So, the politisphere is buzzing this morning on the news that Tulsi Gabbard, who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021 & who ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election, is leaving the Democratic Party. I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic […]
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Video: 1,000 Days Without a Budget
We’ve reached something of grim milestone… It has now been 1,000 days since federal government has had an actual budget: I can’t say it any better than Tina Korbe: No matter what measure you use, government spending has increased since 1965. Total government spending has more than doubled. Federal spending per household has increased from $11,431 […]
Democrats to Push Tax Hikes First in Deficit Talks
From Reuters: Democrats want tax hikes to be the first item negotiated in “super committee” deficit-reduction talks, trying to force Republicans to confront an issue at the heart of this year’s budget fights, sources told Reuters. The tough stance by Democratic members of the powerful 12-member congressional panel reflects the party’s wariness that Republicans might […]
Wisconsin GOP Ends Union Reforms Stalemate
Republican senators in Wisconsin broke the weeks long stalemate over Governor Scott Walker’s collective bargaining reforms last night. In short, once it became clear that senate democrats, who had fled the state to delay action on the bill, were unwilling negotiate republicans amended the bill to remove appropriations and passed the collective bargaining reforms without […]
Are Wisconsin Democrats Getting Ready to End Budget Standoff?
Maybe, there are conflicting reports out this morning. The Wall Street Journal says yes: Playing a game of political chicken, Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin to stymie restrictions on public-employee unions said Sunday they planned to come back from exile soon, betting that even though their return will allow the bill to pass, the curbs […]
Guilty: House Ethics Panel Finds Rangel Guilty on 11 of 13 Charges
Well it didn’t take long for a House ethics panel to find New York Congressman Charles Rangel guilty on charges of that he violated House rules: A House ethics panel found senior Democratic lawmaker Charles Rangel guilty of 11 of the 13 counts of House ethics violations lodged against him. The New York congressman wasn’t […]
2010 Election Wrap-up
Well now that the dust has settled a little I thought I’d wade in with my thoughts on the outcome of Tuesday’s election. First overall it was good night for Republicans, they picked up 60 seats in the House of Representatives, 6 in the Senate, 6 Governorships and dozens of seats in state legislatures all […]
Hey Big Spender: Pelosi Led Congress Has Added $5 Trillion to Debt Since 2007
From CNSNews.com: When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave her inaugural address as speaker of the House in 2007, she vowed there would be “no new deficit spending.” Since that day, the national debt has increased by $5 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. “After years of historic deficits, this 110th Congress will commit itself to […]
Big Spender: Obama Has Now Borrowed $3 Trillion
From CNSNews.com: It’s official: The Obama administration has now borrowed $3 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. It took from 1776, when the United States became an independent country, until 1990, the year after the Berlin Wall fell signaling victory in the Cold War, for the federal government to accumulate a total of $3 […]
WSJ: Democrats Unleash the IRS and Justice Department on Donors to Their Political Opponents
Democrats and Liberal activists love to accuse Republicans of being fascists or Nazis or using McCarthyite rhetoric while at the same time threatening their political opponents with IRS and Justice Department investigations: If at first you don’t succeed, get some friends in high places to shut your opponents up. That’s the latest Washington power play, […]
Boston Herald: Democrats Would Stall Brown to Pass Health Care Reform
There’s and editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal titled “The 60th Senate Vote“. It details what’s at stake in the January 19, special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy… in short, should Republican Scott Brown win he be the 41st Republican in the Senate and would deny Democrats […]
Video: America Rising An Open Letter to Democrat Politicians
Good News: National Debt Already Tops Debt Limit
From CBS News: The latest calculation of the National Debt as posted by the Treasury Department has – at least numerically – exceeded the statutory Debt Limit approved by Congress last February as part of the Recovery Act stimulus bill. The ceiling was set at $12.104 trillion dollars. The latest posting by Treasury shows the […]
Senate Democrats Reach Health Reform Compromise; Drop Public Option
From the Wall Street Journal: Senior Senate Democrats reached tentative agreement Tuesday night to abandon the government-run insurance plan in their health-overhaul bill and to expand Medicare coverage to some people ages 55 to 64, clearing the most significant hurdle so far in getting a bill that can pass Congress. Liberals dropped the public insurance […]
Wait, I thought it was Republicans Who Are Divided and Hate Moderates???
Funny how the Associated Press waits until after the election to let this story out: Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don’t count on our help in your re-election. That’s the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party. Their demands: Support a bill […]