09/30/19 Filed in:
Political SystemWhat do the just-launched impeachment process and the long-time fiscal problem have in common? They both reflect a failure to confront bad behavior, which we may have cause to regret. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, Mueller probe, Whistleblower complaint, joe Biden, President Zelensky, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, George Soros, Rep. Adam Schiff, roman republic, Ciceo, spending caps, continuing resolution, appropriation bills, National emergency, border wall funding, Sen. Patrick Leahy, carbon taxes, Social Security, Medicare, Social Security 2100 Act
11/26/18 Filed in:
Budget Bipartisan reform of the "broken" congressional budget system sounded like a nice idea, but the JSC proposals wouldn't deliver any real benefits. Better to leave things as they are. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Joint Select Committe on Deficit Reduction, Tom Schatz, Michael Tanner, Mick Mulvaney, House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Speaker John Boehner, Amakudari, Rep. Steve Womack, groupthink, Steven Covey, David Obey, Budget Contol Act, Congressional Budget Office, continuing resolutions, biennial budgeting, spending caps, appropriation committees, Senate filibuster rule, reconciliation process, debt limit