Attack of the artificial political crises

By   /  March 24, 2013  /  Commentary  /  2 Comments

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By Steven Greenhut | Watchdog.org
SACRAMENTO – Not many of my friends or neighbors are sitting on pins and needles, worrying that the world as we know it will end as the federal government “slashes” spending as part of the automatic sequester cuts mandated by a previous budget bill.
And not many people have been thinking, “Geesh, [...]

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Lawmakers rip LaHood for ‘punishing’ travelers over sequestration

By   /  March 8, 2013  /  Virginia Watchblog, WatchBlog  /  No Comments

HE'S BEEN WARNED: Two Republican lawmakers lectured Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on "punishing" budget cuts in his department.

By Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau
WASHINGTON – Demanding answers, and frustrated at getting none, two congressional leaders accused the Federal Aviation Administration of “punishing” employees and the traveling public through ill-conceived staffing reductions.
FAA employees were notified this week of intended furloughs of up to 11 work days, beginning about April 7.  The agency has [...]

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Obama sequester politics: ‘You suck! Let’s do lunch’

By   /  March 7, 2013  /  Commentary, Wisconsin Commentary  /  No Comments

President Obama strapped on the feed bag with Republicans this week hoping to break the sequester gridlock.

Part 11 of 11 in the series The Sequester

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Imagine this.
Someone who really can’t stand you tours the country to tell everybody just how much he can’t stand you.
He vilifies you on the national nightly news, says you’re the reason for all of the evil that he claims is [...]

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WI’s Walker says cut, but just not my money, and not that way

By   /  February 28, 2013  /  Budget, Featured, Federal Government, Finances, Governor, national debt, News, Scott Walker, State Budgets, State Government, State Politics, Wisconsin  /  1 Comment

Gov. Scott Walker

Part 8 of 11 in the series The Sequester

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Campaigning last year for Republican vice presidential hopeful and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan in Waukesha, Gov. Scott Walker pointed to a sign boldly noting the $16 trillion-plus national debt.
Walker looked at the hefty number, as most conservatives do, with [...]

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Sequestration not likely to cause the Missouri sky to fall

By   /  February 28, 2013  /  Budget, Featured, Federal Government, Missouri, News, State Budgets, State Government  /  No Comments

HANDS OFF: State lawmakers have introduced a pair of bills that would ban the use of public tax dollars for funding lobbying or litigation against the state and local governments. One of the bills, SB 109, would make doing so a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by up to a month in jail and/or a $500 fine.

Part 7 of 11 in the series The Sequester

By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
ST. LOUIS – White House numbers paint a grim picture of sequestration’s effect on Missouri, foretelling job losses, disease-ridden kids and hungry seniors, but a closer budget examination indicates the effects should be less drastic.
The total federal cuts in Missouri this year [...]

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