The feds have filed a legal brief with a federal judge in Florida that some believe might end up leading to a decision that blocks the feds from implementing the entire Obama health law….
Archive for February, 2011
Obama & The Governors
President Obama waded into the ongoing dispute over union rights for government workers today, as he lectured Governors on how best to squeeze additional savings out of state budgets….
Back From The Brink
It looks like this might not be a Shutdown Showdown week, as a two-week GOP stop-gap budget unveiled last Friday may stave off legislative brinksmanship on the budget in Congress….
Governors In DC
After a dinner at the White House on Sunday, most of the nation’s Governors are back at the White House again on this Monday for a meeting with President Obama….
Seeds Of A Deal?
With the Countdown To Shutdown Clock now at seven days, there could be some reason for optimism today in Congress, as both parties get ready to unveil plans to avoid a government shutdown….
Military Gravy Train
I could only chuckle as I watched the press releases and messages on Twitter roll in Thursday evening as the Pentagon announced its choice for a new Air Force refueling tanker plane….
Shutdown Shadowboxing
While some tough words are being traded between Democrats and Republicans over the current budget showdown, the real battle won’t be joined until lawmakers return to work next week. And then, all bets are off….
NASA On Defense
After President Obama unveiled his budget in 2010, I wrote a blog about how the U.S. space program had been taking its lumps in the Congress. A year later the story is much the same….
Government Shutdown Chicken
That didn’t take long. On the first business day since House Republicans approved $61 billion in cuts, Senate Democrats made clear they wanted no part of those Republican budget reductions….
Budget Fear Factor
The union for workers at the National Weather Service has been in high gear in the press in recent days, denouncing proposed budget cuts from House Republicans, claiming they could result in “significant loss” of lives….
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