by Stan Collender | Feb 22, 2013 | The Sequester
The Clinton administration didn't play as much hardball as it could have during the 1995 and 1996 federal shutdowns because it decided that the air traffic control system was a critical government activity. Doing the opposite -- and it definitely was a discretionary...
by Bill Scher | Feb 22, 2013 | The Sequester
For years liberals were jealous of conservative Republicans for being able to fit their fundamental principles on a bumper sticker: small government, low taxes, strong military. But that Republican mantra is being sequestered before our eyes. By agreeing to last...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 22, 2013 | The Sequester
The best way to reduce the deficit is to put people back to work. For proof, compare the U.S. and Spain. The U.S. has witnessed slow growth since coming out of the Great Recession in 2009. The result has been a deficit that has come down from over 10 percent of...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 21, 2013 | The Sequester
Republicans are now claiming President Obama is for big spending cuts that gut government and the things we do to make our lives better, and that Republicans are not for gutting spending. This one is almost funny, if it weren't for the damage that will be done to...
by Derek Pugh | Feb 21, 2013 | The Sequester
If House conservatives entered a beauty contest, surely not a single one would make it past the first round – not because of their looks, but because of their dialogue. Every pageant queen knows that when thrown a softball question, you take it and answer...
by Robert Borosage | Feb 21, 2013 | The Sequester
The "sequester" – mindless, across-the-board spending cuts designed purposefully to be abhorrent to both political parties – now seems likely to go into effect on March 1. If not reversed, we will see the degrading of all government services from food inspection to...
