So much for the sovereignty of the states: Several states and communities are moving to provide universal health coverage for their residents, but a federal law is blocking their efforts. Many of the proposals require employers either to offer health coverage themselves or pay into a public fund to help cover the uninsured. Some employers […]
Again, Bush proves he just says anything to try and make the public happy. The Bush administration is split over the idea of a surge in troops to Iraq, with White House officials aggressively promoting the concept over the unanimous disagreement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intense […]
We get more proof that our own democracy is under attack: Some U.S. states have placed laws to make it difficult to vote instead of reforming ballot problems. The study looked into 10 states with reported ballot difficulties. The study cited proposed laws in Arizona and Georgia, that call for a government-issued photo identification card […]
Bloomberg has this interesting yet troubling piece of news regarding Bush’s new budget: Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — Under President George W. Bush’s new budget, the federal deficit would decline gradually until 2010 and then start rising again, as the full impact of his requested permanent tax cuts and other proposals is felt. Bush’s budget for […]
Remember this when you go to the polls this November: Just two weeks after House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) pledged to pass far-reaching changes to the rules of lobbying on Capitol Hill, House Republican members pushed back hard against those proposals yesterday, charging that their leaders are overreacting to a growing corruption scandal. In […]
Raw Story has gotten their hands on one of the first proposals for budget cuts the GOP has authored. Seems like they are not as much up on public opinion as we would hope. They aren’t targeting the actual pork items, instead they got their sites set on something else. Mostly they are calling for […]