Category Archives: Debt and Budget

Rogers For FBI Director? A Spectacularly Bad Suggestion.

Posted on Friday, May 10, 2013 by Ken

Politico reports that the FBI Agents Association, representing thousands of FBI agents, are calling for Representative Mike Rogers (R. Mi, not to be confused with Rep. Mike Rogers R. Al)  to be nominated to lead the bureau when Robert Mueller leaves the post later this year. Nominating Rogers … Continue reading →

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Republicans, Once Giddy About the Sequester, Now Blame Obama for the Predictable Consequences

Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

I’ve always maintained that passing the “sequester” legislation was nothing more than a well-planned, Republican strategy – they get the massive cuts they wanted and the opportunity to blame the President for the consequences. Repeating lies has become the radical … Continue reading →

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Conservative Studies: Another Case Study In Just Making Stuff Up.

Posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 by Ken

Several days ago I posted  about a George Will quote from last Sunday: “Conservatism begins by facing facts.” Beyond Will’s own record of willfully lying whenever he feels like it the last several weeks have seen the dismantling of two widely … Continue reading →

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What Paul Ryan Hopes You Gloss Over In His *New* Budget

Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by Lucas Kawa

This morning, Paul Ryan released a rehashed version of the “Path to Prosperity” – and it’s nearly identical to the Romney/Ryan economic blueprint roundly rejected by Americans in November. Medicare is turned into a voucher system, Medicaid is block-granted to the states, … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go to the Videotape: Lyin Ryan On the Sequester

Posted on Saturday, February 23, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Paul Ryan was interviewed on the Hugh Hewitt show two days ago, and when asked about the sequester, had this to say: “We see that as kind of the political game that the President is playing here. Let’s never forget … Continue reading →

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England’s Austerity Measures Lead To Credit Rating Downgrade

Posted on Friday, February 22, 2013 by Ken

In the latest example of austerity crippling economic growth, England’s credit rating has been downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s cited continued sluggish economic growth paired with continuing budget deficits in the decision.  “We expect the country’s debt will continue to … Continue reading →

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Scarborough Gets It Doubly Wrong

Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2013 by Ken

Paul Krugman was a recent guest on Morning Joe.  That appearance led Joe Scarborough to write an opinion piece titled Paul Krugman vs. the world.  Scarborough starts off on a bad note with an attempted bastardization of Krugman’s position on deficit spending:  Mr. … Continue reading →

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Gerrymandering, Jury-Rigging and Judicial Rewriting Are the Wave of the Future, Conservative Soldiers!

Posted on Sunday, January 27, 2013 by Marc Belisle

Greetings and salutations, fellow captains of industry and our Republican lapdogs!  I’m wiring you this electronic mail-o-gram from the deck of my mega-yacht Duchess’ Bounty.  What wizardry is this, you may ask, that such a feat is possible from the … Continue reading →

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Ryan Borrows a Page From Romney’s Playbook

Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Republicans have done it to America again – plucked some less than qualified dolt from the party rank and file and convinced them they could run the country. Many believe Paul Ryan will seek his party’s nomination in 2016, which … Continue reading →

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The “No Budget, No Pay” Farce

Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2013 by Cindy Rose

I don’t know, maybe they want to at least sound like they’re doing something, but the call for “No Budget, No Pay” is yet another toothless piece of Republican grandstanding. The original idea, put forth by the group “No Labels“, … Continue reading →

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