April 5, 2013 – 12:02 pm
No, really (via Memeorandum, though I did see the opinion piece while perusing the LA Times android app this am) (LA Times) Why add to the deficit right now? Jobs. Our economic models clearly show that without increased government outlays we’ll be unable to generate enough GDP growth to seriously attack unemployment. If we tried […]
March 11, 2013 – 9:39 am
Unless it includes lots of tax increases and sharing the wealth policies (though none of them have been willing to send a check to the IRS themselves) (Politico) President Barack Obama may be thinking about a “grand bargain†to address spending and the federal deficit, but there’s a key constituency he has to persuade to […]
March 6, 2013 – 7:01 am
At least until PINO Obama resumes White House tours (Daily Caller) Republican Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert introduced an amendment to the Continuing Resolution that would not provide the White House with any taxpayer funds to transport President Barack Obama to and from any golf course until they resume White House public tours. In a House […]
March 3, 2013 – 8:27 am
It’s nice to wake up on a Sunday morning and give a hearty chuckle followed by a good facepalm. The NY Times’ Jackie Calmes needs KCCO The latest budget impasse ushered in a new round of austerity on Saturday, with the nation facing reduced federal services, canceled contracts, job furloughs and layoffs. For those who […]
March 1, 2013 – 8:19 am
And the media is still spinning as to what the “cuts” really are. Either that or they are just partisan fools (The Hill) Nineteen months after it was put into place, the sequester has arrived. Barring unexpected developments, President Obama will issue an order at some point on Friday — perhaps as late as 11:59 […]
February 28, 2013 – 6:45 am
This is leadership in the age of Obama (Daily Caller) President Barack Obama will wait until the sequester hits to have his first sequester-related face-to-face meeting with congressional leaders on Friday, according to a report by ABC News’s Jonathan Karl: “A congressional source with direct knowledge of the plans tells me the top four congressional […]
February 27, 2013 – 8:58 am
Nowhere in this article, which could have been written by the White House (but, really, this is just the way Liberals think) is it mentioned that Sequestration is simply a slight reduction in the growth of government Austerity Kills Government Jobs as Cuts to Budgets Loom I know, I know, you’re really, really, really broken […]
February 26, 2013 – 9:24 am
Daily reminder: they aren’t cuts. Just a slight reduction in the rate of spending increase, but, you know, if the Sequestration is allowed to proceed the animals in the national parks will turn feral and start eating tourists before joining forces and attacking cities (Daily Caller) In an effort to put the looming automatic spending […]
February 25, 2013 – 7:04 am
Leading by fear-mongering (The Blaze) On Sunday, the White House continued its effort to prevent the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts known as “sequestration†from starting this Friday, releasing a dramatic state-by-state list of how they claim each state will be impacted if Congress fails to act. It’s worth remembering that the “cut†is […]
February 23, 2013 – 8:17 am
I guess David Brooks is wrong: Obama does have a plan. Or at least an outline of a plan. Whether there are any actual details and legislation that can be voted on is unknown. Here’s Jennifer Palmieri blogging for Obama A Balanced Plan to Avert the Sequester and Reduce the Deficit Good thing America doesn’t […]
