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Boehner’s Debt Ceiling Problem--And Obama’s
Tweet Share on Facebook July 30, 2011 Comment (36)So the House Republicans last night finally managed to pass a version of John Boehner’s budget plan, or as some might call it, “Cut, Cap, and Balance, Mark II.” The Senate quickly dispensed with the bill, tabling it with a bipartisan vote. The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein raises a good point about the bill vis a vis Boehner’s leadership, or lack thereof.
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Despite What Democrats Claim, Voter Fraud is Real
Tweet Share on Facebook July 29, 2011 Comment (23)Back in April, in a story that did not receive the attention it deserved, a Tunica County, Miss., jury found Lessadolla Sowers, who have been identified as a member of the executive committee of the county’s NAACP chapter, guilty of 10 counts of fraudulently casting absentee ballots in the name of others.
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Debt Crisis Shows Obama Lacks Presidential Skills
Tweet Share on Facebook July 29, 2011 Comment (127)As the negotiations and the vote-getting on raising the debt ceiling have dragged on these last two weeks, it's became clear that President Obama really is not a good negotiator. Several times, just as a deal seemed imminent, the discussions have collapsed—and very publicly. There were leaks from the administration, he-said-she-said accounts from both sides, angry White House press conferences—just a "parade of horribles," as lawyers would call it. The result is a rising tide of public disgust and frustration. Not only has he lost bipartisan support in both the House or the Senate, his lack of ability to persuade people to join his cause has cost President Obama the vital center of the electorate.
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Both Sides Aren't To Blame for Debt Ceiling Crisis
Tweet Share on Facebook July 29, 2011 Comment (71)There are many times when “Washington” falls down on the job, when “Congress” can’t do its job, and when “both sides” are to blame for whatever the failure of the moment is. Blaming both sides is easier than thinking, but it also has the virtue of sometimes being true. This is not one of those times. Let’s be very clear: The current debt ceiling crisis is the deliberate creation of the Republican Party, especially its Tea Party wing of fanatics.
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The GOP's Lost Debt Ceiling Opportunity
Tweet Share on Facebook July 29, 2011 Comment (4)As we teeter closer to the edge of "Debtmageddon," it's worth pausing to recall the "grand bargain" between Republicans and the White House—the Deal that Almost Was
With no increases in individual tax rates and three dollars in cuts for every new dollar in revenue, could the House have swallowed it?
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Blame Republicans for the Debt Ceiling Crisis
Tweet Share on Facebook July 28, 2011 Comment (35)Are you watching your 401(k) drop? Are you seeing your retirement tank? Are you waiting for higher interest rates on your credit cards and mortgages? Are you nervous about another recession?
Well, thank the Republicans.
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Shaming Our Country into a Debt Ceiling Deal
Tweet Share on Facebook July 28, 2011 Comment (6)Looming fiscal disaster doesn't seem to be moving Washington towards getting an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. Is it too late for basic shame?
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Big Brother: Obamacare Looks to Collect Private Medical Info
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More Proof That the Republicans Aren't Serious About Fiscal Discipline
Tweet Share on Facebook July 28, 2011 Comment (17)The lame stream media has really drunk the Kool-Aid if it thinks the GOP is the party of fiscal discipline.
You do the math.
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Obama Is Increasingly Irrelevant to the Debt Ceiling Process
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