Posts Tagged ‘New Mexico’
Within one day after President Obama was sworn in for his second term, Harry Reid was putting in motion the vote to eliminate most filibusters. Here is the list of the Senators that think this is such a good idea they chose to co-sponsor it: Sen Baldwin, Tammy [WI] – 1/22/2013 Sen Begich, Mark [AK] [...]
Tags: 4, alaska, Amy Klobuchar, angus king, Barbara-Mikulski, bernard sanders, bernie, biden, brian schatz, change, christopher murphy, Connecticut, elizabeth warren, filibuster, hawaii, hope, iowa, jeanne shaheen, Jeff Merkley, Jon Tester, Kirsten Gillibrand, maine, mark begich, mark warner, Martin Heinrich, Maryland, Minnesota, montana, Nevada, new jersey, New Mexico, new york, new-hampshire, obama, oregon, reid, resolution, rhode-island, Robert-Menendez, Senate, Sheldon Whitehouse, tammy-baldwin, Tom-Harkin, vermont, virginia, Wisconsin
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Forbes Magazine just ran a rather awesome, if not damning, article. I loved it. It listed the states where there are more “takers” vs “makers”. And, it very quickly condemned those states, as well as advising anyone investing to steer clear of those states. One of them, being my own. They chide those states for [...]
Tags: alabama, california, death spiral state, Entitlement Programs, forbes, hawaii, illinois, kentucky, maine, makers, Mississippi, New Mexico, new york, ohio, south-carolina, takers
Posted in 2012 Presidential Race, economic-policy, Entitlement Programs, Legislative Process, National Debt, National Politics | No Comments »
Barack Obama made a huge deal out of ending partisanship in DC. He then pretty much slammed the door shut once he was elected. Democrats got all the positions of power. When Nancy Pelosi moved to squelch any chance of open, public debate on any issue, Obama was dutifully silent. Yesterday we got a perfect [...]
Tags: alaska, Arkansas, bipartisanship, Daniel-Akaka, Daniel-Inouye, FEMA, harry reid, hawaii, IBSGP, Intercity Bus Security Grant Program, iowa, Jeff-Bingaman, Jon Tester, mark begich, mark-pryor, Max-Baucus, mccain, montana, nancy pelosi, Nevada, New Mexico, obama, partisan, South Dakota, thomas harkin, Tim Johnson
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February 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Just got the numbers for the Medicaid add-on from the stimulus package. I don’t deal with Medicaid directly, but it indirectly affects what I do in a large way. As such, I was interested in the numbers. However, the bigger picture bugged me more than the dollars I was assigned to look at. In essence, [...]
Tags: alabama, alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, bipartisanship, california, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, district-of-columbia, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, Indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, medicaid, michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Motana, Nebraska, Nevada, new jersey, New Mexico, new york, new-hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, obama, ohio, Oklahoma, oregon, partisan, Pennsylvania, rhode-island, South Dakota, south-carolina, Tennessee, texas, Utah, vermont, virginia, washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, wyoming
Posted in Entitlement Programs, Ethics, Health Care Debate, National Politics, Politics | 1 Comment »
