The NY Times does a process piece on how the President and his team went about dealing with the just completed budget negotiated 'deal'.... It IS part of the after action political manoeuvring to make sure those in the Democratic Party and public see Biden as getting the … [Read more...] about The Biden Budget ‘Deal’ Backgrounder….
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President Biden thanks House Speaker MCarthy for making the Debt/Budget Deal….
The abillity to get things 'done' is something Joe Biden has been about his whole time as a lawmaker..... THAT is diametricly opposite some of the Republican AND Democratic lawmakers in Congress who want confrontation in efforts to get THEIR way.... If you didn't figure it … [Read more...] about President Biden thanks House Speaker MCarthy for making the Debt/Budget Deal….
For those Republican lawmakers who want to leave the Ukraine empty handed?…..
Manu Raju @mkraju Schumer on the floor reads statement that was negotiated with Republicans to assert that the debt ceiling bill won’t constrain their efforts to pass emergency aid packages for Ukraine, respond to threats like China and … [Read more...] about For those Republican lawmakers who want to leave the Ukraine empty handed?…..
Republicans don’t get their voters to vote…….
There are fewer of their voters on the whole.... NBC has a piece on the party's lousy effort to even get them to vote...... The piece below is technical.... But it points to the fading on the American Right.... And upends the argurment that Democrats are the bad … [Read more...] about Republicans don’t get their voters to vote…….
The US Economy…..More Hiring reported…Higher Jobless rate RISES…Interest Rate hold?
It's about May 2023..... Conflused? I'll add this..... Consumer prices ain't dropping..... And student loan bills are a'coming back..... Job growth jumped in May, reaffirming the labor market’s vigor despite a swirl of economic headwinds. U.S. employers added … [Read more...] about The US Economy…..More Hiring reported…Higher Jobless rate RISES…Interest Rate hold?
DONE….US Senate ok’s House/Biden Debt Ceiling/Budget Bills …Goes to Biden to become law…..
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden get their 'deal'...... No default (There NEVER was gonna be).... Both side claim victory..... Both sides can grumble..... Both sides claim bipartisanship...... Oh? The vote in the Senate was NOT close.... And … [Read more...] about DONE….US Senate ok’s House/Biden Debt Ceiling/Budget Bills …Goes to Biden to become law…..
Ukraine Update…465 days into the Russian move on Ukraine…More Biden help for the Ukraine
Kyiv uneasy with renewed rocket bombings attempts.... Putin tries to project calm in Moscow .... Has Russia lost 20,000 troops fighting for Bakhmut? Elton Musk gets US Taxpayers to pay for the Ukraines' Internet service.... American Sec. of State selling Turkey and … [Read more...] about Ukraine Update…465 days into the Russian move on Ukraine…More Biden help for the Ukraine
Ah?….Florida Republican Gov. DeSantis thought Dr. Fauci was doing a good job 3 years ago…..
THAT was then.... Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported … [Read more...] about Ah?….Florida Republican Gov. DeSantis thought Dr. Fauci was doing a good job 3 years ago…..