Michael Matthew Bloomer, January 3, 2013 Of the 427 votes cast, including one for “Present,” Eric Cantor nearly pulled off a palace coup by defeating John Boehner for the Speakership of the 113th Congress...
Michael Matthew Bloomer, January 1, 2013 Here’s the HuffPo headline:U.S. Fiscal Cliff Deal Leaves Republicans Angry, Deal In Jeopardy 1 The article uncovers a predictable rift between House and Senate Republicans. The House, according...
Another day, another weepy Republican congressloon – this time Utah’s Raul Labrador – moaning and groaning about how mean President Obama was to place the responsibility for the ever difficult fiscal cliff negotiations at...
A service of TWSA!‘s Snapshot Series for those of us who learn-through-visuals: For a few words on this, see H.R. 8, The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Bill, Passes Senate : Here’s The Official Text. Now, About...
More on this later, but how good a bill this is for progressives? Perhaps, unfortunately, this is the best we could get in light of the fact that the administration conceded too early –...
Michael Matthew Bloomer, December 31, 2012 Fiscal Cliff, New Year’s Eve : Democrats, Biden – ‘We Won The Election, Let’s Surrender.’ Progressive Push Needed I awakened to find this on my computer screen, courtesy...
Fiscal Cliff Countdown : Unchain Us, Majority Leader Reid, From Chained CPI Michael Matthew Bloomer, December 30, 2012 On Friday I wrote that a fiscal cliff deal that would appeal to enough GOP House and Senate legislators...
Three Days Until Fiscal Cliff — Will A House Progressive Uprising Scuttle A Deal? By Michael Matthew Bloomer, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Deadlines imminent! Tea Party cooperation missing! Economy jeopardized! Progressives restive! Obama miffed!...
This is the first of a continuing series, the TWSA! Snapshot Series As its name implies, each series post will feature a chart, graph, image or picture researched and created here at TWSA! Posts will...