There simply aren’t enough people in the 1% to spur the demand that’s needed, and we’ve spent 30 years watching the trickle-down theory fail miserably.

Savvy businesspeople know California’s where the action is, and that sometimes it takes money to make money.

After already forcing trillions in cuts, causing layoffs, and strangling our economic growth, Republicans in Congress want to force European-style austerity on America — inviting another recession.

Defense cuts have slowed down our otherwise-growing economy, which proves that the GOP-led spending cuts won’t help us.

House Republicans could be divided into three groups: those who voted ‘yes’ and meant it, those who voted ‘no,’ and meant it, and those who voted ‘no,’ but meant ‘yes.’

Republicans think the US Government works like Todd Akin’s concept of a raped woman’s uterus: When threatened by increased spending, ‘the whole thing shuts down.’

Americans’ feelings toward the Tea Party have turned decidedly sour; none of the popular Tea Party candidates won in the 2012 elections.

Did they come to their senses or is it a diversion?

Sensible people would realize they are being sandbagged, and would swallow their principles and pass the thing in the interest of national unity and legislative responsibility.

Republicans maintain that there is no leadership from the President, by which they mean Barack Obama should fold to their demands to inflict pain onto the poor.

A large part of keeping the economy going is enabling consumers to spend money.

One would think now that Obama has been reelected, Republican Senate Minority Leader aMitch McConnell (R-KY), could no longer deny Obama another presidential term with flagrant obstruction.

When our elected representatives suffer no consequences from defying the will of the American people, democracy suffers as a result.

Some of America’s most powerful CEOs have banded together to push for solutions to America’s ‘debt problem.’ Their answer? More tax cuts.

Why is it okay for federal government to help with Hurricane Sandy, but not healthcare, when both are disasters of equal magnitude?

Only Palin could say she’s not interested in calling people names then immediately call the President a Socialist.

Republican lawmakers know more people will die as a result of cutting needed social programs, they are trying to hide that fact from you.

There couldn’t be a clearer message to a GOP that constantly has a sign ‘still not getting it’ flashing lambently over its collective head.

As we prepare to thank all the birds who bravely accommodated themselves to the fattening of our equator-like American waistbands, it’s important to acknowledge the bigger picture.

It’s time to remind these companies, and ourselves, that they exist and thrive by our leave alone.