by Jose Backer | Oct 11, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has done it again. After weeks of insisting that he and his fellow Senate Republicans would not vote with Democrats to raise the debt limit under any circumstances, it appears as though that exact scenario has taken place. As many have...
by Tim Donner | Oct 9, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
It has often been said that when your opponent or enemy is making a hash of things, stumbling, bumbling, unable to get out of their own way, step aside. Don’t interfere. Let the enemy destroy himself. As Joe Biden sinks to an almost inconceivably low 38% approval less...
by Jose Backer | Oct 8, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Divisions within political parties have always existed, despite everyone’s reluctance to admit it. Still, party leaders like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House...
by Mark Angelides | Oct 6, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
President Joe Biden hinted on Tuesday, October 5, that his party might go it alone in raising the debt ceiling after the Senate reached a legislative stalemate. With a choice between trying to force through his legacy spending package or averting the disaster of a...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 3, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
Every couple of years, Republicans and Democrats engage in a tug of war over the debt ceiling. One side declares itself the winner by proving it can reach its hand across the aisle. The other party attempts to appeal to its base by feigning outrage over the fiscal...
