Delayed, at least as of this writing (at 10:11 p.m.). Evidently Boehner and Cantor are trotting the fence-sitting Republicans in to Boehner’s office to make the case for supporting the leadership bill, but it is simply too close to risk ̷……Continue Reading And the House Vote Is…..!
Day: July 28, 2011
Does Boehner Have the Votes? A Look at the Holdouts
With last-minute news reports suggesting that Speaker Boehner does not yet have the votes to pass his deficit reduction bill in the House, I thought it might be worth looking more closely at who the potential Republican “no” votes are. … Co……Continue Reading Does Boehner Have the Votes? A Look at the Holdouts
Is Obama Planning to Invoke the 14th Amendment to End the Debt Crisis?
In an earlier post that received not a little attention, I made the case for why arguments that Obama should invoke the 14th amendment to settle the debt impasse were not just constitutionally dubious – they were politicall……Continue Reading Is Obama Planning to Invoke the 14th Amendment to End the Debt Crisis?