… There’s little argument that the impending sequester — across-the-board government spending cuts scheduled to begin March 1 — will slow the nation’s economic growth. In fact, it’s already happening. … Americans who live in areas hard hit by spending cuts — near military bases, for example — are likely to […] Read more »
The country has a confidence problem and it’s Congress’s fault
The country has a confidence problem, and Congress bears much of the responsibility for it. That conclusion, drawn by Republican pollster Bill McInturff, carries ill omens as lawmakers seem all but certain to let more than $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts go into effect at the end of the […] Read more »
On Second Thoughts
President Obama is pushing hard to persuade Congress to back off from the brutal spending cuts — $1.2 trillion — mandated by the sequestration provisions of the Budget Control Act, which he signed into law on Aug. 2, 2011. In a simultaneous, but unrelated development, Karl Rove is pressing top […] Read more »
On deficit, immigration, guns, public in sync with Obama
As President Obama prepares to update Congress and Americans about his agenda at tonight’s State of the Union address, a new CBS News poll shows he receives public support for many of his policies. Americans favor a combination of spending cuts and taxes to tackle the deficit (59 percent); stricter […] Read more »
Blood Pressure Rises Around the Beltway as Sequester Looms Larger
Don’t be surprised if the barometric pressure in Washington’s atmosphere and the blood pressures of many Beltway denizens shoot up this week. As emotional, important, and timely as the debates over immigration and gun control are, the increasing likelihood that budget sequestration will, in fact, kick in March 1 is […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters say country weaker now than before Obama
President Barack Obama will be speaking to a gloomy electorate when he delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Twice as many voters believe the country is weaker, rather than stronger, since Obama took office. In addition, by a 52-40 percent margin voters think the worst is yet […] Read more »