The Debt Limit Fight and What Democrats Conveniently Ignore

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  January 5th at 09:58 AM  | 

To hear the pundits talk, there is an impending royal battle developing over raising the debt ceiling sometime in February. Having given in on raising taxes in the “fiscal cliff” battle, Republicans won a sort-of victory by taking off the table giving the President control over the debt limit ceiling, something he demanded through his surrogate, Tim Geitner, in negotiations. That proposal resulted in some | Read More »

Stubborn Ohio

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  August 14th at 09:50 AM  | 

There is an old adage- but actually relatively new in US history- that the road to the Presidency runs through Ohio. And, in fact, the last time the voters of Ohio sided with a losing candidate was in 1960 when they opted for Republican Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy. This year, it would appear that Ohio is poised to yet again be a major | Read More »