Downgrade — so what else is new? Congress: take heed!

By: GreyCloak (Diary)  |  August 8th at 04:02 AM  | 

I’d like to blame Obama … but the Constitutional experts around here (and “experts” all over the Media) seem regularly to forget that only Congress can raise money or spend it. By all means, “leadership” is in question  … but when push comes to shove, only the Republican House can raise taxes and “it takes a village” of Congress critters to spend far more than | Read More »

Spend, Spend, Spend

By: GreyCloak (Diary)  |  October 19th at 01:45 AM  | 

It’s arcane: just because I have a daughter in Europe, I have to follow the Euro … and few appear to have noticed that the European currency has risen from about $US 1.30 a month ago to a $US 1.41 today. When I first sent her over to Europe (September 1), Euros were a buck twenty-eight ($US 1.28)! DURING AN ELECTION YEAR, Congress, the Treasury, | Read More »