Yesterday, President Obama declared that we had “national emergency” related to the jobs situation in America. Today, in response, Senate majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took action by bringing up a bike paths bill.
The California solar company, Solyndra, heralded by the Obama administration as a prime example of how the Recovery Act created new jobs while promoting his vision of renewable energy, is closing their doors. Just over a year ago, Obama himself
During the screening for his latest film at the Toronto Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein extended an invitation to tea partiers: … prior to the start of the screening, the sexy actress Olivia Wilde, who plays a supporting role in the
As world financial markets are whipsawed with each new piece of news, pundits from all stripes are declaring the economic “recovery” has been bogus all along. Yet rather than recognizing that the enormous Keynesian “stimulus” of the last three years
You ever have those days where pretty much every single thing you hear coming out of someone’s mouth sounds like a lie? Call ’em cynical days – or days of heightened awareness, but I’m totally having one of those days.
Wow. Not even a pretense of caring about fiscal responsibility. Keep the status quo, even if it means America is doomed to suffer a Greek-style budget meltdown. Those were my thoughts when I heard that Harry Reid appointed Senators Kerry,
Just minutes after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) tabled (read: killed) the second piece of legislation presented by the House to his chamber addressing solutions to the politically manufactured debt ceiling “crisis” – legislation crafted through not only bipartisan
After the bill bearing his name goes down in defeat, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) suggests that Senators not go to a ball game since another vote on a pending compromise between Congress and the White House may be imminent.
Officials say the White House and GOP leaders in Congress are making progress on an agreement to avoid a looming U.S. default. Late Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid postponed a test vote on his own legislation until 1p.m. Sunday.
Wherein Sen. Harry Reid objects to the Senate considering the “Reid Bill” on the debt ceiling plan. You can’t make this stuff up.
Circular firing squads are very helpful…when they’re done on the other side of the aisle. That is why Democrats are so happy lately, sitting back and watching all the Republican in-fighting over deft ceiling deals. Sadly, Republicans have been all
Standard & Poor’s government-credit-ratings guru David Beers played his cards close to the vest on the topic of a U.S. downgrade in our CNBC interview this week. However, this head of S&P’s global sovereign-ratings business — with a staff of
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) regarding charges that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s debt ceiling back-up plan is unconstitutional: “I’ve been to a few court houses,” Reid said at a news conference on Thursday. Those in the tea party “seem to think they
There are three reasons why I’m not very hopeful about the outcome of the debt-limit battle. 1. There is no unity in the GOP camp. Republicans have been all over the map during this fight. Some of them want a
Blame Boehner! It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with the Harry Reid Senate or the Obama Administration. Darn those Republicans in the House for not passing bills that the Democrats love.
Seriously, someone in comedy please please PLEASE make a Democrat the punchline of one of these our-leaders-are-stupid jokes. Why is it that these two beautiful, accomplished conservative women are the only Americans in public life subject to a constant stream
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets070611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss what a debt ceiling deal might look like, if Republicans should even
It’s “pursuit of happiness”- not “right of happiness” – in the famous Declaration of Independence quote. That’s why to me today’s July 4th celebration takes on significance beyond the obvious. A growing number of Americans now think happiness – or
[youtube JK9BKPbi1W8 width=500] In an interview with The Heritage Foundation, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) criticized her liberal colleagues for opposing Social Security reform, warning that they would rather increase taxes on businesses. Hutchison singled out Senate Majority Leader Harry
From The Hill: Senate Democrats were also distancing themselves from the embattled New Yorker on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) paused for several seconds when journalists asked if Weiner should resign. “I know Congressman Weiner — I wish
Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has filed a simple amendment to the Patriot Act protecting the rights of Americans to lawfully carry a firearm. His Amendment would stop federal agencies from collecting gun records under the Patriot Act. The amendment preserves
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that Democrats were not willing to change Medicare at all, despite the fact that the program faces an estimated $24.6 trillion in unfunded liabilities.
That great lefty favorite, the Peace Corps, just had a 50th birthday! You can tell, because it’s demanding presents. The Lefties who totally love conscience-salving stints in third world countries rejoiced and then swiftly returned to their soy lattes and
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaking to a Latino internet news service launches into a condescending reproach to his fellow senator from Florida. The ethnic implication of Reid’s remarks bring to mind his statement from the 2010 election when he declared
