What would it take for the Congress and the White House to take the country’s current financial crisis seriously enough to put their month-long vacation on hold and take immediate action on the debt? Apparently nothing. For the first time […] ↓ 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…
Have you wondered how 14 state senators in Wisconsin can go into hiding in the middle of a legislative session? Could it happen where you are? Chances are it could, without action to either prevent it or prosecute the offenders. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Do you know? In Virginia we have Webb or Warner. But they are U.S. Senators. I mean your state Senators. I’m sad to say that I live in Fairfax County, Virginia and didn’t even know who my state Senator is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One could make an argument that Virginia is one of the most confused states in the union; widely accepted as very conservative in the southern part of the state and strongly liberal to the north. If you divided the state, east-to-west, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been at bit stunned by the media attempts to compare what’s going on in the capital of Wisconsin with the protests in Egypt. It’s light years apart. But that won’t stop the press from trying to make some sort […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s humorous, to say the least, when the Democrats complain about the lack of action by the Republicans on job creation. They did such a bang-up job during the last two years, you’d think the Dems would be smart enough […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the past election, the Republicans promised to cut 100 billion dollars from government spending in this year alone. The latest proposal cuts approximately 74 billion dollars. The House Republicans state that the reason for the reduction from 100 billion […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…