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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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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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Not So Super Committee
With Thursday’s announcement of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s picks the so-called Super Committee is complete. As part of the debt ceiling deal each leader in Congress got to name three people from their caucus to a committee that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, Arizona, budget, California, Chris Van Hollen, Club for Growth, Congress, Dave Camp, debt ceiling, Defense Spending, deficit, Democrats, economy, Fred Upton, George W. Bush, Grover Norquist, health care, House, James Clyburn, Jeb Hensarling, Jeb Henserling, John Boehner, John Kerry, Jon Kyl, Marland, Massachusetts, Max Baucus, Michigan, Mitch McConnell, Montana, Nancy Pelosi, national debt, Obamacare, Ohio, Pat Toomey, Patty Murray, Pennsylvania, Republicans, Rob Portman, Senate, Senate Finance Committee, South Carolina, Super Committee, Texas, TSA, Washington, Xavier Becerra
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Fork In The Road
Some years ago baseball legend Lawrence “Yogi” Berra wrote a book entitled When You Come to a Fork in the Road Take It! with Dave Kaplan. The Hall of Fame catcher is famous for his “Yogisms” – statements that leave … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Dave Kaplan, debt ceiling, Defense Spending, deficit, Democrats, economy, Fox News, George W. Bush, jobs, Johm McCain, Obama, Republicans, stimulus, T.A.R.P., Tea Party, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, unemployment, Yogi Berra
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If He Means What He Says
Monday Speaker John Boehner addressed The Economic Club of New York. I listened to the entire speech and the Q&A session that followed. What concerns me is how much was positioning and pandering, and how much did he really mean. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 budget, commodities, debt ceiling, defecit, Defense Spending, economy, gas prices, George W. Bush, government spending, John Boehner, Medicare, Obama, Peter G. Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, regulation, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Ryan Plan, Social Security, speculation, taxes, The Economic Club of New York
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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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