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The average folks part of the program was just terrific. Line of the night: A laid-off factory worker from Marion, Ind named Barney Smith:
“We need a government that puts Barney Smith ahead of Smith Barney!”
Great stuff, even if only a handful of TV viewers–PBS, CSpan sorts–actually saw it.
The clash with the White House over birth control is a reminder of just how much influence the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has lost in the 10 years since the child sex abuse crisis erupted in America.
President Barack Obama is pressing for investments in infrastructure while relying on familiar tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to claim progress on the federal deficit in his upcoming budget.
