Articles tagged with: United States Congress
Boehner Makes Ugly Threats on Debt Limit Increases
It looks like Speaker of the House John Boehner is up to his old tricks again, threatening to block an increase in the federal debt limit ceiling without obtaining significant new cuts in spending. There is little doubt that the last two years, which resulted in over $1.0 trillion per year in deficit spending, will bring the country close to …
America’s Ayatollah: The Supreme Court
The Constitutional principles that are the basis of the U.S. government have served America very well over the last 225 years, although these principles have been sorely tested from time to time. In fact, the U.S. Constitutional itself has been amended twenty-seven times since it was first enacted in 1787, and one time was rejected altogether by a group of …
Disgraced Super Committee Fails to Act
For anybody wondering how the approval rating of Congress (more like the dis-approval rating) could possibly get any lower than its current 9%, the question has finally been answered. Today the so-called Super Committee, comprised of six Republicans and six Democrats, announced that they had failed to come to an agreement on how to remove $1.2 trillion in spending from …
The Tough Lessons of 2011
By the end of this week, three quarters of the year 2011 will behind us, leaving only a few months left until year end. So far, 2011 hasn’t really given Americans too much to cheer about, and certainly hasn’t lived up to the expectations for a decent economic recovery. I suppose the best thing that can be said about 2011 …
Republicans Show “Bad Faith” on Funding Bill
The Republicans are up to their old tricks again, and it looks like the American people are facing the implications of yet another government shutdown at the end of next week. For those Americans who were hoping this divisive issue was settled last Summer, when Congress finally came to an agreement at the eleventh hour to raise the debt limit …
Jon Kyl Threatens to Quit Super-Committee (Already?)
In these uncertain times, Americans are constantly being barraged with a litany of statistics and polling results about one thing or another. In fact, the polling data is so pervasive that it is often questionable whether the polls are simply reflecting public opinion or whether they are actually helping to form public opinion. Regardless of the general merits or drawbacks of …
Tea Party Digs in It’s Heels For Assault on America
Over the last several weeks and months, the most difficult job in America has undoubtedly been Speaker of The House of Representatives. I’m quite sure that the much beleaguered John Boehner from Ohio would readily agree. His own Republican Party has been hijacked by a vociferous and stubborn right-wing element (i.e. the Tea Party) that has steadfastly refused to strike …
John Boehner: True Statesman or Political Hack?
Among Congressional representatives, the lofty and powerful position of Speaker of The House is undoubtedly the most coveted job of all. However, like many other “lofty and powerful” positions, such as President of the United States, it’s a whole lot easier to criticize the person currently holding the job than it is to be the person who is actually wielding …
An Alternative to Deficits in the U.S.
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When it comes to reducing the burgeoning national debt, the U.S. is caught between the proverbial “rock and a hard place”. As much as everyone, both Democrats and Republicans, want to see the country’s debt burden reduced, the fact is that after March of this year the U.S. will run out of money. There is no question as …
The DREAM Act : A Road to Total Chaos
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One would think that during the last two years the President and the Democratic majority in Congress have suffered through enough legislative defeats at the hands of their Republican colleagues; apparently not! This week the Senate and the House of Representatives are scheduled to once again take up the issue of immigration reform. The so-called …
