Tag: budget

Now that the government is reopened and we won't default on our debt, we can enjoy some breathing room. Well for 3 months that is.

Yesterday John Boehner said there would be no debt ceiling increase without cutting trillions in spending: “Without significant spending cuts and changes to the way we spend the American people’s money, there will be no debt limit increase,” Mr. Boehner told members of New York’s business and finance community. “And cuts should be greater than […]

Is Scott Walker even all there mentally? At a press conference Monday afternoon, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) fired back at state Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D), the leader of the 14 Democrats who have fled the state in order to block budget quorum on Walker’s anti-public employee union proposals, who this morning sent Walker […]

I am so sick of hearing Republicans like John Boehner say they are there to “represent the people”. Bullshit! They are there to represent special interest. If it was the other way around then they would listen to poll results like this: Raising taxes on the rich beats out cuts to defense spending, Medicare or […]

Any shock? If you ask Republicans around the country, they’ll probably tell you that Tuesday’s election results were all about pushing back against excessive government spending. Problem is, they may have forgotten to elect anyone who’s actually planning on real budget cuts. Rep. John Boehner, presumptively the next Speaker of the House and a longtime […]

John McCain blasted off a campaign email last night that stated the following: During his first year in office, President Obama and Congressional Democrats have amassed a $12.4 trillion deficit that is growing each day. A trillion dollars a month? Wow that’s amazing for a party that hasn’t accomplished that much due to Republican obstructionism. […]

That number is 20% of the House Republicans, and also the number who voted against the Republican version of the budget. I wonder if Michael Steele will look for people to take these detractors out in primaries?

This week Obama tells lobbyists and special interest groups that he is ready to fight when it comes to the budget.

Paul Krugman is happy with the new Obama budget. Actually it seems to be the first highly positive piece he has written about Obama since Inauguration Day. I know I am glad to hear Krugman’s approval on this.

I have never been a big gamer, well except for SimCity. That has been the one game I have been hooked on since it first came out 20 years ago. You are the mayor of a city and you have a budget. You decide where the funds go, and what areas get zoned what. If […]