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Category Archives: National News
Failure
So the Super-Committee, as predicted, has failed. Another example of the lunacy that passes for governance in Washington these days. Let us see how long it takes for Congress to try to water down the automatic “cuts” required by the … Continue reading
Let's Sequester (Or Brother Can You Spare a Nominal Dollar?)
The Super Committee is coming down the stretch, with nary an agreement in sight. It should not come as a surprise, as the very formation of the Committee was an outgrowth of the inability of Congress to reach a deal … Continue reading
Mitt Leads the Pack in NH
Mitt Romney, despite all the talk about other Republicans closing the gap, maintains a huge lead in New Hampshire in a new Bloomberg poll. Romney stands alone at 40%, with his nearest competitor being Ron Paul, who is at 17%. … Continue reading
Elizabeth Warren Hits the Airwaves
Elizabeth Warren has bought some air time starting today, putting out an introductory piece that manages to help tell who she is while keeping on her populist anti Wall Street message. Warren knows that there is big money from outside … Continue reading
The Herman Cain Experience
I guess Rick Perry is off the hook, at least until the next debate. Herman Cain’s response to a simple question about Libya over at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will provide at least a weeks worth of material over at … Continue reading
Lets Trade
A very interesting segment on 60 Minutes last night. A conservative think tank produced the information that 60 Minutes used to produce the segment. Disturbing? Business as usual? A sign of the times? Congress is exempt from “insider trading laws”, … Continue reading
Super-Committee Not So Super
The Super-Committee of Congress, formed after the battle over raising the federal debt ceiling, appears very close to failure (to achieving the goal of $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction). Under the deal struck at the time of the debt ceiling … Continue reading
OOPS!
It has been assumed after every Republican debate that Rick Perry would surely right the ship and show that his prior train wreck of a performance was not the norm. But he just keeps digging that hole deeper and deeper. … Continue reading
Counterattack
In Ohio a state law promoted by Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Republican legislature that would have restricted collective bargaining rights for public sector unions, including police and fire, was repealed by voters. The law married two concepts: the … Continue reading
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