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#cliffgate Officially Begins Next Tuesday 27 Aug 2013 | 05:26 pm
As I've said before, I'm calling the end of this year's debate two things: budget bedlam and "#cliffgate." No matter which name you use, it will begin when Congress returns to Washington next week. T...
Congress Wants Hurricanes To Happen 25 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
Yes...The headline on this post is inflammatory and intended to attract eyeballs, visitors and clicks. It's also totally accurate. I'm posting this is because of this editorial in today's The New Yo...
Budget Bedlam To Fiscal Fiasco 20 Aug 2013 | 03:42 pm
Two weeks or so ago I posted that this fall's (and winter's) budget debate could best be described as "budget bedlam." I was wrong. Since that post the situation has taken a turn for the worse and "...
Ever Wonder When The Tea Party's Demand To Defund Obamacare Started? 6 Aug 2013 | 04:03 pm
I've referred back to this post so many times since it first went up more than two years ago that I almost have to apologize for doing it again. Almost, but not really, and especially not this time. ...
Budget Bedlam This Fall 4 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
August actually is a pretty good time to be in Washington. Yes, the weather usually is awful. But with Congress gone, getting to work isn't as stressful because there's less demand on roads and publi...
GOP These Days Is Like The World Bank Protests 22 Jul 2013 | 04:03 pm
Norm Ornstein is a long-time (as in decades) friend. He's also one of the foremost congressional experts/scholars/pundits in U.S. history. So when he writes to say that this CG&G post from last week ...
House GOP Doesn't Care About A Republican White House In 2016 15 Jul 2013 | 03:04 pm
Make no mistake about it; House Republicans definitely prefer that a Republican be elected president. But what's been clear for years on things related to the budget has become even more obvious in r...
What If You Gave A Midsession Budget Review And Nobody Noticed? 10 Jul 2013 | 12:33 am
In this era when almost all federal budget process deadlines are routinely missed or completely ignored, it's hard to believe that the fiscal 2014 mid-session review of the budget was released yesterd...
Yes...What's Happening In Egypt Could Reduce The Deficit 9 Jul 2013 | 01:29 am
In one sense this is simple: The U.S. spends about $1.5 billion a year on all aid to Egypt and, based on the fiscal 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 112-74), foreign aid is prohibited ...
Are 4th of July Parades Wasteful Government Spending? 8 Jul 2013 | 04:00 pm
I posted back in April about how some businesses in Colorado were doing the equivalent of voluntarily paying additional taxes when the sequester spending cuts forced Yellowstone National Park not to d...
