August 2, 2011 – 9:06 am
…..sorry, no, it could bring on an even bigger fight, per Reuters Kevin Drawbaugh: Analysis: Storms ahead as debt deal sets up tax fight If Congress passes the debt ceiling deal by Tuesday, as expected, it could trigger a battle over tax reform within weeks and turn Washington once again into a dateline for deadlock. […]
August 1, 2011 – 8:21 am
Over at the Washington Post, Chris Cillizza breaks down the winners and losers in the debt deal. Here are a few of his winners Tea party: There were major questions coming into the 112th Congress about who would blink first — the largely establishment-aligned leaders of the new Republican House majority or the tea-party-aligned freshman […]
July 31, 2011 – 7:29 pm
Hmm, hasn’t President Snippy Pants been running around, scaring people, telling them the US credit rating will get downgraded if Someone Else doesn’t put a deal together? Not so fast, “according to PIMCO founder and managing director Bill Gross” When asked by CNN host Ali Velshi on Sunday whether the U.S. deserved to maintain its […]
July 31, 2011 – 9:58 am
ABC News is reporting that there is tentative debt deal, per “congressional sources”. Here’s the deal they are reporting, according to both Dem and GOP sources A debt ceiling increase of up to $2.1 to $2.4 trillion (depending on the size of the spending cuts agreed to in the final deal). They have now agreed […]
July 24, 2011 – 7:47 pm
Well, besides the fact that she tends to poll much, much higher than he does. Anyhow, via the Politico In a statement just released from her presidential campaign, Michele Bachmann delivers a harsh counterattack on her former home-state governor, hitting back at his charge that she lacks the experience to be president and blaming Tim […]
July 21, 2011 – 8:59 am
Shocked? When both National Review and The Politico hate it……… Starting with National Review But now, along comes the Gang of Six plan, and some Republicans are apparently intrigued by it. They shouldn’t be. It’s a terrible, terrible plan. It will hand the president a huge strategic victory and deliver nothing that the GOP should […]
July 20, 2011 – 8:36 am
The Boston Herald notices the sexism inherent in the treatment of Bachman and Palin GOP mega-stars U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin — both top Republicans who buck the status quo — have been unfairly mocked and broadsided with loaded, gender-biased questions, prominent women from both parties told the Herald yesterday. “You have two […]
July 19, 2011 – 4:42 pm
While I prefer Michele Bachmann to be the GOP presidential candidate, I’m under no illusion that our candidate will probably be Mitt Romney, even if Rick Perry jumps in (you’d be wise to pick Bachmann as your running mate, Mitt). He’s a good, middle of the road Republican who will appeal to the moderates and […]
July 19, 2011 – 8:27 am
It’s so terrible There’s a narrative gaining traction in Washington as a debt crisis looms: House Republican hard-liners might soften their stance once they’ve gotten a vote on their Cut, Cap and Balance proposal. But if that’s the case, the conservatives aren’t in on the plan. Well, that’s pretty much it for a story by […]
July 18, 2011 – 8:02 am
So says the Politico in a wonder article that could have been written by the DNC or the uber politicized White Democrat House Turning right with a vengeance, Republicans will bring to the House floor Tuesday a newly revised debt-ceiling bill that is remarkable for its total absence of compromise at this late date, two […]
