LYING To You
( Cross posted at Nontrivial Pursuits ) There is one time when you can be absolutely certain someone is lying to you, and that is when their words are directly contradicted by their actions. The ...
James Kroeger 11/11/2012 44 90 5 -
A Message For House Republicans: "First Undo What You Did To Create This Debt Crisis..."
It's been good to hear that Barack Obama now feels less pressure to accept bad compromises following his successful re-election bid, but as we approach the coming 'fiscal cliff', my biggest ...
James Kroeger 12/03/2012 41 159 12 -
Dear Israel: Please Stop Doing This To Yourself
( Cross-posted at Nontrivial Pursuits ) I am reposting this because I am actually quite proud of the fact that I was able to write an I-P diary that (1) speaks positively about the Palestinians, (2)
James Kroeger 11/25/2012 79 17 1 -
Why Bernie Sanders Is Not Afraid To Call Himself A Socialist
When I heard Bernie Sanders had announced he was running for President a couple of months ago, I was happy to hear the news, but not altogether optimistic about his prospects. Still, I thought, ...
James Kroeger 07/08/2015 15 12 1 -
If Elected, How Will President Sanders Achieve His Big Plans?
In another diary, nocynicism voiced an extremely legitimate question re: Bernie Sanders political ambitions, asking " How will he get all this accomplished with no help from Republicans? He will ...
James Kroeger 07/20/2015 67 23 1 -
The One Issue In Particular That Bernie Can Use To Defeat The Oligarchy
Bernie Sanders has made it clear that the central focus of his campaign will continue to be his call for a big increase in the tax obligations of the The Oligarchy; and yes, that is the one thing ...
James Kroeger 08/04/2015 144 139 5 -
Starting To Feel Sorry For Kossacks Supporting Hillary UPDATE
The Clinton campaign's dubious decision to start attacking Bernie with misrepresentations of his agenda is perhaps a very ominous sign for the many members of the Dailykos family who have invested the
James Kroeger 01/14/2016 500 184 - -
Clinton & Sanders Both Won, But Bernie Ultimately Comes Out Ahead
John in Cleveland offered an assessment of the debate last night that I suspect many Bernie Sanders supporters agree with to a large degree. The essential feeling is that Bernie needed to be a lot ...
James Kroeger 10/14/2015 18 16 - -
The One Weapon Bernie Sanders Supporters Have That Can Overcome All Of Hillary Clinton's Advantages
Money.   Here’s the thing: if the Sanders Campaign is able to report that it has actually taken in more total financial contributions in the current quarter than the Clinton campaign was able to,
James Kroeger 12/29/2015 232 125 - -
Economic Fact: Heavily Taxing Rich People DOES NOT HARM THEM
In America today there is a widespread belief within the upper classes that the Income Tax is unfair to rich people.  I’d like to explain why, from an economist's POV, this belief is utter nonsense.  
James Kroeger 01/13/2016 21 14 - -
It's Working Bernie Fans!
We are now hearing from the Associated Press that...  In the past three weeks, Sanders' campaign has spent about $4.7 million on ads to Clinton's $3.7 million, an investment that so far has me
James Kroeger 01/13/2016 15 45 - -
Something Bernie Has To Teach The Journalist Class: Heavily Taxing Rich People DOES NOT HARM THEM
Bernie Sanders’ campaign is all about educating the public re: the many policy proposals he has advanced.  Ultimately, his ability to achieve that goal depends largely on his ability to educate the Jo
James Kroeger 01/16/2016 34 46 - -
UPDATE: Why Exactly Do HRC Fans Have This Urgent Need For The Details Of Bernie's Medicare Plan?
There was a diary on the Recommended list yesterday with a title that explicitly claimed Bernie Sanders was not being completely honest about his Single Payer Health Care plan.   I found this cla
James Kroeger 01/17/2016 520 203 - -
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 - -
The Role Of Insurance Companies In Providing Health Care Services (Hillary's Plan vs. Bernie's)
Have you been somewhat confused as to what Hillary’s feud with Bernie is all about over Health Care?  I thought I might try to clear things up a bit, based in part on what I learned about the economic
James Kroeger 01/24/2016 56 14 - -
The Socialist Alternative To Glass-Steagall Bernie Hasn't Proposed, But Probably Should...
In January 2016, as her poll numbers began to weaken, Hillary Clinton began to criticize Bernie Sanders’ support for a renewal of Glass-Steagall’s limitations on commercial banks, arguing it would not
James Kroeger 02/03/2016 15 10 - -
Hillary's Empty Claim That She Can Get Things Done
Hillary Clinton is given lately to describing herself as a Progressive who can get things done.   But if you actually look at her record, it is difficult to confirm that she has any kind of abili
James Kroeger 02/05/2016 15 26 - -
Iowa Was A Tremendous Defeat For Hillary Clinton
Well, yeah...at the end, Hillary took the stage with Bill and Chelsea and she proclaimed victory to her supporters just as it had always been planned.  Sure, they needed to spin it as favorably as the
James Kroeger 02/07/2016 25 18 - -
Reading THIS Made Me Double My $$ Contribution To Bernie's Campaign Tonight...
The headline on CNN’s Politics page read, “Clinton's Hill supporters ready to hit Sanders after New Hampshire”, quoting several notable Capitol Hill Democrats, including Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Sch
James Kroeger 02/10/2016 203 469 - -
The Socialist Alternative To Glass-Steagall Bernie Has NOT Proposed...But Probably Should...
In January 2016, as her poll numbers began to weaken, Hillary Clinton began to criticize Bernie Sanders’ support for a renewal of Glass-Steagall’s limitations on commercial banks, arguing it would not
James Kroeger 02/10/2016 25 19 - -
The Fundamental Problem Facing The Hillary Clinton Campaign
The fundamental problem Clinton’s campaign strategists are facing right now is the fact that... When people get to know the real Bernie Sanders, they like him It is the KEY reality which has
James Kroeger 02/16/2016 255 328 - -
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 - -
The Cause That Is Bernie Sanders
As Bernie has pointed out lately, California has 20% of all delegates that are available to candidates and it appears that the West coast is going to be one of the parts of the country where he is goi
James Kroeger 02/27/2016 19 36 - -
The Noble Cause That Is Bernie Sanders
No, it’s not over yet.  It’s insane to even suggest such a thing. As Bernie has pointed out lately, California has 20% of all delegates that are available to candidates and it appears that the We
James Kroeger 02/28/2016 287 299 - -
Hillary's Experience In Foreign Policy Is The Reason I FEAR Her
My reservations re: Hillary Clinton’s dispositions on foreign policy go back to 2008. They were indeed the key reason I ultimately chose to support Barack Obama in 2008. But it wasn’t just the si
James Kroeger 03/02/2016 18 25 - -
Hillary Winning States She'd Lose In November DOES Matter
Brainwrap (a smart man whom I look forward to having decent relationship with some day) put up a now-rec’d diary that strongly challenges the claim made by some Bernie fan that “Hillary only won in th
James Kroeger 03/02/2016 62 32 - -
The Most Shameful Aspect Of Hillary Clinton's Negative Campaign Against Sanders
The single biggest obstacle that Bernie Sanders must overcome in the next few months is the fiction-based rumor of Bernie Sanders that the Clinton campaign has been promoting, one which relies heavily on two basic elements: Misleading insinuation
James Kroeger 03/15/2016 313 301 - -
The Best Way For Bernie To Respond To This Sexism Charge
Oh yes, the Clinton campaign has done it again. They have managed, through their network of friends, to generate headlines in the MSM which feature their emotional accusation that Bernie Sanders demonstrated his sexist feelings toward women when he t
James Kroeger 03/08/2016 67 15 - -
Reality Sets In: Hillary Lost The Debate In Flint And Will Likely Lose Again Tonight In Miami...
The results in Michigan have now given us proof positive that---contrary to all of the spin we heard from Hillary supporters, both in the MSM and here at DK---Secretary Clinton did not win the Sunday debate. If she had won the debate she would not ha
James Kroeger 03/09/2016 19 40 - -
Correction, THIS is why Dems lose, people
We saw a post on the rec’d list tonight which essentially proposes that the reason why Dems lose elections is because sometimes one faction within the Dem Party starts to use extreme language to criticize the other faction.   Although, after reading
James Kroeger 03/11/2016 60 23 - -
Hillary Clinton Is A Very Smart Woman...So Why Do I FEAR HER As Commander-In-Chief?
My reservations re: Hillary Clinton’s dispositions on foreign policy go back to 2008.  They were indeed the key reason why I ultimately chose to support Barack Obama over Hillary during his march to the White House that year. It wasn’t simply th
James Kroeger 03/15/2016 53 77 - -
The Path To Victory That Lies Ahead Of Us...
With the [presumably] delicate psyches of Bernie’s youngest supporters in mind, I thought I’d share my reflections on the significance of yesterday’s primary results. Having been a Bernie Sanders enthusiast since day one, the day he announced his can
James Kroeger 03/16/2016 19 17 - -
The Key Variable Which Gives Bernie Sanders Supporters Hope Of Final Victory
Of all the key variables at play in the calculus of political campaigning, Time is the one that has always been most crucial to the aspirations of Bernie Sanders and his hopeful supporters. There are other variables, of course.  Without a compelling
James Kroeger 03/18/2016 48 30 - -
The Confused Logic Of Some Hillary Supporters
As I write this, there is a rec’d diary by an individual who claimed that hearing Susan Sarandon say she wasn’t sure she would vote for Hillary if she were to become the nominee had convinced himer that... Now I know that I need to vote for Hillar
James Kroeger 03/29/2016 99 25 - -
Why Bernie Sanders Is Right To Demand That Rich People Pay THEIR FAIR SHARE In Taxes
If you’re a Bernie Sanders supporter, you’ve heard it a million times: we need to change the tax code so that rich people will start paying their fair share in taxes.   But what do the words their fair share actually mean?  Bernie provides us...
James Kroeger 03/30/2016 93 51 1 -
Re: Bernie's Daily News Interview: Gov Success Breaking Up Concentrated Industries A Historical Fact
With a ‘BREAKING’ headline announcement, one of Hillary’s Dailykos supporters published a diary earlier that trumpeted news of Bernie Sanders’ failure to present a step-by-step plan of how he’d ‘break up the banks’ when he was asked for one by NYDN...
James Kroeger 04/05/2016 251 197 - -
What Is Wrong With These People!? We Told Them It's Hopeless! Why Are They Still Voting 4 Bernie?
Why indeed?   A lot of Hillary supporters out there have been proclaiming since March 16th that Bernie Sanders has virtually no chance of winning enough delegates to grab the Democratic nomination.  The challenge he faces, they say, is too...
James Kroeger 04/06/2016 313 610 1 -
NY Primary Results: The Powerful Argument For Making Sanders Dem Party Nominee Is As Viable As Ever
Hillary Clinton’s NY primary victory yesterday showed Bernie’s faithful followers that---once again---in those states where her influence on the institutional party is great, it becomes very difficult to defeat her in a closed primary format.   ...
James Kroeger 04/20/2016 50 19 - -
Why Many NY Democrats Will Finally Decide To Vote For Bernie Today
No, it won’t be because they woke up and realized that they suddenly hate Hillary Clinton after having voted for her twice before in previous Senate campaigns.  It will be because they have come to realize in recent days that there is a better way for...
James Kroeger 04/18/2016 155 267 - -
Yes, Fearing Hillary Clinton Is A Legitimate Reason To Vote For Bernie Sanders
Back in 2008, I was uncertain for a short period of time as to which of the principal candidates---Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama---I could support for the Democratic nomination.   It turned out there was one verifiable aspect of their political...
James Kroeger 04/26/2016 486 260 - -
Harry Reid: "...lay off Bernie Sanders a little bit, OK?"
The quote, "...lay off Bernie Sanders a little bit, OK?", may sound “uninformed’ to many of Hillary’s ardent fans here at Dailykos, but you have to admit that there is a certain amount of political logic to it. I mean, after all, if Hillary Clinton...
James Kroeger 05/24/2016 45 9 - -
OMG! The RUSSIANS are a THREAT to us with all their hacking stuff!
Are we talking about acts of war? Should America launch retaliatory measures? (Head shaking…) Enough of all this hysterical arm-waving, warmongers.  In what may be a completely futile effort (given the current makeup of the Dailykos...
James Kroeger 12/16/2016 212 39 - -
Private Health Insurers = THE MAFIA
Because health insurance companies invest millions of $$ in PR campaigns and in their campaign contributions to members of Congress, most people do not realize that there is almost no difference between these ‘business professionals’ and the Mafia when...
James Kroeger 04/03/2017 19 10 - -