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“Damn” was her audible response
I recently heard a surprising story: A female CEO was briefed on a stellar candidate for a top job at her company. “Sounds ideal,” she said to the group in the room. “Male or female?” Male was the answer. “Damn” was her audible response. The guy wasn’t even interviewed. Why Are Men SilentSearch BIS
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- “This has been the coldest season with the most ice since we started Arctic Watch in 2000. Almost no whales. The NWPassage is still blocked with ice. Some of the bays still have not melted!”
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Stoopid question: Ryan asks if Obama will meet deadline to submit a budget request this year “Given the critical importance of addressing our nation’s fiscal problems, I am writing to ask whether the President will submit his budget request this … Continue reading
France ‘ready to share budget sovereignty’
Sounds like they need OPM!
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California Education Budget
Darren at Right on the Left Coast responds to a frustrated teachers comment:”More cuts? When will this end?” His response… Well, Teacher X, it will end when you quit voting for the Democrats who keep running this state down the … Continue reading
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John Hinderaker:”This is not only flagrantly irresponsible, it is a violation of federal law.”
We’re talking Harry Reid and the budget. The content of Conrad’s budget is almost an afterthought, but it may be even worse than President Obama’s. It includes zero spending cuts from the existing baseline and increases taxes by $2.6 trillion, … Continue reading
Porkbuster Republicans
Earmarks to Return if GOP Porkers Get Their Way Rather than viewing Congress’ difficulty in passing stacks of laws – many of which guzzle tax dollars and trample liberties – as a reason to celebrate, Rogers recommended doling out earmarks … Continue reading
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Worrying about Colorado’s budget?
One has to wonder why Erika Sutzman worries about Colorado’s budget but is silent on the Federal budget. Erika, why STOP at Colorado’s budget? Why NOT the Federal budget? Oh, I remember, it’s the DEMOCRATS who refuse to present a … Continue reading
Democrats currently hold 53 seats in the Senate. They can pass a budget on a simple party-line vote
Just in case you’re wonderin’
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“I’m on the hill today, visiting with Congressman, and we are finding that many of the GOP members are saying, “It’s against House rules to wear the ’1000 days’ buttons at the SOTU tonight…”
reports Keli Carendar as posted by Instapundit. She then points out… Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it “against the rules” to not pass a freaking budget for 1000 days??? If it’s convenient I guess rules means something, if … Continue reading
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1000 days part 3 (and 4)
From Powerline blog: John Hinderaker: What Can You Do In 1,000 Days? Lots of difficult and important things, as this excellent video from the Heritage Foundation points out. One thing you can’t do, however–at least, not if you are the … Continue reading
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1000 days part 2
“I think they should all wear a 1,000 Days pin on their suits tonight. That would force the MSM to report the issue.”Yea, I keep waiting to read about this in the local paper. Hah.
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1000 days tomorrow
Since Democrats last passed a budget. In other news today, Obama announced that he will not meet the statutory deadline to submit his budget to Congress–again. Of course, no one is holding his breath awaiting the president’s budget proposal. Obama’s … Continue reading
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Instead, all the country has gotten from Senate Democrats are excuses
We’re talking 900 days without passing a budget. If this was a Republican controlled congress there would have been a multitude of snide remarks from the editorial staff of the local paper.
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Federal, State, and Local Expenditures as a Share of GDP at WWII Levels
say Matthew Mitchell, a research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. It’s good to see Boulder doing it’s part. And it’s always nice to get the steady, predictable mantra from the Daily Camera editorial staff about how … Continue reading
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Gold setting sites on $1800
Less than 24 hours after breaking $1700/oz, Gold is setting its sites on $1800. Follow gold at kitco.com.
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“But it is absurd for the Republicans, time after time, to bear the burden of proposing solutions that the Democrats cavalierly refuse to consider.”
John Hinderaker comments on Democratic leadership on the budget…. So let’s add this up. The Republican House passed a budget–a very good one, too–within the deadlines prescribed by the Congressional Budget Act. The Senate Democrats ignored the law and refused … Continue reading
Debt limit trade
Hike in debt limit and 5% across the board cut in Federal spending. It’s a good starting point. Why won’t this idea get any traction? Unfortunately the answer is too obvious.
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With Obama, we were supposed to be getting both a first-rate intellect to go with a first-rate temperament, but it is increasingly obvious that Obama has neither.
Steven Hayward on the budget negotiations. I go into considerable detail about the 1982 budget deal in chapter 5 of The Age of Reagan (which in retrospect shows Reagan had much more patience, foresight, bargaining skill, and statesmanship than Obama … Continue reading
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Broadband for everyone
Doug Powers asks the simple question “How Much is that Broadband Stimulus Per Unserved Household?“ So how much did it cost per unserved household to get them broadband access? A whopping $349,234, or many multiples of household income, and significantly … Continue reading
