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( This was originally posted on my blog . Thought you guys might be interested. ) I want to write a book... Working title: ...

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 ...

I get the impression that John Edwards has lost some support to Barack Obama over the past couple of weeks. I'm assuming that most of the individuals who switched believed at one time that Edwards ...

I wrote the following analysis of John Kerry's failed presidential campaign in November, 2004 . I think ...

Barack Obama and John Edwards are both men who have hopeful visions of America's future. They differ, however, in their perception of what it will take to bring about transformational ...

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 ...

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?

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

I was a little behind the news cycles yesterday and only this morning had an opportunity to view Barack Obama's absolutlely sensational response to the Clinton/McCain attacks. Last night, after my ...

...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'

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 ...

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 ...

" Economists suck. " That quote is from a comment economist Mark Thoma put up on his blog about a year ago entitled "

The good news about Obama's drop in the polls is that the people who shifted their support to McCain in the past month belong to that special class of the electorate known as The Swing Voters .

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 ...

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 ...

What is it that the Republicans do that enables them to manipulate the perceptions that Swing Voters have of the Democrats and their candidate?

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 ...

Yes, it is true that the financial sector is imploding, and yes, it is true that if John McCain becomes President and he actually does what he says he want to do---cut taxes for rich people and cut ...

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 ...

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, ...

Wow. Suddenly, the political landscape has shifted dramatically. House Republicans have made it clear that they now know they have a political opportunity to exploit, an opportunity that just ...

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 ...

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 ...

So once again Israel's leaders have decided kill lots of Palestinians in Gaza in order to 'teach them a lesson' for supporting the leadership offered by Hamas. What kind of reasoning lies behind ...

Any number of commentators, economists, and politicians have said that it would be a horrible idea if the Federal Government were to get into the banking business itself. And you know something? A ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the economics classes I’ve taught, I’ve always looked forward to the opportunity to explain one of the most important reasons (there are others) why Market economies have historically ...

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 ...

For decades, Israel has sought to provide its citizens with Security by ruthlessly crushing any efforts the Palestinians might make to resist Israel’s absolute power. It’s an approach ...

It's all about incentives. When you need medical care for any reason, do you want to turn to an organization run by people whose only desire is to make money off of you at a moment when you are ...

A few days ago, in response to a recommended diary on bullying by ' that girl ',

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 ...

We are all quite aware of what's at stake. And yes, we are familiar with the bleak projections that have been made. I don't know how things are going to ultimately unfold, but I do know that there ...

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 ...

The other day my oldest brother, Ron (I have four), emailed me the following request: The following is an argument by our brother, Steve, for not increasing taxes on the rich. Can you ...

In a recently posted diary, entitled Extending the Tax Cuts is Not a Big Deal , ...

(FWIW, I have a Master's Degree in Economics and have studied economic theory at the Ph.D level.) According to Republican economic mythology , there is no better way to create ...

Kathy Hochul's surprising victory in NY's 26th Congressional District has awaken many within the Beltway to the possibility that Democrats might be able to use Republican attacks on Medicare to win ...