Monthly Archives: November 2012

7 reasons we like Jon Huntsman

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Mike Young — 3 Comments

The former Utah governor and 2012 presidential candidate has the winning resumé, sound philosophy, and the bipartisan experience most other politicians dream of.

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Posted in Miscellaneous

With debt talks at a stalemate, Congress gets creative

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Mike Young — Leave a comment

Just as John Boehner announced that after weeks of negotiation, “no substantive progress has been made” toward resolving the fiscal cliff, frustrated members of congress have come forward with an unconventional solution to January’s impending debt crisis.

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Posted in Fiscal Policy

Obama and Romney mandate a man date

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Mike Young — 2 Comments

In October, 59.2 million Americans watched Barack Obama and Mitt Romney angrily circle each other in a bitter and confrontational town hall debate. No on could have predicted that the two men would be having lunch together this Thursday after…

Finally, Republicans unveil a workable immigration bill

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Mike Young — Leave a comment

Republican Senators Jon Kyl and Kay Bailey Hutchison have finally taken the GOP’s first steps toward a comprehensive immigration reform plan by announcing their newest bill. Frankly, it’s about time.

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Posted in Social Policy

While Republicans offer compromise, Democrats ready to jump off the fiscal cliff

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Mike Young — 1 Comment

If all your friends jumped off a fiscal cliff, would you go over after them? Apparently some congressional Democrats are considering it, reasoning that failure to deal with the nation’s “perfect storm” of spending and revenue problems would be politically…