debt ceiling debacle

Ben Nelson: A Hypocrite and Of Course Deserving of Darts

Post author:Stubborn_Facts
Post published:August 18, 2011
Post category:Health Care Nebraska Network Archives

Ben Nelson is Deserving of Darts for two important reasons: 1) Health Care Law: Providing the 60th vote for cloture on the health care law and the attendant “Cornhusker Kickback” 2) Hypocrisy: Saying he voted “No” on the debt debacle because he was concerned about cuts to the Medicare program In November 2012 – Ben [...]

Increasing Executive Power: Progressively Making Congress Irrelevant

Post author:Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN)
Post published:August 4, 2011
Post category:Federal Nebraska Network Archives South Carolina

Author’s Note: This article was originally drafted in mid-June, before the debt ceiling debacle even began to unfold. I have revised parts of the article to reflect events which have occurred in the interim, but I want to point out that the deal Congress just passed with respect to the debt ceiling is yet [...]