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New Punt Formation
The dilemma facing the Republican/Tea Party coalition in the House of Representatives was how to extricate themselves from an untenable position they had placed themselves into without looking like they gave into President Obama. The solution was a variation of … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 27th Amendment, budget, Congress, Constitution, debt ceiling, economy, federal budget, filibuster, House, House of Representatives, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, Tea Party, United States Constitution
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The Next Act
The next act in the manufactured crisis that is Washington since the emergence of the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party will be a parallel tract drama involving the debt ceiling and the sequester.
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 2012 election, Budget Sequestration, Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, fiscal cliff, government shutdown, House, House of Representatives, Jay Carney, John Cornyn, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Senate, sequester, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, White House
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Yankeecans
Could history be repeating itself as it so often does and could a chasm in the Republican Party be starting?
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Alan West, Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, Dixiecrats, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, Florida, Georgia, House, John Boehner, Louie Gohmert, Maine NAACP, Olympia Snowe, Paul Broun, politics, racism, Republicans, Sandy, Senate, South Carolina, Strohm Thurmond, Superstorm Sandy, Susan Collins, Tea Party, Texas, Yankeecans
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The Minority Of The Majority And Assorted Other Traitors
It is early New Year’s morning as I write this; while most American adults are either sleeping or nursing a hangover I do neither. A few hours earlier this morning the Senate passed its fiscal cliff rescue act by a … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 2016 election, Budget Sequestration, Bush Tax Cuts, Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, doc fix, economy, farm bill, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, Florida, Heritage Foundation, House, Jim DeMint, Joe Biden, John Boehner, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Nancy Pelosi, Payroll Tax Holiday, payroll taxes, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Senate, South Carolina, taxes, Tea Party, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, Utah
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The Cost Of Delay
The 112th Congress will go down in history as one of the least productive. If you measure productivity by the number of bills that became legislation it is the least productive since we started keeping records. Harry Truman famously ran … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 1948 election, California, Congress, Darrell Issa, debt ceiling, debt crisis, Do Harm Congress, Do Nothing Congress, economy, fiscal cliff, Fourth Amendment, Harry Truman, health care, House, infrastructure, jobs, Kentucky, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Obama, politics, post office, Rand Paul, Republicans, Senate, social injustice, Super Committee, Tea Party, unemployment, United States Postal Service, USPS, Utah
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Finally Recognition Of The Problem
I do not often write about monetary policy simple because I am not as knowledgeable of it as I am of fiscal policy. Today is an exception and I recognize an unprecedented move by the Federal Reserve when I see … Continue reading
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Tagged debt ceiling, defecit, economy, Fed, Federal Reserve, Fedreal Open Market Committee, fiscal, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, government revenue, government spending, inflation, jobs, John Boehner, monetary policy, national debt, Obama, politics, Republicans, Tea Party, unemployment
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What Debt Ceiling
In what appears to be an attempt to extract a concession he can take back to his caucus, John Boehner has thrown the debt ceiling into the fiscal cliff discussions. At least rhetorically President Obama has stonewalled him. Back in … Continue reading
The Banishment Of Joe Walsh
The world of rock and roll is filled with one hit wonders. Thankfully it appears that the freshman class of the 112th Congress may have more than its fair share of one term wonders – prominent among them will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Alan West, bigotry, Congress, debt ceiling, deficit, Florida, health care, House, Iraq, jobs, Joe Walsh, national debt, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Republicans, Ryan budget, Talking Points Memo, Tammy Duckworth, Tea Party, The Eagles, unemployment, unemployment benefits, war crimes
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The Endorsement Of Tammy Duckworth
Some choices in life are difficult. Many high school seniors are deciding which college to attend next year. They may have narrowed it down to a handful of outstanding schools and ultimately one has to be the final choice. Often … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Army, Army Reserve, Balanced Budget Amendment, Bush Tax Cuts, Climate Change, Congress, corporate tax, debt ceiling, deficit, Democrats, economy, Estate Tax, George Washington University, Georgia, Government regulations, gun control, House, Illinois, Illinois primary, Iraq, Joe Walsh, Max Cleland, Medicare, Occupy movement, politics, regulations, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, ROTC, Senate, Social Security, Tammy Duckworth, taxes, Tea Party, unemployemnt benefits, unemployment compensation, veterans, veterans benefits, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Johnny’s Last Dance
Don’t let the title of this article deceive you. Its subject is just what you anticipated – the State of the Union address. President Obama gave the address to a joint session of Congress with Vice President Joe Biden and … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 2012 election, auto industry, Bill Clinton, class warfare, D.A.D.T., debt ceiling, Democrats, economy, education, Iraq, Israel, jobs, Joe Biden, John Boehner, John Kennedy, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, obstruction, Osama bin Laden, politics, Republicans, social safety net, State of The Union, tax loopholes, taxes, unemployment, veterans benefits, Willard Mitt Romney
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