Silly Season, Serious Matters

There is a reason people call election time, “the silly season.”  It seems this year to have come early.   Over the top rants are getting a yawn but obvious opposition research gets treated as real.  The recent attack on Carly Fiorina I put in the latter category.   It seems that some of my friends who […]

House Overwhelmingly Approves Iran Review Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, the United States House passed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. The bill passed by a vote of 400-25. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, responded

State of the Union Assessment – So Full of Himself

The leaks before the President’s 2014 State of the Union Speech (SOTU) threatened that Mr. Obama would take “pen and phone” to bypass Congress; instead the president gave a softer speech than was expected. The harsh partisan undertones were softened by well-polled language and tried-and-true rhetorical techniques. Income inequality was addressed in terms of providing […]

Always Remember, Never Forget

“In the face of all this evil, we remain strong and united, ‘One Nation Under God.'” – President George W. Bush

Budgeting Defined

Nothing in Washington is ever simple, and that includes the jargon. With that in mind, here’s our handy-dandy guide to fiscalspeak.