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The lefties (and many establishment Republicans) are promoting the idea of increasing the debt ceiling — AGAIN — as simply paying for your obligations. Just like us paying
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The fiscal cliff debacle: assessing the damage
Anyone giddy over the congressional “fiscal cliff” solution needs to have their head checked. This whole episode was travesty from start to finish — with people desiring
Continue readingNorth Carolina’s Ellmers & Coble two of John Boehner’s “100 loyal soldiers”
GOP House speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell have — in their ongoing negotiations with President Barry — been quite busy trashing the GOP platform plank
Continue readingNY’s Eve ‘Me Too’ “deal” on “fiscal cliff” means not very happy 2013 for taxpayers, economy
In 1972, 1980, 1984, and 1988 the GOP ran a national ticket touting the promise of limited government and tax cuts. The Republicans saw smashing, overwhelming victories in each of
Continue readingDC still not GETTING IT: private backroom negotiations, tax increases dominate final hours before so-called “fiscal cliff”
We’ve moved from Boehner and Obama meeting privately to McConnell and Biden meeting privately. Never mind those 534 OTHER FOLKS, duly elected by the people, on Capitol Hill and that
Continue readingBuyer Beware: Snake Oil sales pitches flying fast and furious in DC, Raleigh
The ruling class and their media lapdogs are pulling out all stops to whip up a state of frenzy over this impending fiscal cliff. We are here thanks to: (1)
Continue readingAmerica to hit its head on the debt ceiling as it goes over the fiscal cliff
The mainstream media is breathlessly counting down to New Year’s Day, when the so-called fiscal cliff kicks in. The fiscal cliff is the name given to the penalty written into
Continue readingMSM chides GOP for holding on to that *silly* NO NEW TAXES thing
The debate on the economy has been framed as a choice between (a) tax increases or (b) starving children and the elderly. Unfortunately, we’re not hearing a word
Continue readingFor SOME NC GOPers, being a Boehner lapdog has its rewards
We’ve all seen and heard the stories about Boehner, Cantor and McCarthy’s list of conservatives to purge from committee positions. Apparently, Tea Party-aligned Members of Congress who actively
Continue reading“Getting Something DONE” vs. “Standing Firm and Doing What’s RIGHT”
An awful lot of the DC Republican establishment is lashing out at conservatives who were unwilling to go along with John Boehner and Eric Cantor’s tail-tucking
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