Deficit Reduction and The Debt Ceiling: Why The GOP Is Incapable of Compromise
The Compromiser-In-Chief On Monday, President Obama gave a truly center-of-the-road speech, beseeching both parties to be more ideologically flexible. A bi-partisan compromise is urgently needed in order to cut the nation’s deficit and to increase the debt ceiling, thus avoiding a financial disaster come August 2nd. For Democrats, being ideologically flexible would mean their accepting changes to entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare. For Republicans,... Read More
Those Sneaky Republicans
I have to ask the question. Why does the House Republican leadership seem to hate America? When I use the words “hate America,” I don’t mean they’re all signing up to join the Taliban, or that they actually have a visceral and overt hatred for the country they call home. What U.S. Congressional representatives Eric Cantor, John Boehner and the rest of what can only be laughably described as the “leadership” of the House of Representatives seemingly... Read More
