So we’ve got a debt problem with the federal government (and they’re hardly alone–California, Wisconsin, and the nation of Greece all have big problems, too). We need to raise the limit on our debt ceiling soon, or we’re going to default on our loans. What should we do about dealing with debts and deficits? Republicans are […]
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Our federal debt is over 14 trillion dollars, but apparently that isn’t enough. Democrats have been pushing Republicans to raise the debt limit, so our credit as a nation isn’t hurt. Republicans have been pushing President Barack Obama to present Congress with budget proposals that have significant cuts, so we can reduce our debt. Since
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I believe later generations will look back on our current presidential administration and note its aggressiveness, not necessarily in foreign policy (though maybe there, too, given that we are carrying on military operations in three different countries), but in regards to internal issues. Ever since a White House official talked about putting their boots on
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1. President Barack Obama has pledged to reduce our number of troops significantly by September 2012. Some Democrats feel that he is leaving too many there for too long, and some Republicans are complaining that he is going against the advice of his military leaders who want a greater delay in the troop reduction. Some
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I think that if unemployment continues to hover around 9% and gas stays well over $3.00 a gallon, Democrats will have a hard time in 2012. Ronald Reagan could point at Jimmy Carter in 1984 because the economy was genuinely better. Reagan could ask, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”
