Tag: budget

Several times last week President Obama said there was no need for a balanced budget amendment to the constitution because

Is there something strange in the drinking water in San Francisco? Perhaps a toxic spill near the city has sent

The U.S. Senate is a train wreck. The partisanship of the majority Leader Harry Reid has reached new levels as he

Let’s get this out of the way quickly. Nothing. As long as you don’t pollute the concept of dollars in versus

Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue of North Carolina did something that no governor of North Carolina has ever done before: she

Responsibility is an endangered species inside the Beltway, but cowardice seems to be thriving. Any time our politicians are afraid to

…is paved with good intentions, or so the saying goes. In the dueling budget debates, it’s quite apropos. Whether you

Why would the Democrats argue that the government is being shut down due a rider on the budget resolution that

It’s not surprising that Republicans and Democrats measure the value of government spending differently. They both have their pet projects,

Cowardice seems to be plentiful these days. Somehow members of Congress believe that it’s much easier to kick the ball