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The Republicans believe they have President Obama in a box: either he approves a controversial Canadian oil pipeline or they accuse him of depriving the nation of jobs. Mr. Obama can and should push back hard.

This is precisely the moment for him to argue the case for alternative fuel sources and clean energy jobs - and to lambaste the Republicans for doubling down on conventional fuels while ceding a $5 trillion global clean technology market (and the jobs that go with it) to more aggressive competitors like China and Germany.

The payroll tax cut bill, which Mr. Obama signed last...
US Primaries Promise Little -
And This Year Could Deliver Even Less

See if you can spot the big mistake (giving them the benefit of the doubt) in this Washington Post story: Payroll tax cut raises worries about Social Security's future funding:

This year, the Social Security system projects that it will pay out $46 billion more in benefits than it will collect in cash. It made up for the shortfall by redeeming Treasury bonds bought in years when there were cash surpluses.

Here is the mistake, thanks to Dean Baker: Social Security Is NOT Selling Government Bonds,
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The Washington Post Doesn't Understand Social Security
'They are in a terminal panic," said Pat Buchanan in February 1996 of the Republican establishment, as his insurgent campaign against Senate leader Bob Dole gathered pace. "All the knights and barons will be riding into the castle pulling up the drawbridge in a minute. All the peasants are coming with pitchforks. We're going to take this over the top." By March his campaign was suspended. By November he was supporting Dole.

Primary season generally promises more than it delivers. Polls appear daily; conjecture abounds continually; media confect a frenzy. It is pitched as the struggle not just between a party's establishment and its base but also its heart and mind. The heart evokes passion, and passion attracts copy and...
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Where the Real Jobs Are
- New York Times
Yup, Yup, Yup!
Definitely
Time
to
Start
That
Diet!

Out with the old, in with the new plan.

After a year of policy fights in Washington that have left all sides bloodied, the Associated Press reports that President Obama's New Year's resolution is to push on without Congress. The president will instead use his reach on the campaign trail to advocate for his policies, and use his executive powers in Washington to try and boost the economy without the approval of capitol hill.
Obama's New Year's Resolution: Forget Congress
January 2, 2012