by Bill Scher | Oct 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
No Movement Toward Grand Bargain Senate Minority Leader McConnell calls Obama's insistence on tax revenue for Social Security changes "$1 trillion ransom." Politico quotes: "Unfortunately, every discussion we've had about this in the past has had what I would call a...
by Bill Scher | Oct 18, 2013 | Conservatism
The GOP's shutdown debacle exposed a three-way-split within the party: Tea Party amateurs, cooler-headed conservatives and Establishment players. What's odd about this split is that it doesn't involve much in the way of ideological differences. All camps are basically...
by Bill Scher | Oct 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Reid, Union Push Back Hard Against Grand Bargain Sen. Majority Leader Reid draws line on Social Security, in HuffPost interview: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has no interest in a budget deal that trades sequestration relief for entitlement cuts,...
by Bill Scher | Oct 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Welcome Back Government Government open, debts paid. AP: "The Senate approved the legislation by an 81-18 vote; the House followed suit by a tally of 285-144, with 87 Republicans in favor and 144 against, breaking an informal rule in which a majority of the majority...
by Bill Scher | Oct 16, 2013 | Democracy
The manufactured debt limit and shutdown crises are about to be put behind us. But the deal also launches a new around of House-Senate budget negotiations that are sure to be contentious. Democrats need to be careful not to let Republican intransigence chew up the...
