Who Blinks First? The Budget Battle Explained
There are actually three different budget fights going on in the United States.
Democratic Party (US)
Are These Really “Reckless” Cuts?
Democrats warn that cutting more than $10 billion from domestic spending would be “reckless.” But what’s in their cuts?
Government Shutdown Averted
With a two week spending measure, Democrats and Republicans averted a shutdown but there are more budget battles ahead.
Democrats, Republicans Brace for Budget Battle
While Republicans call for deep spending cuts, Democrats are worried that their brinkmanship could lead to a government shutdown.
What Democrats Like Government to Do
According to Howard Dean, “what governments do, is redistribute income.” Is that what government should do though?
America’s Looming Entitlement Disaster
America cannot afford massive entitlement spending anymore but no politician likes to take away benefits from poor people and seniors.
Neither Party Cheers Tax Cut Compromise
Liberals are opposed to tax relief for millionaires but conservatives warn that without production and investment, the economy cannot recover.
Debt Commission Proposes Deep Budget Cuts
The chairmen of the president’s debt commission put forth major entitlement reforms.
“Secret Foreign Money” Influencing Elections?
With the recovery stalling and health-care reform deeply unpopular, Democrats have employed scare tactics instead to hold onto power.
Democrats Confounded by Voter Frustration
Americans are unable to “think clearly” in a recession, says President Barack Obama.
On Tax Relief and Deficit Reduction
Democrats don’t understand how Republicans can favor tax cuts while they claim to worry about the deficit.
Democrats Fail to Introduce Budget
Well past their April deadline, House Democrats have yet to introduce a federal budget for the next fiscal year.
Even Spill Won’t Convince Tea Partiers
As the Democrats are expected to use BP’s oil spill to push for stricter regulation of business in the United States, left-wing commentators are wondering why even the disaster in the Gulf won’t convince small-government conservatives. The Obama Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — which rarely urges passage of specific legislation — both […]
Obama’s War on Capitalism
Barack Obama inherited two Middle East wars from his predecessor and countless of struggles labeled as such from the many presidents that came before him, ranging from a critical War on Terror to an endless and largely futile war on drugs. His administration has so far added one notable campaign to this list — a […]
What Goes Around, Comes Around
Since Senate Republicans announced their intention to filibuster a financial reform bill, their party has come under attack from the left for supposedly being in the pocket of big banks. Even the president suggested this weekend that the GOP is taking its cues from Wall Street. The Democrats may have difficulty understanding that some lawmakers […]