Without the first shot being fired GOP members of the House are already waving the white flag of surrender. The House will vote this week to raise the nation’s $16.4 trillion debt ceiling for three months while denying pay for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After what appeared, even to this author, to be the nail in the coffin of the speakership of John Boehner, an angel came to his defense offering the Speaker a much-needed lifeline. The power behind the well-known “Taxpayer Protection Pledge,” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Companies Brace For Tax Ramifications The founder of ADM Tronics passed off control of his company to his son Andre DiMino in 2001. ADM Tronics is a medical device company that has never laid off a single employee; now that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Negotiations to avert the “fiscal cliff” have not gone well. After meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, House Speaker John Boehner said Geithner offered no “specific” plan for averting the looming end-of-year fiscal crisis, adding: “This is not a game.” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Curse of the Pelosi The Democratic House Caucus leadership decisions are right up near the top of the list of the great mysteries of life. Nancy Pelosi led the Democrats into its worst massacre in the 2010 mid-term elections and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the government driving the country past the $15.6 trillion dollar debt mark, the obvious question is whether our leaders have the wherewithal to make the tough decisions necessary to cut spending to a level that returns sensibility to the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tea Party be damned! The Democrats and Republicans will spend with abandon this Holiday season to avoid being labeled uncaring. The House and Senate are set to spend approximately $120 billion to extend the payroll tax “holiday,” plus up to $50 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…