These tweets say everything you need to know.  No comments are necessary by me here.  The Secret Service will be visiting ALL of these people soon.  #SMH H/T to Public Shaming Tumblr

As much as Republicans would like to decry President Obama as the 2nd coming of Liberal Satan whose sole mission is to wreck the U.S. economy via some sort of socialist Jihad, the reality is that on some issues President Obama is actually more inline with that of a moderate Republican.  Granted moderate Republicans rarely [...]

Click on image to make it larger. “It seems as though what is motivating this from the House Republicans is more than debt reduction. They have a vision about what government should and should not do.  They are suspicious about government policy commitments to make sure that seniors have decent health care as they grow [...]

“The issue here is whether or not America pays its bills. We are not a deadbeat nation. And so there’s a very simple solution to this: Congress authorizes us to pay our bills.” ~President Obama  President Obama has taken all of the creative options off the table relative to the debt ceiling issue – there [...]

Let’s be very clear on one thing – were it up to House Republicans, America would still not have a deal on the fiscal cliff.  The Senate bill to avoid tax increases on the middle class only passed because House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)  decided to put the bill on the floor despite an overwhelming [...]

“The lack of spending cuts in the Senate bill was a universal concern amongst members in today’s meeting. Conversations with members will continue throughout the afternoon on the path forward.” ~Brendan Buck, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) got it right when he said, “Something has gone terribly wrong, when the [...]

“It appears that an agreement to prevent this New Year’s tax hike is within sight.  But it’s not done.” ~President Obama, today  Here’s the gist of things.  First off – House Republicans are COWARDS.  It would appear that President Obama has come to an agreement with Senate Republicans to vote on a bill that would [...]

“They say that their biggest priority is making sure that we deal with the deficit in a serious way, but the way they’re behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans are protected.  That seems to be their only overriding, unifying theme.” ~President Obama  President Obama went [...]

“I still want to get this done.  It’s the right thing to do for our families, for our businesses and for our entire economy. But the hour for immediate action is here. It is now.  The American people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy, not right [...]

It’s no secret that Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu don’t like each other; Netanyahu is famous for saying “I speak Republican” (source) and has surrounded himself over the years with American Republican operatives.  Over the past few years there has been an increased tension between Netanyahu and Obama as Netanyahu pushes for war [...]