Deal to Avoid Shutting Down the Government
Evidently the House has come up with a plan to avoid a Christmas Shutdown. Leaders of the House and Senate agreed to allow a vote today on bill that will fund the government through September 2012. No more dramatics, no more games until after the 2012 elections. OOPS, wrong. Elections aren’t until November 2012, so we’ll be facing another government shutdown up until Election Day. Mark my words.
Having said that, this is the best Christmas present that legislators could give the nation—a break from all of their silly posturing. Of course, the vote isn’t in yet, and nobody knows if congress loves Follow the Leader as much as they love Brinksmanship. We should know by the end of the day today.
From reports I’ve read, the DEMS caved again, and gave up the idea of paying for extended unemployment benefits and a FICA tax holiday with a surcharge on the upper 1% of taxpayers. And Obama has dropped his threat to veto any bill that contains language about the Keystone XL Pipeline. I keep thinking back to Howard Dean who said that DEMS needed to grow a backbone.
Is 13 the Lucky Number?
Evidently the Republicans held their 13th debate last night. I gave up watching after the third one, so I don’t have much to say other than talking heads think that Newt was uncomfortable having to defend the $1.6-million he took from Fannie and Freddie. My favorite Denver Post columnist (linked below) seems to think that there is nothing Zany about Newt.
City Manager Fired
Evidently Grand Junction’s city council asked its city manager to step down. Teresa Coons has publicly stated that she was the lone voice not voting to ask Laurie Kadrich to resign. I’m not sure what irritated the rest of the council so much, but it may have been that she announced to city staff that their pay would be restored before the city council voted on the budget. If that is the case, she certainly DID overstep her bounds. The city manager proposes budgets, but it does require council approval before it can be implemented.
Homework
Deal to Avoid Shutdown
LATimes Report on Tentative Deal
Littwin Opines on Zany
City Council Asks City Manager to Step Down
Evidently the House has come up with a plan to avoid a Christmas Shutdown. Leaders of the House and Senate agreed to allow a vote today on bill that will fund the government through September 2012. No more dramatics, no more games until after the 2012 elections. OOPS, wrong. Elections aren’t until November 2012, so we’ll be facing another government shutdown up until Election Day. Mark my words.
Having said that, this is the best Christmas present that legislators could give the nation—a break from all of their silly posturing. Of course, the vote isn’t in yet, and nobody knows if congress loves Follow the Leader as much as they love Brinksmanship. We should know by the end of the day today.
From reports I’ve read, the DEMS caved again, and gave up the idea of paying for extended unemployment benefits and a FICA tax holiday with a surcharge on the upper 1% of taxpayers. And Obama has dropped his threat to veto any bill that contains language about the Keystone XL Pipeline. I keep thinking back to Howard Dean who said that DEMS needed to grow a backbone.
Is 13 the Lucky Number?
Evidently the Republicans held their 13th debate last night. I gave up watching after the third one, so I don’t have much to say other than talking heads think that Newt was uncomfortable having to defend the $1.6-million he took from Fannie and Freddie. My favorite Denver Post columnist (linked below) seems to think that there is nothing Zany about Newt.
City Manager Fired
Evidently Grand Junction’s city council asked its city manager to step down. Teresa Coons has publicly stated that she was the lone voice not voting to ask Laurie Kadrich to resign. I’m not sure what irritated the rest of the council so much, but it may have been that she announced to city staff that their pay would be restored before the city council voted on the budget. If that is the case, she certainly DID overstep her bounds. The city manager proposes budgets, but it does require council approval before it can be implemented.
Homework
Deal to Avoid Shutdown
LATimes Report on Tentative Deal
Littwin Opines on Zany
City Council Asks City Manager to Step Down
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