tomj

Where does it say that they are dumping money into Citi? tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » “Private” Investors in Citigroup 2009

OTOH, some folks can get very rich off it, so there is that to consider. tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » The Highways We Don’t Need 2009

Just maybe he will not be so easily discouraged. tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Scott McClellan: The White House Press Briefing is Obsolete 2009

From the environmental standpoint, I believe bricks are much less energy-intensive to produce and lay than concrete or asphalt. tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Against the Brick 2009

The Jews get a disproportionate share of the $700B bailout, and now they get our military to backstop their friends in Israel … fan freaking tastic! tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » Requests Thread 2009

I meant every dollar of it is deficit spending since nothing in this bill adds a new revenue stream – IOW, budget wise, it is all spending. tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » How the Filibuster Helps Democratic Senators 2009

The Majority party must make a huge deal in the press about this doctrine being the formal policy of the party, and how the minority will be responsible for invoking it. tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » The New Filibuster 2009

February 8th, 2009 at 7: 48 pm tomj — the problem is that the filibuster allows 40 senators* to hold up legislation, and those 40 senators can (in fact do) represent a heck of a lot less than 50% of the US population.

Matthew Yglesias » How the Filibuster Helps Democratic Senators 2009

Maybe pointing that out would make the idea more palatable to the right wing. tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » The N-Word 2009

The way to tell that “shovel ready” is first and foremost an excuse to deploy is that it has been used to constraint spending on shovel ready projects. tomj Says:

Matthew Yglesias » The Highways We Don’t Need 2009