While much of the discussion of President Obama’s unserious budget proposal this week has focused on its timidity, its “failure of leadership,” its unending deficits, and trillions of dollars in new debt, there are some other newsworthy aspects of it worth pointing out. Indeed, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Washington Whispers column, [...]

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Hat tip:PoliticMo

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Hat tip:MissouriGOP

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President Obama’s budget for the 2012 fiscal year was roundly panned by members of Congress and editorial boards alike over the last two days. The Los Angeles Times editorial board summarized the overall reaction: “President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 landed with a thud Monday, laying out short- and long-term tax and spending plans [...]

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  President Obama released his budget for the 2012 fiscal year today, and it’s landed with a thud.  ABC’s Jake Tapper quickly pointed out the bottom line on Obama’s $3.7 trillion proposal this morning: “The plan shows that Obama will not take the lead on any aggressive measure to eliminate the nation’s $14 trillion debt. [...]

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Speaking of ineffective Congressmen. Check out this classic quote from Rep. Cleaver that is straight from the Democrats race bait/class warfare playbook: “It is extremely important to have a budget proposal that comes from the vantage point of poor people,” said Cleaver, arguing that most budget reports make wholesale spending cuts without considering how they [...]

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