"Going over the cliff" really means going back to Clinton's rates. If we are going to raise taxes on anyone right now - that is the best outcome - since it will put about 5% of the population BACK on the tax rolls, after Bush made a "devil's bargain" to remove them. In the mid 1980's - we hit a low of 14.8% percent of ...more

Clinton's tax cuts were based on inflated tax receipts from the dot.com boom. I guess all we need to do is to invent the Internet all over again - since it was widespread introduction of the internet (a ONE TIME event) that drove the Clinton economy.   Bush's tax cuts DID revive the economy - take a look at unemplo...more

One part of the issue IS restoring jobs - those will happen, but that issue must be faced with the realization that many new positions will be service sector. Many of the manufacturing jobs which once employed armies of semi-skilled workers are a thing of the past - we CAN revive manufacturing here, but it's going to t...more

Are you referring to the "No Child Left Behind" Program written by TED KENNEDY???   Last time I checked - Teddy went out as a Democrat.  Too bad Bush tried to place nice with him when he was first elected - Teddy took the money - blew it - and got no results  - exactly what one should expect from a liberal.   "...more

I guess rap music and pop culture is supposed to make them smarter? The only garbage here is your statement. Kids used to learn Latin in religious schools - one of the most difficult languages on the planet - and one still is use for many sciences (plant and animal species. etc.).   Unfortunately your statement pro...more

Sears is still an admirable company in many ways - and the country would be better off if they made a turnaround. One of things that Sears still does is support our members of the military. For decades, whenever a Sears employee was called up for National Guard duty  - the company would supplement their guard pay - bac...more

Of COURSE the "Poor" need a Flat Screen - and a damn big one too!! - Especially on nights when "American Idol" or the "Kardashians" are on.

The only comments Franklin Raines should be making about the housing crisis are those from a prison cell where he should spend the rest of his life. Our media made villains out of people like Ken Lay at Enron, and  Bernie Madoff - and others. Franklin Raines and his mentor and predecessor Jim Johnson did far more damag...more

If Mitt Romney takes his cues on race from anyone he has known in his life  - it would be from his father, a former Michigan Governor.  George Romney not only represented EVERYONE while in office - he literally marched with black civil rights leaders in Detroit - he had earlier during WWII assisted black Detroit factor...more