Tea-Publicans ‘All In’ for Ryan Express Trainwreck

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "You want to get crazy? Let's get crazy!" That seems to be the emotional maturity of Tea-Publicans. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the GOP's Flim-Flam Man on the GOP budget, has been roundly criticized from serious conservative and liberal economists for producing a budget that is based upon fantasy and does not achieve … Read more

President Obama on his long-term balanced budget plan

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the White House blog President Obama’s Framework for $4 Trillion in Deficit Reduction: Today, President Obama gave a speech at the George Washington University and laid out his plan for a balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years, based on the values of shared responsibility and … Read more

Update: The Congressional Progressive Caucus on ‘The People’s Budget’

Possted by AzBlueMeanie: The other day we told you about The Congressional Progressive Caucus on The 'People's Budget'. Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Mike Honda posted this follow-up piece at the Huffington Post. (Still waiting on our sad small-town newspaper the Arizona Daily Star to interview Congressman Grijalva about "The People's Budget.") Rep. Mike Honda: The … Read more