Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska’s current First Congressional District representative, convened a townhall late Monday afternoon at Southeast Community College. Folks who read our articles regularly know that we have written quite a few about Fortenberry, and that he is the elected official who has been the most “Deserving of Darts” since we adopted our friendly [...]
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 [...]
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, all of Nebraska’s representatives in Congress sent up white flags of surrender… Flag 1: Upholding and defending the Constitution Flag 2: Ensuring federal spending will escalate another $2.5 trillion Note: Considering the margins by which “the debt deal” passed, if you’re not in Nebraska, at least some of [...]
The rhetoric surrounding the debt ceiling deal could only come from the “Funkytown” that is modern day Washington, D.C. Speaker of the House John Boehner said late Sunday night: “We got 98% of what we wanted” A question for the Speaker: Just who is WE? With friends like these we sure don’t need enemies. One [...]
The rhetoric surrounding the debt ceiling deal could only come from the “Funkytown” that is modern day Washington, D.C. Speaker of the House John Boehner said late Sunday night: “We got 98% of what we wanted” A question for the Speaker: Just who is WE? With friends like these we sure don’t need enemies. One [...]
Like many other Americans, some of our number are following the “debt ceiling debate” as closely as they can. One of them is doing so in between working even longer hours than he used to – like many other small business owners in the current economy. And despite long days, he has taken the time, [...]
The article about Medicaid coverage for prenatal care in Nebraska that was published in the Sunday, July 24th, Lincoln Journal Star is so full of bias, unsupported conclusions, and half-baked analysis it’s difficult to know where to begin to respond. I’m going to take a stab at it anyway over the next few days. But [...]
Considering that most of the wheeling and dealing involved in government goes on behind closed doors, more likely than not most of what we Americans hear and see playing out in the media is maneuvering. These P.R. battles seem to provide politicians the ability to “throw some red meat” to their respective bases of support. [...]
This article is part of a continuing series about candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Our first look at each candidate includes some general information and links to databases about campaign finances, voting records, and some news reports. Prior articles: Jon Bruning Announces Bid for Senate [...]
My reaction to the steady flow of news reports regarding what a failure the February 2009 Stimulus has been can be summed up as follows… Thanks to Norlyn, I was provided with a more enjoyable and clever way to say… “Duh!” I recommend that the President, his many Czars, and the legions of pointy-headed central [...]