by altha-admin | Jan 2, 2013 | Articles
John Horvath offered a "compromised" understanding of "socialized medicine", which can never be "done right". Some British citizens praise the National Health Service, yet they also carry private insurance. Many citizens condemn the...
by altha-admin | Jan 1, 2013 | Articles
The fiscal cliff drama is over. Republican House Speaker John Boehner offered tax increases on millionaires. President Obama resisted reforming entitlements. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell initiated negotiations with the Vice President. Obama bided his time...
by altha-admin | Jan 1, 2013 | Articles
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made a daring move in the last hours of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. He reached out to Vice President Joe Biden. Mitch McConnell can no longer be saddled with the "one-term President" condemnation....
by altha-admin | Jan 1, 2013 | Articles
"Now, if Republicans think that I will finish the job of deficit reduction through spending cuts alone — and you hear that sometimes coming from them … then they've got another think coming. … That's not how it's going to work at least as...
by altha-admin | Dec 31, 2012 | Articles
Nbcnews.com has reported that "Main Street" is now madder than ever at the Beltway, more than Wall Street or Sesame Street or Easy Street. The Washington gridlock is (still) getting nothing done. The "fiscal cliff" of 2011 was engineered to be so...