Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell

A Look at “The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party” by Michael Tackett

Posted on December 21, 2024 by billmanzi

The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party by Michael Tackett My rating: 5 of 5 stars A fine biography of the longtime Republican Senate leader who has just stepped down from … Continue reading →

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Holiday Cliff Diving

Posted on December 26, 2012 by billmanzi

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and holiday season. As we prepare for the New Year let us return once more to the dreaded “fiscal cliff”, which is being dealt with in Washington at quite a leisurely pace. As … Continue reading →

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The Filibuster Blues

Posted on November 27, 2012 by billmanzi

Republicans are screaming bloody murder over the potential rules changes on the filibuster being proposed in the U.S. Senate by Harry Reid and the Democrats. A look at the actual proposal shows that it honestly does not amount to a … Continue reading →

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Fleeing the Pamplona Bulls

Posted on July 17, 2011 by billmanzi

With real progress on the debt ceiling issue just not happening, and with time running out all sides appear to be focused on the McConnell plan as the escape hatch that will allow the U.S. Government to avoid default. The … Continue reading →

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The McConnell Plan

Posted on July 13, 2011 by billmanzi

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, recognizing that debt limit negotiations are going nowhere, has come up with “Plan B”, presenting a plan that effectively punts on the debt ceiling issue, giving the President de facto authority to raise the debt … Continue reading →

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On the Cusp of Dealmaking

Posted on December 1, 2010 by billmanzi

The President and key Republican Congressional leaders met yesterday, and while concrete progress was not made on specifics there appeared to be some dialing back of the hostile rhetoric that has been abundant for some time now. Both sides have … Continue reading →

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Mitch McConnell Does the Dance

Posted on August 22, 2010 by billmanzi

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell does the dance on the deficit, refusing to say how he would pay for the extension of the Bush tax cuts, and refusing to even discuss Republican House Budget guru Paul Ryan’s Roadmap on Deficit … Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs Charged

Posted on April 19, 2010 by billmanzi

Goldman Sachs was charged with securities fraud by the S.E.C. on Friday in a case that is likely going to be a central focus of the ongoing debate about financial regulation. Despite the complexity of some of the financial instruments … Continue reading →

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