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April 29, 2012. 3 Full Years. No Budget.
I last posted on the budget when we went 1000 days without one. Now we're about to pass another milestone. This Sunday, April 29th, is the three-year anniversary since the last time we passed a budget. Not that we haven't tried... Obama's budget proposal in 2011,...
This Would Be Funny If It Wasn’t So Awful
For the record: Jay Carney, White House Press Secretary, 4/26/12. I NEVER LIE.
WH Agency: Target the Oil & Gas Companies
First we had Energy Secretary Chu admit that high gas prices are a good thing. Now, we have the EPA -- a darling agency of the Obama Administration -- describe on video that the EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies....
More Executive Activism
This is actually a pretty decent article coming out the the New York Times. It describes Obama's increasing use of executive powers to bypass Congress, Republicans, or anyone else he deems in the way. It outlines many of the ways and the times when Obama has chosen to...
Buffett Rule Fails in Senate
Even though it's crunch time for tax season, it's worth it to mention that the Buffett rule vote failed today in the Democrat-led Senate. Interestingly, in Reuter's coverage, it mentions that the vote " failed to garner the 60 votes needed in the 100-member Senate to...
Obama On Oil Subsidies: He Was For It Before He Was Against It
This little gem came out today during the daily White House press briefing. Real Clear Politics is reporting that Ed Henry pressed Jay Carney about Obama's vote in 2005 where he supported a bill which contained more than $2 billion in oil subsidies. This is one for...