Pete Stark says Debt Limit Debate is a “political charade”

Pete Stark​ (D-CA) told an audience Saturday morning that the Debt Limit debate is a ‘’political charade’.

I agree. Hold their feet to the fire. Force a vote on “Cut cap and balance”. Push the Senate to pass the Ryan 2012 budget plan.

This is the only sensible, workable solution

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Real Threat to Social Security Benefits is Government Spending

In his Friday night prime time media event, the President Obama spread the notion that he might be forced to delay the August Social Security payments.

Jessica Yellin was one of the pre-selected White House reporters to set the President up with a friendly question .

Standing here tonight, Mr.

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Threats of a Government Shut Down are Highly Exaggerated

Apparently a government shut-down is not really a government shut down. According to this AP report less than half of all government workers are subject to a shutdown the rest continue to work as usual.

Apparently that is all that is really needed to run the federal government. The rest

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