Boehner « Pomp & Circumstance

Shutdown Averted – USA is Winning

By admin, on April 11th, 2011%

So the anarchic song of distress and freedom was just a ballyhoot. A last-minute meeting between Boehner and Reid helped the some of the social issues/budget cuts (Planned Parenthood anyone?) get resolved – in a very testy, wary, Cold War kind of way.

The Week does a great little round-up of the whole government shutdown crisis averted . . . → Read More: Shutdown Averted – USA is Winning

Anarchy in the U.S.A.

By admin, on April 8th, 2011%

Guysss!!! It might just happen! Just like in 1995, when Clinton and Congress were like two stubborn lovers after a particularly nasty fight about money. And then boom. Parks closedown, apparently there is no border patrol, and a bunch of federal employees don’t get paid. CBS news does an interesting article about the differences and similarities . . . → Read More: Anarchy in the U.S.A.