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Why don't the politicians get the debt limit?

On Maine radio we are frequently reminded how to spot a “problem gambler”. This is of course the same government that has a state...

Senate Democrats gamed Republicans and saved their unpopular President from issuing a veto to get his request for another $500 billion in the...

For much of the past two months Democrats accused the Republican of holding the country “hostage” in the debt ceiling fight. According...

The good news from Washington D.C. is that the White House and Republicans appear close to a deal to avert a debt default that would have led to...

Late last night ABC News first reported that the White House and Republicans agreed on a framework which would cut almost $3 trillion from the...

After the House passed the extreme version of Speaker Boehner’s (R-OH) debt ceiling bill last night the Senate quickly moved to kill it. The...

Today Speaker John Boehner will bring his debt ceiling legislation up for a vote in another crucial battle in the debt limit debate. The...

It seems as though the Democrats in the House of Representatives have finally reached their breaking point with their Republican counterparts and...

The cliché “better late than never” may have never so aptly applied to a situation as it has with the debt ceiling fight. After months...

At some point in their lives, most people have had the misfortune of seeing an older family member take their hand and tell them to “stop...