SG Aims to Save UF’s Diversity, Volunteerism
I don’t normally get to do this, but I will be praising something SG did today. Sen. Naadira Renfroe, a Gator/Unite party senator, is spearheading an effort to use A&S fees (either reserves or...
Tagged: Budget
Tax and Spending Aren’t Separate Issues
David Leonhardt and Ezra Klein had a smart article and responding blog post today about how the debate in Washington is being skewed, fueled in part by the anti-tax movement (typified by an intellectually...
GOP: The Party of No Ideas
That’s supposed to be a flow chart of the GOP’s alternative budget plan. I’m not kidding. But it looks more like a wanna-be metaphorical molecule or something. They used to be obstructionist zombies chanting...
The 111th Congress Opens
I’m not going to rehash news here, so much as just bullet point what’s happened this week, mostly for my edification: 1) Roland Burris was denied seating as a Freshman Senator, but the visuals...
GOP Budget Woes
The GOP, it seems, is in an uproar over not being allowed amendments on an omnibus budget bill being debates this week. Oh, cry me a river. These are the same people who, when...
The Budget Isn’t a Toy
In the Washington Post recently, they reported that Bush has rediscovered the principles of fiscal discipline. And just in time for a Democratic Congress! Is it just me, or do the Republicans only ever...