Government spending critics point to $385K ‘duck penis study’ in Stimulus Bill as federal waste
The National Science Foundation may be taking some heat over a study on the “Sexual Conflict, Social Behavior and the Evolution of Waterfowl Genitalia” – aka ducks which is costing taxpayers nearly More...
Sequester deadline looms as politicians battle over $85 billion in reduced spending
The mandatory sequester starts hitting Friday, and the White House offered state-by-state details Sunday of the impact. In Texas, the cuts will mean less border security and longer lines at airports and for cargo More...
Kick that Keynesian Habit
One think I do like about Paul Krugman’s columns extolling Keynesian theory is that they are predictable and easy to follow. I cannot say they really constitute economics, given that Krugman seems to believe More...
President Obama says GOP will not ‘ransom’ America over debt ceiling
President Obama followed the Saturday press release on the debt ceiling with a speech Monday to target the GOP and negotiations over the debt ceiling. “They will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing More...
Paul Ryan explains why he voted ‘Yea’ on fiscal cliff deal
Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee and former GOP VP candidated explained on Tuesday why he voted in favor of the “fiscal cliff” deal. donkeyhotey donkeyhotey.wordpress.com “We’ll More...
President Obama calls Congressional leaders for fiscal cliff update as deadline looms
President Barack Obama telephoned congressional leaders on Thursday from both parties with just a few days left to reach a deal to avoid the year-end tax increases and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff. official More...
Fiscal Cliff returns Washington to ‘insults’ as Rand Paul challenges the narrative
The national election is over and Republicans and Democrats appear to have returned to their pre-election stances: blame one another. House Speaker John Boehner declared himself disappointed that “no substantive More...
