by Bill Scher | Oct 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Liberals Seize Majority In Canada Liberals shatter expectations by claiming clear majority in Parliament. CBC: "Justin Trudeau will be Canada's next prime minister after leading the Liberal Party to a stunning majority government win ... The Liberal wave that washed...
by Bill Scher | Oct 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sanders To Defend Democratic Socialism Sanders plans major speech on democratic socialism. W. Post: "'I think we have some explaining and work to do,' the Vermont senator told an audience at a house party here in the nation’s first caucus state, acknowledging that the...
by Bill Scher | Oct 19, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
Sixteen years ago, in the autumn of 1999, a budget impasse was pushing the federal government toward, whaddya know, a government shutdown. Faced with expected budget surpluses, the Republican-controlled Congress decided it would be a good time to cut spending by...
by Bill Scher | Oct 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dems Draw Line At Retirement Security "Democrats rule out entitlement changes in budget talks" reports Politico: "The declaration effectively limits the scope of the budget talks to a small-ball deal to fund the government for one year, possibly two. Republican...
by Bill Scher | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Progressive Vision
[fve]https://youtu.be/CdFxaKNd6xc[/fve] Canada's Liberal Party – nine years after losing the prime ministership and four years after being relegated to third-party status – is on the cusp of regaining control of the government Monday. If so, it has John Maynard Keynes...