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How to balance the budget

The incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives has a new rule. They must offset the cost of any legislation that would increase federal spending. Sounds good, right? So – let’s file...

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The honeymoon’s over

Well, now what? With the federal deficit talks broken down like a bad marriage getting worse, everyone is looking to the two people ultimately responsible for resolving the standoff on spending and...

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Another shot across the bow

House Democrats are taking another shot at the Republicans this morning. What else is new. They’ve used audio clips of Ronald Reagan to accuse the Republicans of being out of touch with reality in the...

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Bill clinton jumps in with “plan c”

We first touched on this about 7 weeks ago. Some say the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment allows the president to raise the debt ceiling to make sure the nation continues to pay its bills. Barack Obama...

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Believe what you want

The President went on TV to warn people that a stalemate over the debt ceiling negotiations is risking “a deep economic crisis.” He repeatedly used the words “danger” or “dangerous” to make the points...

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You’re mad as hell…

And you’re getting angry. That’s good. You should get angrier. A new ABC poll says 80 percent of Americans are unhappy with Congress. And 65 percent want the budget deficit worked out – now – using a...

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Kindergarden congress

So it’s come to this. Civil war is breaking out between the moderate Republicans and the “Tea Party” Republicans over the debt ceiling debate. John McCain stood up on the Senate floor and accused...

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File under: WTF?

President Obama continues making nice with House Republicans over lunch. He’s pushing for a “grand bargain”, an immigration overhaul and the rest of the stuff he wants to get done. He supposedly...

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