Dana Milbank writes at the Washington Post: Speaker McCarthy defaults — on his promises The IOUs Kevin McCarthy gave out to win the speakership are now coming due — and it appears the poor guy is going to default. The California Republican promised right-wing holdouts that he would deliver a budget that balances within 10 … Read more
“Budgets are moral documents.” – Often attributed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” – President Joseph R. Biden. The Associated Press reports, Biden rolls out budget plan, challenges GOP to follow suit: President Joe Biden on Thursday made an … Read more
Permanent musical accompaniment, Burning Down the House by the Talking Heads. Kevin McCarthy reminds me of Wile E. Coyote – how many times does this fool have to fail before he realizes that he is never going to capture his elusive goal? Apparently he is going to need a few more anvils dropped on his … Read more
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” – Maya Angelou. We have been through this multiple times since the “Gingrich Revolution” of 1994. And yet the American voter keeps expecting a different result every few years when they put Republicans back in control of Congress. Americans are an easy mark … Read more
“After refusing for months to divulge what they’d do if they regained control of Congress, Republicans have finally revealed some of their economic agenda.” Catherine Rampell writes, Republicans’ secret economic agenda? A global financial crisis. Unfortunately, it might involve causing a global financial crisis, based on recent interviews with some GOP congressmen. Poll after poll … Read more