Tag Archive | Journal Editors
Posted on November 15, 2012. Tags: Bipartisan Plan, Brookings Institute, Chuck Schumer, Democrat, Extremists, Fiscal Solvency, Journal Editors, Mitch Mcconnell, Number 3, Obama, Obstacle, Obstacles, Outlines, Patty Murray, Prospects, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Tax Rates, Tax Reform, Wall Street Journal
Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discussed one of the key obstacles to obtaining an agreement to avoid the approaching fiscal cliff. “I believe the two parties can avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. And in the process, I even believe we can agree on a framework for a bipartisan plan […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on October 15, 2012. Tags: Bipartisanship, Budget Cuts, Chuck Schumer, Democrat Leadership, Good Question, Insistence, Journal Editors, Leader Of The Senate, Loopholes, New York Times, Old Style, Plain Vanilla, Reform Efforts, Ronald Reagan, Senate Democrats, Tax Increases, Tax Reform, Tax Reforms, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
In an editorial today, The Wall Street Journal editors takes a top Senate Democrat to task for a speech staking out a position that would sink tax reform efforts. They write, “The polls say voters want more bipartisanship, and one possibility in 2013 is tax reform that trades lower rates for fewer loopholes. Well, so much for that. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 9, 2012. Tags: Article 1 Of The Constitution, Branch Of Government, Cfpb, Chuck Grassley, Constitutional Separation, Journal Editors, Legal Explanation, Legal Justification, Mitch Mcconnell, Ohio Senate, Recess Appointment, Recess Appointments, Richard Cordray, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Republican Leader, Separation Of Powers, Unprecedented Move, Usa Today, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
In an op-ed for USA Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, writes, “President Obama’s appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unacceptable because it violates both the letter and spirit of the Constitution. The framers saw the dangers of power grabs by any one branch […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on September 21, 2011. Tags: Bill Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Foreseeable Future, Former President Bill Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Jon Tester, Journal Editors, Mark Begich, Married Couples, Mary Landrieu, Objections, Oil And Gas, Oil And Gas Companies, Partisans, Plan Job, President Bill Clinton, Radio Show, Sean Hannity, Tax Hike, Wall Street Journal
President Obama’s tax hike plan is generating more opposition by the day, and remarkably, an awful lot of it seems to be coming from Democrats. As The Wall Street Journal editors write today, “[T]he bigger news may be how much resistance Mr. Obama’s ideas are drawing from the Democrats who control the Senate. Senators […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 26, 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Cnn, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Ed Morrissey, Gloria Borger, Harry Reid, House Of Congress, Irony, Journal Editors, Massive Tax, Mitch Mcconnell, Resemblance, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican Leader, Tax Hike, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
Reacting to President Obama’s speech last night, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on the floor this morning, “Last night the President explained to the nation the crisis that we face right now as he sees it. . . . Unfortunately, the situation the President described last night bears very little resemblance to the realities […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 25, 2011. Tags: Advocacy Group, Andy Griffith, Andy Of Mayberry, Billable Hours, Cnn, Cnn Poll, Deceptive Claims, Fellow Seniors, Freedom Of Information Act, Health Care Bill, Health Care Law, Journal Editors, Media Consulting, Medicare Benefits, New Health Care, Porter Novelli, Taxpayer Money, Tv Ads, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
The Wall Street Journal editors write today, “We don’t work for the government, but here’s our ‘save’ suggestion: How about not spending some $3.5 million to deceptively promote ObamaCare? It turns out it cost the Health and Human Services Department $2.78 million to buy airtime for three cable TV ads last year, […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on February 15, 2011. Tags: Bold Statement, Dana Milbank, Denver Post, Editorial Boards, Financial Challenge, Fiscal Discipline, Fiscal Problems, Government Spending, Hosni Mubarak, Journal Editors, Los Angeles Times, Medicare And Medicaid, Medicare Medicaid, Members Of Congress, Proposal One, Shortcoming, Tough Choices, Usa Today, Wall Street Journal, Year 2012
President Obama’s budget for the 2012 fiscal year was roundly panned by members of Congress and editorial boards alike over the last two days. The Los Angeles Times editorial board summarized the overall reaction: “President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 landed with a thud Monday, laying out short- and long-term tax and spending plans […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on August 5, 2010. Tags: Assertions, Capitol Hill, Congressional Research Service, Coverage Expansions, Federal Outlays, Government Health Care, Governmental Organizations, Health And Human Services, Health Care Bill, Health Care Law, Independent Policy, Journal Editors, Kathleen Sebelius, Massive Expansion, Medicare Cuts, Missouri Health Care, New Health Care, Policy Arm, Solvency, Wall Street Journal
Considering the news on the massive, unpopular health care law this week, it’s pretty amazing how out of touch Democrats and the Obama administration are when they talk about the fallout from and reactions to their health care overhaul. Today, the trustees of Medicare are set to release a report on that program’s future solvency. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 8, 2010. Tags: Controversial Statements, Donald Berwick, Election Season, European Health, Finance Chairman, Health Care Finance, Journal Editors, Max Baucus, Medicare Chief, Obama, Omniscience, Political Purposes, Price Signals, Recess Appointment, Senate Confirmation, Senate Debate, Senate Finance, Sensible Approach, Single Payer, Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal editorializes today, “White House respect for the public’s health-care views dropped another notch yesterday, if that’s possible, with its recess appointment of Donald Berwick. Circumventing Senate confirmation to appoint the new Medicare chief is part of the same political willfulness that inflicted ObamaCare on the country despite the objections of most […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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