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…
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 combine to make one terrifying, destructive economic mess that will completely decimate the country. Or something like that. I know it’s going to happen because the media says so nearly…
It was originally touted as the worst thing that could possibly happen. Okay, the second worst. Yet, the failure to meet the self-imposed Congressional deadline for tweaking the budget came and went last week with relatively little drama. That was surprising after the dire predictions made by members of Congress and the President which sounded…