They came, they saw, they concurred. Yes, I meant concurred. And here’s what they agreed on: they should do something about the budget. Sadly, I’m not kidding. At the meeting at the White House today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) managed to hammer out an understanding that…
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will meet today at 3:00 p.m. at the White House to discuss the (lack of a) budget. Call me cynical (I prefer…
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 budget. But if you think that means we’ll see significant reform between now and then, don’t hold your breath. Yesterday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and President Barack Obama held…
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 – that did happen – there has not been an announcement that a compromise has been reached on the economy. I’m not sure where the confusion came from but folks have…
It might have started with quiet whispers about breaking THE promise – you know, the one apparently signed in blood to never, ever have an (using Norquist’s imagery) “impure thought” about raising taxes, cutting deductions, letting tax breaks expire or anything remotely related. But now? It’s not a whisper anymore. It’s a full on grown-up…
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 the race for President Barack Obama. It appears that the Senate will be controlled by the Democrats and the House will be controlled by the House (as predicted). So, what’s…
With Election Day just around the corner, I’ve received a number of questions about the differences between the Obama/Biden and Romney/Ryan tax plans. It’s nearly impossible to compare the plans note by note for a couple of reasons: The plans aren’t etched in stone. Details on some parts of the plans are fuzzy and others…
Former GOP hopeful Herman Cain was in the City of Brotherly Love this week and he wasn’t there to sample the pizza. The one-time restaurant mogul (he chaired Godfather’s Pizza from 1986 to 1996) who once touted his economic plan based on a familiar pizza promotion (the 9-9-9 plan) was here to talk politics. Cain…
After the first (and only) Vice Presidential debate, I noted that two minutes wasn’t a lot of time to talk about taxes. It is, as I said, what makes debates both fun and frustrating. The vice presidential debate did not disappoint on that scale. Following the debate, the talk was partly about Sen. Ryan’s surprising…
I’ve had great fun live blogging the debates (I’m working on follow-up posts, keep checking back.) So far, there have been three: two Presidential debates and one Vice Presidential debate. For links to the debate transcripts, check out the Commission on Presidential Debates. There’s one more to go. The debate will take place on Monday,…