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Sequester Siesta
Back in the summer of 2011 America was dealing with one of the many fiscal crises that the Tea Party/Republicans have manufactured in the 112th and 113th Congress. The solution/punt formation included the creation of a Supercommittee that if … Continue reading
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A Challenge Issued
I’m a self-confessed political junkie; as such I almost never miss a State of the Union address. I have to admit to some degree enjoying the pomp and circumstance however I am beyond being overwhelmed by it. The several days … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 99%, budget, Congress, defecit, Defense Budget, Democrats, Desiline Victor, economy, executive order, Florida, Illinois, jobs, Obama, politics, Republicans, Rick Scott, social safety net, State of The Union, Tammy Duckworth, taxes
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If A Than B
Monday President Obama put forth the name of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. What interested me was why and what does that tell us. Hagel, the former Republican Senator from Nebraska, had been rumored to be in line for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabinet, Chuck Hagel, defecit, Defense Budget, defense contractors, Defense Spending, Democrats, Department of Defense, fiscal policy, gay rights, House Budget Committee, Israel, military bases, military budget, military spending, military-industrial complex, natioanl debt, national security, Nebraska, Obama, politics, Republicans, Secretary of Defense, security, security budget, security spending, social safety net, Tea Party, terrorism
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Least We Forget
Today is the anniversary of one of the darkest days in American military history. It is the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. America’s greatest generation, (thanks Dad), rose from those ashes and defeated the mightiest foe it … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Budget Sequestration, Congress, Constitution, defecit, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Democrats, Drift, Dwight Eisenhower, fiscal cliff, John Kennedy, military, military budget, military-industrial complex, money in elections, money in politics, national debt, Pearl Harbor, Penatagon, politics, Rachel Maddow, Republicans, United States Constitution, World War II, WWII
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What Cliff?
Friday President Obama held his first meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss what has come to be known as the fiscal cliff. The word cliff implies some danger and doom. If there is imminent danger it is certainly not for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, budget, Budget Control Act of 2011, Budget Sequestration, Bush Tax Cuts, Chuck Schumer, Congress, defecit, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Democrats, doc fix, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, George W. Bush, income tax, Obama, payroll deductions, payroll tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, politics, progressives, Republicans, Schumer Amendment, Social Security, Super Committee, Tax Relief Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, Tea Party, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, veterans, veterans benefits
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The Best Budget Proposal You Didn’t Hear Of
The left spent several days praising President Obama’s budget speech mainly because in it he refused to destroy America and took a couple of shots at the piece of absurdity based on false assumptions Paul Ryan, (R, WI-1), and the … Continue reading
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The Difference Is Clear
Wednesday afternoon in his speech on the defecit President Obama made the difference between Democrats and Republicans abundantly clear. His plan had a goal of reducing the defecit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years and was based in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Afghanistan, defecit, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Democrats, Department of Defense, Dick Cheney, fear mongering, George W. Bush, government revenue, government spending, Greedonomics, health care, Iraq, John Boehner, macro-economics, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Obama, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Social Security, taxes, The Path to prosperity
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N.I.M.B.Y.
If you ever have the opportunity to have a frank off the record conversation with a politician of either party and ask them what the most frustrating part of their job is, high on the list will be the “nimby … Continue reading