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Kill It With Fire

Based on the latest findings from the Congressional Budget Office, the president’s latest budget proposal may signal an end to the “balanced approach” he has advocated for the past several years as it relies primarily on new taxes to reduce … Continue reading
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GOP Refuses to Even Debate the Federal Budget

Senate Republicans are quietly killing the chance that anything other than continuing resolutions will be used to fund the government for the foreseeable future. Senator Ted Cruz kicked things off yesterday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) slammed Texas Sen. … Continue reading
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Framing the President’s Budget

I don’t approve of framing this as winners vs losers because that’s an oversimplification, but I do believe Ezra Klein at the Washington Post has a decent summary of what is and isn’t included in President Obama’s budget proposal. You’ve … Continue reading
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They Aren’t Serious

We may take for granted the idea that the GOP is hyper-focused on cutting the federal budget and such infamous boondoggles as loan guarantees for the energy industry, but they aren’t. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) was assigned to write legislation … Continue reading
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The Path to Poverty is Back

Congressman Paul Ryan claims that we’re “not going to refight the past,” but that’s clearly what he has in mind as he proposes his most comical budget yet. It has it all – tax cuts for the rich, repealing the … Continue reading
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Your Weekly Reminder: John Boehner Got “98 Percent” of What He Wanted

This may or may not be the last time I need to remind you that John Boehner got “98 percent” of what he wanted, but after he appeared in front of the press today to demand that the Senate “get … Continue reading
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Nice Things And Why We Can’t Have Them

The federal deficit has been reduced during every fiscal year since President Obama took office beginning with fiscal 2010, but you wouldn’t know it if you asked the average American. via Steve Benen A 62% majority believe the deficit is … Continue reading
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New Cheers

Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, the U.S. Treasury ran a small budget surplus during the month of January. WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. government ran a budget surplus of $3 billion in January, the Treasury Department reported on … Continue reading
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The Tar Pit

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, the House of Representatives voted today by a margin of 253 to 167 to require that President Obama choose a date to balanced the federal budget. As if that’s something you can plan … Continue reading
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Idiot Quote of the Day

“I’m sure Iran is very supportive of sequestration” — Senator Lindsey Graham Wait, if Iran is very supportive of sequestration, does that mean John Boehner is very supportive of Iran? When you look at this final agreement that we came … Continue reading
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