S&P Downgrades US Debt Rating to AA+ For First Time in History; Overwhelmingly Blames…
Earlier this evening, Standard and Poors downgraded the U.S. long-term sovereign credit rating…
Tag: Debt
Senate Approves Debt Deal 74-26; Webb and Warner Vote “Aye”
A few minutes ago, the U.S. Senate voted 74-26 to approve the debt ceiling deal reached this past…
Jim Moran: Reject Debt Deal, Invoke 14th Amendment (UPDATE: House Passes Debt Ceiling Bill)
I just received this statement from Rep. Jim Moran. I think it's fair to say that most Blue…
The Package President Obama Should Propose Today
I called the office of my Congressman, Rep. Jim Moran, today to ask him to vote against the debt…
Debt Ceiling Follies: On and On and On We Go…
The latest news in the utterly absurd, degrading (to the United States of America) debt ceiling…
With Economy on Precipice, Congress Prepares to Kill More Jobs
With news that Republicans are looking to make the Boehner plan to kill 700,000 jobs even worse,…
House GOP Deficit Plan Would Cripple Economy, Kill 700,000 Jobs
A new analysis by Moody's confirms the Republican plan to slash spending would devastate…
If McDonnell Hates Spending, Why Isn’t He Blaming His “Friend” Cantor?
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was on WTOP this morning, taking a break from blowing $200 million on…
Breaking: Boehner Plan Wouldn’t Stop Downgrade of US Credit
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire flags this CNN report:House Speaker John Boehner claimed last…
84% of WashingtonPost.com Readers Blame GOP for Debt Talk Breakdown
Granted, this isn't a scientific poll, but: Holy crap. Have any two politicians in history…
