By Ben Pershing, Washington Post – D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and several members of the D.C. Council were arrested Monday at a protest on Capitol Hill, as city officials turned up the volume on their complaints about a federal spending deal that imposes controversial riders on the District. The spending measure — agreed to […]
Rein in Spending? Let’s Talk Entitlements
Chuck Hobbs, Esq. – Over the past two years, perhaps the most pejorative phrase used against President Obama is that of “socialist.” Well, at least pejorative phrases that can be repeated in polite company. Whenever the “S” word is thrown around folks immediately think of Hitler, Mussolini, Tito and other tyrants known by their last […]
Both Parties Must Come Together on a Budget that Cuts Wasteful Spending Without Sacrificing Investments in the Future
President Obama addressed the proposed budget cuts in his weekly address. His goal to cut “wasteful spending without sacrificing job-creating investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure,” and still meet congressional Republicans halfway seems a bit illogical but, let’s give the President the benefit of the doubt. At least they’re still talking about creating jobs because […]