“D” Bomb
By A.F. Branco on Aug 01, 2011 in Political Cartoons
Tag: "debt limit"
Band Jockeying
By R. Mitchell on Jul 31, 2011 in Politics
Paul Ryan’s solution for our debt solution held up only with the Conservative segments of the Republican coalition. Reid’s plan only appealed to Democrats and the remaining plans garnered support or disdain from many different factions within Congress, but none of them had the votes to pass. Now, 11th hour negotiations have been happening in [...]
New York Times Still Calling Reid’s Bill Failure “Republican Filibuster”
By R. Mitchell on Jul 31, 2011 in Politics
This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s debt bill, S.627, failed to get to a vote for passage. The vote to end debate, otherwise known as a cloture vote, failed 50-49 as 60 votes are required to end debate. Although Harry Reid has refused two offers by Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell to vote here [...]
Reid Delays Senate Vote on His Proposal Until 1pm Sunday
By R. Mitchell on Jul 30, 2011 in Politics
Just after 10pm on Saturday night, Harry Reid announced that the Senate vote on his debt bill was being moved from 1am on Sunday morning to 1pm Sunday afternoon eastern time. Reid mentioned that negotiations were ongoing. What comes out of these negotiations is likely to be a watered-down combination of several plans. The two-phase [...]
Compromise is a good thing!
By Gina Aveni on Jul 30, 2011 in Gina
Compromise can be a good thing, but let me tell you what I thought yesterday about the happenings on the Hill. I still wondered why Speaker Boehner, who was on the Sean Hannity show a few days ago, stated, “The Mack Penny Bill was worth looking at” had done absolutely nothing with regard to that [...]
House Version of Reid’s Debt Bill Fails House 173-246
By R. Mitchell on Jul 30, 2011 in Politics
Democrats joined Republicans in voting down the House version of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s debt bill on Saturday. In a 173 to 246 vote, 10 Democrats crossed the aisle to vote against the bill. In the pre-vote debate, a large part of Democrat commentary was in disagreement with the choice of rules under which [...]
Reid Shows Signs That He Does Not Have 60 Votes for His Bill [Video]
By R. Mitchell on Jul 29, 2011 in Politics
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid does not have the votes to pass his own debt ceiling bill. Reid spent Friday night addressing the Senate in an attempt to blame Republicans for his inability to garner 60 vote support in the Senate for his legislation. Reid has 53 democrats that will vote for just about anything [...]
Vote Succeeds on Boehner’s Compromise Debt Bill 218-210
By R. Mitchell on Jul 29, 2011 in Politics
The bill passed with an eight vote margin: 218-210. Five democrats did not vote and in a show of ultra-partisanship, not a single democrat crossed the isle to vote yes. From the right side of the House, 22 republicans voted against it and 218 for. GOP no votes were: Amash, Bachmann, Broun(GA), Chaffetz, Cravaack, DesJarlais, Duncan (SC), Gowdy, Graves (GA), Huelskamp, Johnson (IL), Jordan, King [...]
A One Horned Maverick
By A.F. Branco on Jul 29, 2011 in Political Cartoons
HR 2693 – Reid’s Debt Bill in the House [Full Text]
By R. Mitchell on Jul 29, 2011 in Politics
On Thursday, it appears as though the House version of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s debt bill has surfaced. HR 2693 ”The Budget Control Act of 2011″. This bill isn’t compromise, it’s pure can-kicking. Summary The Reid bill looks like mainly fluff – no real cuts and nothing of substance. It basically defers everything to another [...]
