The financial state of most of these United States is dismal. According to a new report from the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government, states’ tax revenues last year were down for a fifth straight quarter; it’s the longest period of declines since the Great Depression. Prospects for a quick turnaround are also dismal. Why? Well, […]

Do you know what the construction unemployment number is? Construction unemployment — and it is understandable with new home sales at an all-time record low — is 27.1% in February. This despite the stimulus and the “shovel-ready jobs” that we were going to be paying for! When people don’t have work they lose their homes […]

WJR radio Detroit, John Dingell, the senior Democrat in the House of Representatives. DINGELL: Paul W. (Smith), we’re not ready to be doing it, but let me remind you, this has been going on for years. We are bringing it to a halt. The harsh fact of the matter is when you’re going to pass […]

The Chris Matthews Show, March 7, 2010 MATTHEWS : Party time. After 13 months of whispering and wooing across the aisle, the president must now win with those on his side. He must rally the Democrats to pass health care because they’re all he’s got. He must now lead the band with all the music […]

This Week, the fill-in host Elizabeth Vargas talking to Nancy Pelosi. “You understand, I mean, with Charlie Rangel. You promised the most ethical Congress in history, and — and, I mean, you gotta understand now why so many Americans think Congress is corrupt. It just doesn’t look good. This Rangel thing just doesn’t pass the […]