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Sequestration is a result of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, kicking the budget can down the road over and over again. In order to avoid responsibility for trimming a few dollars from the massive Federal Budget, our elected officials appointed a smaller group – a Super Committee – to make the tough decisions. They stacked the [...]

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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Moore at the end of last week, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated that in order to get an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, there needs to be some leadership from President Obama. “The missing person, the guy who was AWOL in 2011, is still the president. I think a good starting [...]

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Charles Goyette at the Daily Beast writes an interview with former Reagan budget director David Stockman. Stockman is outspoken and controversial: “The only thing Obama needs to do is say, ‘Gentlemen and Ladies of the Congress, don’t send me a tax bill because I don’t want one,’ ” Stockman tells me. “He can take the [...]

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With the uncertainty at every turn caused by the confused Obama Administration’s policies and attitude towards businesses evaporated by the Republican gains in November, employment numbers showed a sharp improvement in numbers released today. The Democrats, led by Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi failed to act on the expiration of the “Bush” tax cuts until [...]

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New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. The Virginia Right! News Hound surfs the ‘net to take the pulse of the world every day. The links published below are opinions and takes on the news that we find interesting. By design, [...]

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Last evening, President Obama announced a framework for an agreement with Republican Congressional negotiators on preventing tax increases next year. What’s striking about this agreement, though, is how far Obama moved toward the Republican position and how much frustration this has generated among liberal Democrats. The Wall Street Journal outlines the deal. “President Barack Obama [...]

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We can now say that exhaustive studies and calculations have concluded and that without the Bush Tax Cuts, America would be in a depression. Unemployment would be far greater – perhaps as high as 20% – without the business stimulating Bush Tax Cuts on the employment creating sector of our economy, known in Obama circles [...]

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Dems Agree: Don’t Raise Taxes On Small Businesses During A Recession SEN. CHRIS COONS (D-DE): “I Would Extend Them [Tax Cuts] For Everyone.” “I am committed to extending the Bush tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans for everybody making up to $250,000, but I would extend them for everyone. … I’d be willing to [...]

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Well, the short answer is no. The long answer is Hell No! There are some rumblings in the Republican Party that, heck, we won! Let’s turn back the damage that four years of liberalism has done on social issues. Republicans won on fiscal conservatism. Social issues were never on the radar. Democrats tried, and continue [...]

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Fox News reports today, “Every Senate Republican has signed onto a letter vowing to block all Democratic-backed legislation until the chamber extends the Bush tax cuts and approves a spending bill to keep the government running, Fox News has learned. Throwing down the gauntlet, all 42 members of the GOP caucus are sending the letter [...]

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Cong. Heath Shuler, Sandy’s favorite Democratic officeholder, was recently defeated for minority leader by former Speaker and architect of the shellacking, Cong. Nancy Pelosi.  Shuler did, however garner 43 votes to Pelosi’s 150.  This is a major development; The Hill reported that there were major fissures within the Democratic Party: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her [...]

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They fled town without a vote on extending the Bush Tax Cuts. The only possibility of relief from a massive tax hike will come by way of a special session after the election. This is shaping up to be a lame duck session of epic proportion. Some might even call it a sour grapes session [...]

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Take your pick: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t or stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either saying is appropriate for the dilemma Democrats now find themselves in as far as extending the Bush Tax Cuts. On the one hand, raising taxes in the current economy is really not an option. [...]

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A GROWING CHORUS A Growing Chorus Of Democrats Reject President Obama’s Plan To Raise Taxes On Small Businesses In The Middle Of A Recession A GROWING CHORUS OF SENATE DEMOCRATS AGREE: DON’T RAISE TAXES DURING A RECESSION SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (ID-CT): “I Don’t Think It Makes Sense To Raise Any Federal Taxes During The Uncertain [...]

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Let me make one thing clear – I wanted Rep. Castle to win in the worst way.  He was moderate but he is a creative legislator who found a niche with the revitalization of our coins.  But, I got to now support Christine O’Donnell.  She appears to be a friend of social conservatives as well [...]

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Top Posts From the Top Conservative News Sites! Brought to you by Virginia Right! American Thinker Obama Did Create 3 Million Jobs — in China Monday Open Thread: Labor Day Edition Obama Nation: A Cunning Plan Big Hollywood Actor Clint Howard Ridicules Dems Afraid to Meet Voters Labor Day Special: Breitbart vs. Trumka Labor Day [...]

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How quickly things change. Just over a week ago, we wrote: As of today, August 22, 2010 Republicans could pick up a maximum of 12 seats in the US Senate giving them a total of 53 seats. And not one seat more. Well, we also said: With two and a half months remaining before election [...]

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Ex Bank of England Official is worried according to MoneyNews: Many economists are worried about the possibility of a double-dip recession, but former Bank of England official David Blanchflower thinks it could be much worse than that if the Bush tax cuts aren’t extended. “If we don’t act fast, a plunge into Depression is a [...]

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Monday August 9, 2010 Roundup: New!!! Virginia Blog Roundup – Old Dominion Blogs – now online and FREE! Read all the Virginia Blogs in one place. The Virginia Right! News Hound surfs the ‘net to take the pulse of the world every day. The links published below are opinions and takes on the news that [...]

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