by James Fite | Sep 28, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
From the bigwigs of the Biden administration to progressive protesters in the streets, Democrats have tried to finish off the filibuster since they took control of the Senate in 2021. While the vast majority of leftists demand the abolition of what they call an...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 7, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has been billed as legislation to reduce the federal deficit, trim rampant inflation, and grow the economy through green energy investments. This is the marketing scheme that convinced Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema...
by Mark Angelides | Aug 5, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Ending days of heady speculation, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has signified that she is willing to back the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. “We have agreed to remove the carried interest tax provision, protect advanced manufacturing, and boost our clean...
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...