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Lame Duck Session: Earmarks, Tax Cuts & More…Greasy Pork…or Red Herrings?

Originally published December 23, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 23, 2010. 1 Comment

Lame Duck Session: Earmarks, Tax Cuts & More…Greasy Pork…or Red Herrings?

By Shelli Dawdy During this seemingly endless lame duck session of Congress, there have been several pieces of onerous legislation discussed, debated, and commented on. Recognizing the likelihood of a historical drubbing on Election Day,  Democrats withheld action on key legislation, clearly planning an effort to pass their wish list before losing their current level […]

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Tax Cut Compromise $858 billion Boondoggle – Endangers US Credit Rating

Originally published December 16, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 16, 2010. 1 Comment

Tax Cut Compromise $858 billion Boondoggle – Endangers US Credit Rating

By Shelli Dawdy This is a continuation from yesterday’s article about the Tax Cut Compromise. If Democrats’ want to play class warfare, perhaps the debate should include such vivid examples of where this kind of rhetoric can ultimately lead if it is allowed to stand unchallenged. In Soviet Russia, upper-middle class peasants known as kulaks […]

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As D.C. Hemmorhages Red Ink, House Sends Trojan Horse Bill To Senate

Originally published December 11, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 11, 2010. Leave a Comment

As D.C. Hemmorhages Red Ink, House Sends Trojan Horse Bill To Senate

By Shelli Dawdy As the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, the federal government ended November as the 26th month in a row spending more money that it had taken in (by $150.4 billion) and the most recent projections available mean Fiscal Year 2011 could reach a new record $1.5 trillion deficit, topping the 2009 […]

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