by Bill Scher | Sep 12, 2013 | Shutdown
Yesterday the House leadership scrapped plans to vote on a bill to keep the government open. It was a conservative plan that would essentially maintain the sequester cuts. But it didn't tie Senate passage to the defunding of ObamaCare, so Tea Party Republicans were...
by Bill Scher | Sep 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Shutdown Fears Reignite As House Dysfunction Reigns House GOP, facing mutiny, pulls bill to keep government open and maintain sequester. NYT: "Democrats are uniting in opposition to the bill, not only because of the resolution to starve the Affordable Care Act, but...
by Bill Scher | Sep 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Obama Address Takes Diplomatic Path ... For Now Mixed reaction to speech in Congress. National Journal: "...many Democrats [said] they heard a message of strength from the president while Republicans were largely unconvinced that the administration has a firm handle...
by Bill Scher | Sep 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Syria Moves To Avert Strike President Obama considers Russian proposal for international control of chemical weapons stockpile. NYT: "'It’s possible,' Mr. Obama said on CNN of the Russian proposal, 'if it’s real.' ... The effort to police such a proposal, even if...
by Bill Scher | Sep 9, 2013 | Blog
It is not hyperbole to note that the Syria vote in Congress will be one of the biggest congressional votes in history. Our elected representatives will determine if America should adopt a foreign policy principle in which military force is used to prevent genocide, or...
