Tag Archives: budget cuts

The Consequences of the Failed Supercommittee

Qualifications of the Supercommittee The expected military budget cuts necessitated by the failure of the supercommittee will be announced today (January 5th) by the president. The August debt ceiling legislation has now come home to roost with this announcement. Congress … Continue reading

Posted in Editorial, Elections, Financial, War | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on The Consequences of the Failed Supercommittee

The House Passes a Continuing Resolution for Uncontrolled Spending

The House of Representatives passed another continuing resolution for funding the government since we still have no budget. More Democrats opposed this than Republicans: On the final vote of 271 to 158, 186 Republicans and 85 Democrats supported the budget … Continue reading

Posted in Editorial | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Just Keep Voting for Insanity

Most of us know the following definition by Albert Einstein: Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  Glenn Beck used this as an analogy in his book “Common Sense” as a justification for a … Continue reading

Posted in Editorial | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Just Keep Voting for Insanity