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Obama to Sign Budget Bill, Begrudgingly Tue Mar 26

Washington, D.C.

President Obama will sign a bill this week that keeps the government running through the fiscal year but it's a bill that he would rather not approve because it also means at least some massive spending cuts. CBS News' Bill Plante reports. ... more
King Arthur's Court and Emperor's Clothes Thu Mar 14

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

As a corporate budgeter, I learned decades ago that only a few people can look at an organization's money, corporation's money or someone else's money and spend it as if it were their own money -- i.e., very deliberately, based on the priorities and values of the organization. ... more
You Can't Spend What You Can't See Mon Mar 11

Rich Galen

Although it hasn't made much news, what with the world missing a Pope, the Senate missing an on-the-floor bathroom, Venezuela missing a President, and President Hamid Karzai missing a press conference with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; but President Barack Obama has missed the deadline for producing a budget document for the United States. ... more
WSJ: Dems Caving on Sequestration, Moving to Continuing Resolution Battle? Mon Feb 25

Guy Benson
When Should Republicans Force the Big Fight on Spending? Tue Jan 15

Guy Benson
Surprise: New Senate Budget Chair Won't Say if Democrats Will Finally Pass a Budget Fri Nov 16

Guy Benson
Rejoice: Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Suspended Fri Dec 16

Kate Hicks
Continuing Resolution - Another Way To Stall Entitlement Reform Mon Oct 3

Lurita Doan

President Obama continues to be irresponsible on budgetary duties. The President of the United States has a duty, annually, to submit a budget to congress that has some measure of fiscal sanity which can then be debated in congress. ... more
FEMA finds extra disaster aid money just in time Tue Sep 27

AP News
U.S. Senate OKs Deal to Avoid Government Shutdown Mon Sep 26

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How We Got to This CR Mess Mon Sep 26

Elisabeth Meinecke
Groan: Another Government Shutdown Battle Mon Sep 26

Guy Benson
Where's The Ryan Budget? Mon Sep 19

Dan Holler

When Newt Gingrich criticized House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget proposal in May, a who’s who of conservative, tea party and Republican leaders, including many in Congress, told him to “get back on board with what we’re trying to do.” Conservative-leading pundits said Newt was “not a serious person” and was “underm[ing]” conservative efforts. ... more
Will Boehner's House Fund Group That Kills 910 Babies Per Day Wed Aug 17

Terry Jeffrey

Will Boehner lead a Republican-controlled House of Representatives in enacting government funding bills for fiscal 2012 that allow tax dollars to flow to a group that kills an average of 910 unborn babies per day? ... more
Market Views Debt Deal Mostly Positive Tue Aug 2

David Malpass

It should strengthen the dollar temporarily, lift equities and start the process of moving bond yields up toward more normal levels. U.S. GDP growth and developments in Europe (particularly EU steps to counter the procyclical interaction between short selling, derivatives and ratings downgrades) are important remaining variables in the strength of the asset reallocation from bonds to equities. ... more
Tweet: 2B or Not 2B Wed Jul 27

Rich Galen

To kick the can down the road or not to kick the can down the road. That is the cliché. ... more
Watch Out for the Gimmicks and Promises Mon Jul 11

Mike Needham

With just 1 in 5 Americans having a favorable opinion of Congress, selling the details of any debt deal struck with an upside down President will be hard work for Republican and Democrat leaders alike. ... more
Bernanke Calls For New Debt Limit Thu Jun 16

David Malpass

To get the private sector to invest and hire, it’s critical that Washington cut both spending and tax rates (broader base, lower rates). Unfortunately, Bernanke ducked on this issue, leaving the impression that the Fed, like CBO is bound by an economic model in which the GDP growth rate is unaffected by the size of government and taxes. ... more
Obama Admin Should Labor to Control its Own Board Wed Jun 1

Brett McMahon

The Obama administration has been trying to have it both ways, enabling an obscure but powerful agency to slash away at business while simultaneously claiming to have no control of the situation. ... more
Dictating is Easy; Leading is Hard Sat Apr 16

Jon Sanders

They were happier times. Headier times. President Barack Obama and his Democrats held strong majorities in both the House and Senate. Dreams of "fundamentally transforming the United States of America" were at hand. ... more
BREAKING: House Passes CR Deal Thu Apr 14

Guy Benson
House Leadership Confident CR Deal Will Pass Today Thu Apr 14

Guy Benson
Tax and Debt Bomb Thu Apr 14

Larry Kudlow

President Obama unveiled a much different tax-reform vision in his much-anticipated debt speech on Wednesday. He would raise tax rates on upper-income earners and small businesses. He also would eliminate deductions and credits, or so called “tax expenditures.” ... more
Uh oh: The 2011 CR Deal Only Saves $352 Million, Says...the CBO Wed Apr 13

Guy Benson
New Tea Party and Boehner Alliance Triumphs in Government Shutdown Showdown Tue Apr 12

Rachel Alexander

Some conservatives and Tea Parties are criticizing the budget deal Republicans agreed to with Democrats and the Obama administration on Friday. Should they be? ... more