Super Congress fight shifts to sequestration cuts fight
House Republicans are pushing hard to prevent the defense cuts under sequestration in the wake of Super Congress failure. They're running this ad, because, well, because it's Reagan and it's what they do.
Which makes things like this, from Super Congr...
Senate to vote on extending payroll tax cut this week
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Yesterday, Senate Democrats introduced legislation to extend and expand the payroll tax cut, set to expire at the end of this year, and set up another showdown with Republicans because the ex...
The do-nothing alternative to Super Congress-type deficit commissions
Hmmm. Maybe there's actually something to this idea of doing nothing about the deficit, just letting the Bush tax cuts expire. Because remember what that looks like for the deficit:
The idea seems to be finally getting some traction, if you can judge ...
Income inequality and tax fairness in three charts
Occupy Wall Street has made a difference in the public narrative to the extent that the traditional media is at least now aware of the idea of income inequality. You don't need more proof of that than this "Reality Check" from the Washington Post.
Greg...
Republicans make another unacceptable, unserious Super Congress offer
Super Congress: Reps. Upton, Bacerra, Hensarling and Sens. Murray, Kyl, Baucus, Portman and Kerry
(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
In what AP is calling a "last-ditch" offer, which had to have been intended to be rejected just so Republicans could say Democ...
No, AP, Super Congress Republicans aren’t ‘softening’ on revenue increases
Associated Press hack Charles Babington is at it again, this time acting as stenographer for the Republicans and their effort to pretend they are negotiating in good faith on tax increases in the Super Congress negotiations.
WASHINGTON – The GOP's i...
Super Congress: Don’t just fail, do nothing
The just-do-nothing plan has been back in the news the last few days and it's becoming more and more compelling. Here's Ezra Klein with some udpated information from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
James Horney of the Center on Budget and ...
Super Congress clock ticks down toward failure, nation yawns
The Super Congress says they'll make reporters and bloggers have to stick close to their computers over the weekend (thanks, guys) by promising to continue negotiations, but that effort is appearing increasingly futile, in part because the consequenc...
House Democrats provide recommendations to Super Congress: jobs focus and revenue
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Larry Downing/Reuters)
Congressional leadership had a deadline of today to provide recommendations to the Super Congress. The House Democrats' plan is big on growth, with a jobs focus.
"Democrats strongly believe that e...
McCain: Sure, we’ll nullify debt deal law if Super Congress fails
Here's another Republican blowing off the deficit. Yeah, the same deficit that has them all so worked up when they have a chance to take the country hostage. This time it's Sen. John McCain, speaking at his big new jobs plan "unveiling."
If there i...
McCain: Sure, we’ll nullify debt deal law if Super Congress fails
Here's another Republican blowing off the deficit. Yeah, the same deficit that has them all so worked up when they have a chance to take the country hostage. This time it's Sen. John McCain, speaking at his big new jobs plan "unveiling."
If there i...
McCain: Sure, we’ll nullify debt deal law if Super Congress fails
Here's another Republican blowing off the deficit. Yeah, the same deficit that has them all so worked up when they have a chance to take the country hostage. This time it's Sen. John McCain, speaking at his big new jobs plan "unveiling."
If there i...
