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Budowsky was an aide to former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and Bill Alexander, then chief deputy majority whip of the House. He holds an LL.M. degree in international financial law from the London School of Economics. He can be read on The Hill’s Pundits Blog and reached at brentbbi@webtv.net .
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, July 5, 2011 July 4 infamy: Republicans try to destroy the American economy
It is incredible, amazing and unprecedented that any leader of a major party in Congress could publicly state that his major goal is not to improve the economic lives of Americans, but to destroy a political opponent...
SHARE Thursday, July 28, 2011 Washington vs. America
he people of our nation view the bastions of power, from Washington to Wall Street, with contempt because they believe, correctly, that those bastions are contemptuous of them, and that those bastions are citadels of selfishness and corruption.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 1, 2011 Jobs: A grand bargain
I will suggest below a grand compromise to create jobs that is currently beyond the imagination of our small-think Democratic president or his extreme and hyper-partisan Republican opponents in Congress, but first:
The economic crisis of our generation results from a collective failure of leadership by the president, Congress and the CEOs of the largest American firms. The solution to this crisis, in an era of divided govt
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 4, 2012 Romney declares war: Not qualified to command
Romney is not ready to command, not qualified to command and not prepared to command. He lacks the qualities of military judgment and diplomatic skill that are essential in a president. He has insulted peoples and nations from Britain to the Palestinians, been condescending to nations from Mexico to Uruguay, and would be a danger to the security of America and the world if he were ever given the power of commander in chief.
(3 comments) SHARE Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Made in the USA
Tired of high unemployment, exported jobs, big deficits and low wages? Here is the answer. Let's kick some butt, take some names, wave some flag and rise as a nation to buy some products made by red, white and blue American workers!
SHARE Monday, June 20, 2011 A Call to Arms for Wealthy Progressives
Wealthy progressives be warned, it's time to stand up & write checks- if Republicans achieve the looming nightmare of a one party state they are spending vast amounts of money to create, it could be the end of the Republic Ben Franklin feared.