March 24, 2009
The Budget Debate
The Budget Debate While the national media is focused on AIG bonuses, the Congress (outside the Banking Committee) is working on the President’s budget. Most Presidential budgets have a limited shelf life with the Congress. The...
March 23, 2009
Tax and Trade and the Budget
Tax and Trade in the Budget It might seem like putting the budget and Congress together is a single sentence would be contradiction in terms. And the budget process in Congress is painful. The budget is...
March 19, 2009
Unconstitutional, Unconscionable
The House of Representatives passed legislation that sought to punish the poor suckers who had the bad fortune of trying to make AIG profitable again. House Democrats, embarrassed by the fact that they hurriedly passed...
March 19, 2009
Are Geithner’s Days Numbered?
This originally appeared on CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — The man who was a symbol of Barack Obama’s moderation might become a symbol of the new president’s struggle with competence. Tim Geithner, who was once hailed as the kind of guy who...
March 18, 2009
The Photo Op Presidency
Photo Op Presidency I was at the gym yesterday morning, and I saw Barack Obama on ESPN, spending some quality time with the guys making his picks for the NCAA tournament. He didn’t just quickly make his picks. ...
March 18, 2009
The Bailout Blues
The Bailout Blues Yesterday, I turned the fountains green to make my friends smile, But today I see, AIG is bleeding green and it will for quite a while My numbers are crashing and Congress is a bunch...