It seems that President Obama once again is content to be completely irrelevant in this year’s budget negotiations, what with his plan to hose the rich to the tune of $1.5 trillion.  It’ll likely be the second year running where Obama submits a budget that doesn’t get adopted. Last year Republicans preferred their own version of a budget, written by Paul Ryan, whilst the Senate failed to move the resolution to the floor (and hasn’t for the past two years as it is).

It isn’t for lack of trying. Obama, to his credit, is actually doing his job. He’s submitted the budget for the last four years, so it was up to Congress to pass it. And while it’s understandable, and commendable, that Republicans preferred something different last year, the fact that Obama couldn’t get his own team on board is telling. With such a big tax hike, I fail to see why either chamber will be any more in favor of the 2013 budget.| MORE ›

In a video message released today, Ohio Governor John Kasich explains how he fixed his state’s budget. It’s a must watch video for all those interested in fixing the current economic / debt mess in DC.

Believe it or not, Gov. Kasich actually – pay attention big spenders in DC! - balanced it.

“We took on the largest budget short fall in Ohio’s history,” Kasich says. And that’s not all:| MORE ›

So where do Republicans stand after the election? From where I’m sitting, in a fairly good place. If they had to win only one chamber, I’d rather them win the House. Obviously, the Senate would have just been the icing on the cake, but being in control of the Senate these days is not all it’s cracked up to be (as I’ll cover in a bit).  Here’s a few reasons why I think the new power structure is good for them:| MORE ›

I’ve spent a little bit of time these past couple months lecturing liberals for their whining about President Barack Obama’s foreign policy.  They didn’t pay attention to his campaign, I said, hoping that all his tough talk about Afghanistan and Pakistan was just that: talk.| MORE ›

It’s official, folks. Two years running Congress has refused, in one way or another, to take up a budget presented by President Barack Obama. As we all know, House Democrats just didn’t even bother to touch any budget last year, as is their constitutional duty. Their attitude toward budgeting this year remains the same, and it’s disgusting.| MORE ›

The AP reports:

Voters will soon decide what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger described as two dire scenarios for California: One comes if they approve five budget-related measures on the ballot next week. The other is even worse if they reject them.| MORE ›