Archive for April, 2011
We Don’t Have Time for Games…I’m Late for My Tee Time
Presented without comment. President Barack Obama stepped out personally to address the impasse on budget negotiations and reject a Republican proposal for another temporary resolution unless it is to give Congress a few more days to pass a permanent deal. “We are now at a point where there is no excuse to extend this further,” [...]
Draconian is the New Extremist
As if on cue, the Democrats have come for Paul Ryan’s budget plan with pitchforks, torches, and a handy new word that sounds an awful lot like “extremist”. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) decried the 2012 budget proposal introduced by House Republicans Tuesday as “draconian.” “I think that it completely lacks balance,” he [...]
Ryan’s Bold Plan is a Good Start
I said in this morning’s Clearing the Browser Tabs post that Paul Ryan’s “Pay to Prosperity” budget plan (PDF link) was a humdinger and I wasn’t wrong. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that it’s the boldest plan we’ve seen since the 1980s and certainly the most comprehensive in my lifetime. I’m not [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – The Budget Battle is Now Joined Tuesday Edition
Today, the 2012 budget battle begins in earnest. Rep. Paul Ryan has introduced his budget proposal in an article in today’s Wall Street Journal and it’s a humdinger. In fact, it is probably the most ambitious and complete fiscal plan we’ve seen in this country since the Reagan administration. Not only will it cut the [...]
Are The Clintons Sabotaging Barack Obama?
If I was a suspicious man, I’d think that Bill and Hillary Clinton have spent the past three months diligently working a campaign to destroy Barack Obama’s presidency. Consider the following three events: In December, Bill Clinton essentially ‘jacked an impromptu press conference from the President in full view of the entire country, then dismissed [...]
The Delivery Presents – A Bonus Show with Bonus Guest Thunder
Episode 86, the second Great Friday Show Experiment, is in the can and I consider it a rousing success. There were as many folks in the live chatroom on Friday as there was the past couple of Tuesdays. The show is beginning to draw a real crowd and I have you, faithful listeners, to thank [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Full Value Monday Edition
I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I surely did. I wrote a post for The Greenroom on Saturday and learned Sunday evening that Ed and Allah promoted it to the main page, so be sure to check that out and leave nice comments. Friday’s bonus episode of The Delivery is also up and the posts [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Overload Sunday Edition
I think perhaps today I will take a break from politics. There have been entirely too many things going on and, quite honestly, I’m having trouble keeping track. Heck, staying up on the administration’s Libya policy is nearly a full-time job all by itself. I think today I’m going to catch up on a couple [...]
That’s What You Said