Igor Derysh

Does cold weather disprove global warming? No, says common sense

It is always fun to watch "conservatives" argue with the scientific consensus. Scientists have years and years of definitive research, "conservatives" just point out that it is cold outside. The worst part is, the "sheeple...

The Glenn Beck Problem

While Rush Limbaugh may still be the top dog in the party, Fox News' Glenn Beck is quickly becoming a major leader amongst the rightest-of-the-right.Beck, who was featured on the cover of a recent Time magazine...

Public option myths

With the Democrats still unable to ram through the healthcare reform bill, the political fringes are circulating a number of complete myths that have been able to have a direct effect on the passage of this bill.Here are 6...

Obama fails behind the scenes

While the White House is struggling to pass key legislation despite a filibuster-proof majority, his administration also appears to be failing to succeed behind the scenes. According to the Denver Post, Jim Messina, the Deputy Chief of Staff...

Will Public Option Pass? You Bet.

The first attempt at passing a public option failed Tuesday but hope remains. The bill failed when five "moderate" Democrats voted against the bill, against their party, against their president, and essentially against their own best interests...

Five Ways The Democrats Can Save The Party

When the Democrats took a huge majority in Congress after the 2008 elections, many expected much reform to follow but instead saw the Democrats implode. The reason? The same strategy that the helped the Democrats win so many seats is...

The Climate "Change" Bill

Originally posted on Policy WonkI seldom agree with GOP House Leader John Boehner but in this case, he is inadvertently right; this bill is a "pile of s**t."Whether you want to call it the American Clean...

Will the Iran Blockade Bill Come Back?

This week I am launching my new, personal, news analysis website, Policy Wonk, so all of the articles this week will be from Policy Wonk. You will be able to see shorter articles here, the full length pieces will be...

10 Members of Congress in AIPAC's Pocket

This week I am launching my new, personal, news analysis website, Policy Wonk, so all of the articles this week will be from Policy Wonk. You will be able to see shorter articles here, the full length pieces will be...

The future of the PMA Group investigation

The story of earmarks and corruption in which all roads lead to John Murtha.As I have reported earlier, the lobbisyst firm The PMA Group was shut down in 2008 and just recently subpoenas have been handed down to those...

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