Instead of a silly argument over a "gas tax holiday," we desperately need a serious discussion about the nation's infrastructure. And there is a good legislative proposal that could be the basis for that discussion. read more »

Sen. John McCain's health care plan is a dangerous fraud. It will dismantle the employer-provided system that now covers about 158 million Americans and will force millions of workers to fend for themselves in a market controlled by unregulated and predatory insurance companies. His plan would drive health care costs upward, not downward.

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It's now more clear than ever that the so-called economic stimulus package Congress passed earlier this year is inadequate. It is now time to demand that Congress get to work on finishing the job by passing a second economic stimulus package in the coming weeks—and do it on its own merits, without falling into the trap of linking its passage to more funding for the war in Iraq. read more »