by James Fite | Jan 25, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) is in trouble. Along with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), she has consistently opposed her own party to stop extreme partisan legislation from squeaking by without any GOP support. The two of them even voted against the rule change when Senate...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 14, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
When President Joe Biden recently spoke to folks in Atlanta, Georgia, to let them know that his patience had run out with the filibuster, the Fourth Estate went into overdrive to explain why, despite his past support of the 60-vote threshold, now was the right moment...
by James Fite | Dec 21, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, The Left
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) kicked the hornets’ nest when he “killed” the Build Back Better Act by declaring his unshakable stance against the bill. But is it really dead, or just in a coma? Manchin has his issues with some pretty big parts of the act – but there are...
by James Fite | Dec 17, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
We hold these truths to be self-evident: Most Democrats and Republicans will vote for whomever their party puts forth – assuming they can be motivated to head to the polls at all. The voters whom either side must target after the primaries are those unaffiliated folk....
by Andrew Moran | Nov 19, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
President Joe Biden, his administration, and the Democratic leadership claimed for months that the Build Back Better Act would not cost U.S. taxpayers a single penny, despite the hefty price-tag attached to the legislation. New non-partisan analysis by the CBP shows...