By: reptomgraves (Diary)  |  February 26th at 07:26 PM  | 

The hysteria in Washington over sequestration is both strange and amusing. The president would like us to believe that cutting just over 2% of our $3.5 trillion budget this year will leave kids without vaccines, meat without inspectors, planes without air traffic control and streets filled with criminals and no police to stop them. Republicans, on the other hand, are wasting time blaming President Obama | Read More »

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  February 26th at 06:28 PM  | 

Most of the focus concerning intra-party battles has been directed at the GOP-controlled House where conservative rebels have dissented from leadership on key pieces of legislation.  There’s been less focus on the intra-party dynamic in the Senate, given that Republicans are in the minority and supposedly have no power.  However, we need to shed some light on the lack of party discipline in the Senate | Read More »