So what do you do if you’re the governor of a state so deep in debt that it surpasses the debt of 32 countries, with unfunded mandates in the billions of dollars? Do you address the weak economy or the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The U.S. Senate is a train wreck. The partisanship of the majority Leader Harry Reid has reached new levels as he killed the only piece of legislation currently written to address the debt limit. Using a Senate maneuver Friday morning, a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s get this out of the way quickly. Nothing. As long as you don’t pollute the concept of dollars in versus dollars out by throwing in other non-related issues into the mix. Does that mean that a balanced budget amendment shouldn’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There was great disagreement on all sides when the Obama administration and the Congress decided to do away with the military policy of don’t ask, don’t tell that has been in place since the Clinton administration. As a parting shot, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was revealed this past week that a minor flaw in the Obamacare program may grant as many as three million middle-class Americans access to free health care via Medicaid, a program designed to provide health care to those below […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many of you may not be aware, but there was a vote to increase the debt ceiling in the House of Representatives this evening just after 7:00PM EDT. It’s still a little puzzling as to why the vote was held, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s not surprising that Republicans and Democrats measure the value of government spending differently. They both have their pet projects, however one would expect that the safety, effectiveness and compensation of the military wouldn’t be a contentious matter. Apparently if […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when global warming was the President’s main concern? Seems like a distant whine these days. Our first inkling of Mr. Obama’s energy agenda came in the form of the very divisive cap-and-trade bill. That bill has long ago faded […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when Nancy Pelosi told Americans that we needed to pass the Health Care Law so we could find out what’s in it? She wasn’t kidding. This past week a revelation of how far the law went became uncovered, to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How important is budget cutting to you? Do you believe that when the federal government fails to grow that constitutes a cut? The Democrats claim that since no budget was passed last year any continuation of existing spending levels represents […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…