Christmas came early this year for the Senate. No, there’s no budget deal – nothing so trivial as that. We’re talking super serious stuff. Like
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Boehner, Obama Talks Heat Up But Still No Deal On Taxes, Spending
With 19 days left on the calendar until the end of the year, Congress is pretending like they want to make a deal on the
Read MoreObama, Boehner Reach Compromise?
Nothing to see here, folks. Despite some whisperings about a surprise meeting over the weekend between House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and President Obama –
Read MoreDeMint Steps Down From Senate In Midst Of Tax Debate
So what do you do if you’re in the midst of a high stakes budget battle? If you’re Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), you apparently walk
Read MoreKey GOP Senator Says Yes To Higher Tax Rates In Compromise
It might have started with quiet whispers about breaking THE promise – you know, the one apparently signed in blood to never, ever have an
Read MoreMembers Of Congress Appear Ready To Break With Anti-Tax Pledge
No new taxes. Since the early 1990s, it has become something of a mantra for the Republican party, with anti-tax activist Grover Norquist leading the
Read MoreCongress Whips Out Fat Pants As Sequestration Looms
The end of the world is coming. You’ve heard, haven’t you? On January 2, 2013, two fiscal storms – tax increases and sequestration – will
Read MoreCongress Thinks Of New Ways To Kill Snack Food Industry
I’m not gonna lie to you: I’m not a big fan of Twinkies. Truth be told, I can’t actually remember eating one as a kid.
Read MoreTax Increases Loom In 2013
Over lunch, the day after the election, my husband brought up the “f” word. You know, the one I’ve thus far been refusing to say
Read MoreObama Wins Four More Years, Congress Moves Little
Wow, all that coffee tonight and I didn’t even need to stay up very late! Almost all of the major networks and media have called
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