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Thom's blog
Will they or won't they?
Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell negotiated a deal to end the economic standoff. Their plan would temporarily fund the government and lift the debt ceiling, and leave the next round of sequester cuts in place. In addition, their deal would require income verification for Obamacare recipients, and establish a committee to work out a broader budget plan by December 13th.
In response, the House Republicans put forward another plan of their own. In addition to the provisions put forward by the Senate, the House plan would also delay the medical device tax for two years and require Congress to sign up for Obamacare – without any employer contribution. The House proposal would also eliminate much of the Treasury's ability to take “extraordinary measures” to avoid defaulting on our debt in the future.
However, the Obama Administration has already rejected the latest House plan. A spokesperson for the White House said, “The President has said repeatedly that members of Congress don't get to demand ransom for fulfilling their basic responsibilities to pass a budget an pass the nation's bills.” And, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, “Let's be clear, the House Republican legislation will not pass the Senate.”
So, with less than 48 hours until we default on our debt, it looks like we're left with the Senate plan to solve this problem. But, the upper chamber can't move forward without “unanimous consent,” and that means that hard-Right senators like Ted Cruz could stop the Senate from expediting a plan. As it stands now, it's unclear if a resolution is any closer or even farther away. Americans, and the world, are watching to see whether Senate leaders can find a way to bypass this political gridlock. Stay tuned.
-Thom
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Monday's Daily Stack
Hour One: Columbus raped the redskins...time to change the name
Definition: " kakistocracy"- Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.
Article: " 14th Amendment Section 4". " The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned."
Article: " Federalist No. 81" (The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority) by Alexander Hamilton.
Article: " Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 2. "... the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make..."
Hour Two: The Radical Tea Party...- Larry Klayman, Conservative Attorney & Activist
Hour Three: War No More: The Case for Abolition- David Swanson, Journalist/Activist/Author
Article: " 14th Amendment Section 4". " The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. "
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: Open Line
Hour Two: The Tea Party...definitely not your parent's GOP- Dennis Prager
Hour Three: Will Obama 'Delay Obamacare for a Year If Republicans Would Agree to Delay Heart Attacks for a Year?- Tommy Christopher, Mediaite.com
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour Three: Our last best hope for a future on earth...- Alan Weisman, Countdown.
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Thom's Poll
Will the debt ceiling debate end the Tea Party?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
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Why Won't the Press Police the Radical Righties?
Columbus Raped the Redskins...Time to Change the Name
Crazy Alert - Dogs raised by humans start to act like humans...
The Power of Twelve - The New Feminine Energy
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Thom talks with Progressive Richard Eskow on the IMF's call for countries to increase taxes on the rich, the latest with the Tea Party fueled government shutdown with former Reagan adviser Bruce Bartlett and Mediaite's Tommy Christopher explains why the mainstream media is not covering the radical Republicans. In tonight's "Daily Take" Thom discusses why the Washington Redskins need to change their team's name.
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The Radical Tea Party...
Columbus Raped the Redskins...Time to Change the Name
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