Expect Agreement on Raising US “Debt Ceiling” – Ryan: Medicare Reform Key Part of 2012 Elections Debate
by Paolo von Schirach May 6, 2011 WASHINGTON– Vice President Joe Biden assembled at Blair House, (just...
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Standard & Poor’s Downgraded US Outlook – America in Decline Accepts “Negative” as “The New Normal”
by Paolo von Schirach April 20, 2011 WASHINGTON– The US sovereign debt outlook was just downgraded from...
Paul Ryan, “Path to Prosperity”, And How To Change American Bad Health Habits Halvorson of Kaiser Permanente has a recipe
WASHINGTON – Here is a riddle for you. What’s the connection between the US looming fiscal crisis, the 2011-2012...
After Bowles-Simpson, House Budget Chair Paul Ryan Comes Forward With a Serious Fiscal Reform Plan
by Paolo von Schirach April 4, 2011 WASHINGTON – While the silly posturing on budget cuts to...
US: Finally Action on Libya? Hopefully Not Too Late
WASHINGTON – I wrote yesterday that we have reached the end of the road in Libya, given...
Americans Do Not Know About The Welfare State Crisis?
“People in Washington assume that Americans understand how big the problem [of solvency for the US welfare...
Obama’s Budget Falls Short, Senators Have Plan?
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama just went to Silicon Valley and Oregon to have another pep talk with...
The Real America Is Not Doing Well
WASHINGTON – How is the “State of the Union”? Well, the Union President Obama described on January...
Old Lobbies Prevent New Energy Policies
WASHINGTON – A while ago, a former high ranking Republican technocrat, senior staff member in many administrations, almost casually indicated...
The US Senate Ratified START
WASHINGTON – And so president Obama managed to have the US Senate ratify by a reasonable margin the new...