Iowa’s GOP caucuses may see some Democratic defectors
2012 Elections Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Voters who helped elect Obama in 2008 are planning to cast Republican ballots Tuesday, and Rep. Ron Paul is perhaps the most likely to benefit from the crossovers. By Paul West, The Los Angeles Times Reporting from Atlantic, Iowa— Adding an unpredictable element to the presidential contest in Iowa, some disaffected Democratic voters are planning [...]
Millionaire surtax: The go-to tax
Taxes Thursday, December 15th, 2011
It looks like the millionaire surtax is going down again.
Republicans vs. Democrats TV survey results: Lefties want comedy, right wingers like work
Technology Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Republicans don’t watch MTV’s Jersey Shore. But they dig ABC’s Castle.
Taxes Friday, November 18th, 2011
General Electric, one of the largest corporations in America, filed a whopping 57,000-page federal tax return earlier this year but didn’t pay taxes on $14 billion in profits. The return, which was filed electronically, would have been 19 feet high if printed out and stacked.
Taxes Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
The Republican co-chairman of the deficit-reduction supercommittee on Tuesday indicated he and his party were willing to listen to proposals from Democrats to consider higher taxes to reduce the deficit.
Tea party airs TV ad in Northern Virginia targeting Senate Democrats
Activism Monday, October 24th, 2011
The Virginia Tea Party Alliance’s political action committee will begin airing a TV ad Monday targeting Senate Democratic candidates in vote-rich Northern Virginia.
Car Company Gets U.S. Loan, Builds Cars In Finland
Finance Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
With the approval of the Obama administration, an electric car company that received a $529 million federal government loan guarantee is assembling its first line of cars in Finland, saying it could not find a facility in the United States capable of doing the work.
Don’t Blame the Tea Party
Activism Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Since the beginning of the debt ceiling debate, Democrats have criticized Tea Party representatives for taking a hard-line stance on spending cuts and caps. During the debate they were described as “rebels” and attacked as unwilling to compromise.
Activism, Breaking News, Headlines Monday, August 8th, 2011
Vice President Joe Biden caught some flak recently after he and other Democrats reportedly compared tea partiers to terrorists during the debate to raise the debt ceiling.
Tea Party group: LaHood can’t legally waive airport subsidy cuts
Activism, Breaking News Friday, August 5th, 2011
The deal to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by having Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood eliminate controversial subsidies for rural flight service in a funding bill for the agency is unconstitutional, a right-leaning group in Washington said this week.