Tag Archives: Fiscal 2012

Taking the Brink out of Boehner’s Brinksmanship

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

Speaker of the House John Boehner is threatening to hold the debt-ceiling hostage again this coming fall in an attempt to prevent the Bush Tax Cuts from expiring. Under the current baseline agreed to in the Budget Control Act, the … Continue reading →

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McConnell: Temporary Increase of Debt Ceiling Possible

Posted on June 20, 2011 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that the Republicans may be open to a temporary increase to the debt-ceiling. (Reuters) – Congress and the White House could raise the debt limit for a few months while they seek a … Continue reading →

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Serious as a Heart Attack

Posted on April 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

We all saw this coming didn’t we? pro·jec·tion -The act of projecting or the condition of being projected. -The attribution of one’s own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to others -The attribution of one’s own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone … Continue reading →

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