March 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes Sequestration is the word of the month. Prior to the federal government threatening Draconian cuts to food assistance programs and the Head Start program, most people had never heard of the word, which refers to the automatic cuts to federal spending that began on...
Posts Tagged ‘federal government’CA Senate report distorts sequester cutsFriday, March 15th, 2013McClintock schools Congress and President on fiscal cliffThursday, December 13th, 2012Dec. 13, 2012 By Katy Grimes If you really want to cut through all of the media noise about the '"Fiscal Cliff," Rep. Tom McClintock, R-CA4, does this succinctly in a speech on Wednesday. In a nutshell, McClintock explains: "In their blind pursuit of an 'eat the rich' ideology, Mr. Obama a... Farcical TSA needs Miss Manners lessonFriday, July 20th, 2012 July 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: I've just returned home a trip across the country. And once again, I vowed to never take another cross-country flight. I thank our government for this sorry state of affairs, because anyone who has traveled by air in the last decade, knows that the Transportation... High Speed Financial Train WreckWednesday, November 2nd, 2011NOV. 2, 2011 By KATY GRIMES The news that the California High-Speed Rail Authority finally revealed its long-awaited business plan only made the state's residents more suspicious of the monster rail system. With a $99 billion price tag, a 300 percent cost increase since the 2008 voter-approved... The Black Hole of Green MarketingWednesday, September 21st, 2011 SEPT. 21, 2011 Even with the recent news that bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra received questionable federal loan guarantees, Americans should be demanding, “Show me the money!” While Solyndra appears to have been a black hole of green marketing, the wealthy, politically well-connected ... |