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The New Simpson-Bowles Plan: Get Ready for More Cuts!

February 19, 2013 By massuniting

On the eve of his planned presentation at Boston's Symphony Hall, self-proclaimed “deficit hawk” Erskine Bowles has joined partner-in-crime Alan Simpson in putting out a new version of their federal budget plan. Though the details of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alan-simpson, congress, Erskine Bowles, federal-budget, Fiscal Cliff, Fix the Debt, Simpson-Bowles

A Solidly Republican House Crashes Down on Grover Norquist

January 3, 2013 By steven-j-gulitti

At this point all I can do is laugh when I think about how some of my friends on the far right were naive as to think that sensible Republicans in Congress had failed to heed the message of the 2012 election and the current political … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, barack-obama, Charles Krauthammer, Deficit Talks, Eric Cantor, Fiscal Cliff, grover-norquist, john-boehner, mitch-mcconnell, Patrick J. Toomey, Paul Ryan, tax-policy, tea-party-movement, tom-coburn

Good job President Obama and the Democrats!

December 31, 2012 By liveandletlive

Flying over the fiscal cliff here in just a few hours and I must say I am proud that President Obama and the Democrats have finally found their backbone. The only way to deal with bullies is to stare them right in the face and show them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bullies, democrats, disfunctional congress, Fiscal Cliff, president-obama

Ignoring the Climate Crisis, Fixating on Phony Ones

December 30, 2012 By thegreenmiles

When our children are wondering why we didn't solve the climate crisis when we had the chance, I'm sure they'll be thankful we took the time to try to gut their retirement benefits. This morning I watched Meet The Press host David … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, climate-change, deficit, Fiscal Cliff, global-warming, media

Capuano, Tierney Join 500+ to Rally Against Fiscal Cliff Cuts

December 11, 2012 By massuniting

With the fiscal cliff looming, Congressmen Mike Capuano (D-Boston) and John Tierney (D-Salem) yesterday kicked off a major rally against potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall. The event, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 1199seiu, boston, capuano, congress, Fiscal Cliff, john-tierney, MassUniting, mike-capuano, rally, seiu

Grover Norquist Collateral Casualty of 2012?

November 12, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

In light of the election post mortems taking place among conservatives, perhaps no one is more delusional, with the exception of Karl Rove, than Grover Norquist. Norquist, a high priest of limited government, is having nothing to do with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-election, barack-obama, congressional-republicans, Fiscal Cliff, grover-norquist, john-boehner, tax-policy, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tea-party

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