Tax cuts and some other relatively good news makes this a surprisingly better end-of-year than many of us expected. However, as we note throughout the show, the victories are fleeting and akin to the Cleveland Browns winning the last…
According to Donald Trump, there might be a government shutdown on Saturday when the current debt ceiling Band-Aid created by Trump, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi expires. Wouldn’t that be great? Ironically, Trump claims that the possible shutdown is due…
Tell me if this sounds familiar: The political duopoly, owned and operated by the Republicans and Democrats, “work” into the wee hours of the morning as they attempt to pass a major piece of legislation. Usually, the legislation being considered…
Yesterday I shared with my readers and listeners about how the tax reform plan bulldozing its way through the halls of Congress by Trump and the GOP fails to live up to the hype of providing “historic tax relief.” When…
In today’s show, we give a preview of all the upcoming end-of-year legislative battles, from taxes and spending to immigration and health care. We begin by discussing the perverse priorities of Congress on sexual harassment. Rather than censuring…
Get ready for the next round of talking points from Trump and the GOP about their tax-reform awesomeness now that the Senate Budget Committee has approved the so-called tax reform bill called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The…
As a fan of classic television, I have always enjoyed the Twilight Zone, a show created by Rod Serling that aired from 1959-1964 and famously featured characters who found themselves dealing with strange and inexplicable situations that left them feeling…
