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Congress “Fiddles” While the Unemployed Starve

July 5, 2010 – 12:20 pm | 17 Comments | 0 views
Congress “Fiddles” While the Unemployed Starve

The old adage about  how “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”  has never applied more to the U.S. Congress than it does today.  As most Americans are enjoying the Independence Day  weekend, Congress is set to begin its mid-summer break, and won’t be returning to Washington until July 12.  It’s not that a holiday from work, even for elected officials, is …

Is Incumbency a Bad Word in America?

May 19, 2010 – 2:03 pm | 11 Comments | 0 views
Is Incumbency a Bad Word in America?

There is no denying that the mood of voters across America is ugly. Congress has clearly failed to deal with many of the major problems facing the country

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