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A Solidly Republican House Crashes Down on Grover Norquist

January 3, 2013 By steven-j-gulitti 4 Comments

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

The Growing Revolt Against Grover Norquist

December 1, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti 1 Comment

Two weeks ago I penned a short piece titled “Grover Norquist Collateral Casualty of 2012?” where I broached the question of whether or not Norquist would become a casualty as a result of the coming fiscal cliff negotiations and where I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Anti-Government Ideas, barack-obama, Bob Corker, Conservative Ideas, Diane White, Entitlement Spending, Eric Cantor, Federal Deficit, Grand Bargain, grover-norquist, House Republicans, Jeff Flake, john-boehner, john-mccain, koch-brothers, Lamar Alexander, lindsey-graham, Peter King, republican-party, Saxby Chambliss, senate-republicans, sheldon-adelson, tax-policy, tea-party, Tom Cole, tom-coburn

The Looming Compromise on Revenues

July 8, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 2 Comments

Against the backdrop of heightened political rhetoric among conservatives about not being willing to raise tax revenues as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling, there is a growing acknowledgement among many Republicans in Washington … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: americans-for-tax-reform, Debt Negotiations, Entitlement Reform, Eric Cantor, grover-norquist, joe-biden, john-boehner, medicaid, medicare, Mike Lee, mitch-mcconnell, obama-administration, PBS News Hour, Pew Research Polling, republican-party, Saxby Chambliss, social-security, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tom-coburn, Vin Weber

The Tea Party, Taxes and Spending Cuts‏

May 23, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 6 Comments

A key goal of the Tea Party movement is the reduction of the national debt and thus the size of government via spending cuts. However, it is highly unlikely that the federal deficit can be reduced through spending cuts alone. That said if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alan-simpson, Alice Rivlin, American Politics, barack-obama, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force, David Wessel, david-stockman, Deficit Reduction Panels, Erskine Bowles, Gang of Six, government-spending, grover-norquist, john-boehner, Martin Feldstein, medicaid, medicare, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, Pete Domenici, Saxby Chambliss, Scope of Government, social-security, tax-foundation, tax-policy, Tea Party Caucus, tea-party-movement, tom-coburn

The Winds of Folly Begin to Buffet Newt Gingrich

May 20, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 5 Comments

Back in March I wrote a piece on Newt Gingrich’s far fetched dream of being elected to the American presidency, “Newt Gingrich's Dream, Driven by the Winds of Folly?” In concluding the aforementioned I wrote:”Ultimately Gingrich's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-presidential-elections, Alex Castellanos, david-gregory, Jon Ward, meet-the-press, newt-gingrich, Nikki Haley, redstate.com, Richard Burr, rush-limbaugh, tom-coburn

On How To Honor The Brave, Or, Why We Hate Republicans

December 22, 2010 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

"...no! You hear me? You go to Hell! You go to Hell and you die!" --"Mr. Garrison", as "Mr. Hat", talking to "Kyle", from the television show "South Park" It's HR 847, also known as the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9/11, congress, election-12, first-responders, john-kyl, national, politics, republicans, senate, tom-coburn, zadroga

So, anyone here voting for Tom Coburn on Tuesday?

January 18, 2010 By jumbowonk 2 Comments

Let's compare the two: Just as Tom Coburn voted against troop funding to stall the healthcare bill, so too did Scott Brown vote against paid leave of absence for employees of the Commonwealth who volunteered for the Red Cross after 9/11. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 41st-vote, ma-sen, obstructionist, scott-brown, tom-coburn

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