This will be Obama's first visit to Shore since just after Sandy
President Obama and Gov. Christie will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday, according to The Record in Bergen County. Herb Jackson of the Record and northjersey.com reports President Obama will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday with Gov. Christie. This will be Obama's first visit to the area since Oct. 31, just after the storm struck. More information can be found here.
Has the scary news about the impending federal sequester got you worried?
If it feels like we went through something like this just a month or so ago, you're right. That was when we were warned that the country was set to nosedive off the "Fiscal Cliff" back in December. As you'll recall, part of the Fiscal Cliff was a series of tax cuts dating from the Bush Administration era that were set to run out unless President Barack Obama and Congress came to terms before the expiration. You saw the results when the government took a bigger cut from your first paycheck in 2013. But now we're teetering on the verge of another federal precipice with the Sequestration. But what is it? What the Sequester Is Part of the resolution of the Fiscal Cliff was the American Taxpayer Relief Act. That extended some tax cuts and …
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4:06 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Obama came up with the idea of Sequestration now live with it. Why doesn't Obama and his wife try to conserve some of our money? Both of them try to come off like a regular brother or sister but meanwhile they like to live the high life at our expense. Trips to Aspen, Hawaii, MV and golf with Tiger Woods. Meanwhile, the majority of Westfielders put him in office. more ›
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duked it out in Denver, Colo.
President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney faced off in the first of three presidential debates Wednesday night. The debate was held at the University of Denver in Colorado. President Obama, 51, vying for his second term, was leading by four percentage points in a national poll over challenger Mitt Romney, 65, before the debate. However, political pundits and speculation on Huffington Post questioned whether the debate could change the standings. The candidates are expected to debate each other two more times - once on Oct. 16 and once on Oct. 22. The topics for those debates will be domestic policy on the 16th and foreign policy on the 22nd. Even a small bump from Wednesday night's domestic policy forum could make the …
10:39 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Jeffrey Sachs, sometimes described as the world's most famous economist, told me he thought adding half a trillion dollars on to http://www.outletcoachstoday.com the deficit without a plan http://www.coachoutletod.com was "rather shocking". He did not feel Obama's http://www.coachs-outletcar.com administration was dealing with the http://www.coachoutletdp.com fundamental problems of a deeply … more ›
President Obama made his historic pronouncement during an interview with ABC News.
President Barack Obama has publicly come out in support of gay marriage, the first time in history that a sitting U.S. President has ever done so. Obama gave the news to ABC News' Robin Roberts in an interview that will air on ABC's “Good Morning America" on Thursday. "I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit …
10:27 am on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Nice post. You mentioned Medicare part D, which was costly and unfunded, but left out that by law, the federal government, as a single buyer was not allowed to negotiate for a better price from the pharmaceuticals. What an incredible payback to that industry for contributions to the GOP. Create a huge market, guarantee payment by the government and lock in the price you can charge. more ›
Obama's plan would limit amount students could be required to pay each month, based on income, and could affect as many as 1.6 million borrowers.
College students across the state, including those attenting Princeton, Rutgers and Rider, could get relief under an Obama administration initiative that would limit monthly loan payments to 10 percent of income. As reported by MSNBC, Obama's plan will accelerate a measure passed by Congress that reduces the maximum required payment on student loans from 15 percent of discretionary income annually to 10 percent. He will put it into effect in 2012, instead of 2014. In addition, the White House says the remaining debt would be forgiven after 20 years, instead of 25. About 1.6 million borrowers could be affected. He will also allow borrowers who have a loan from the Federal Family Education Loan Program and a direct loan from the government …
Opinions differ but nearly all want Congress and the president to take action.
Residents in central New Jersey agree that defaulting on the national debt would be catastrophic, but they differ on proposed solutions and who is to blame for the impasse at the federal level. Some, like Lawrence resident Steve Arniott, said they believe the debt has grown too large, but that raising taxes would be the wrong way to address the problem. Others, like Paul Ho of East Brunswick, say that a mix of new revenues – added taxes on higher earners – and service cuts are needed. But nearly everyone says the two sides need to get together and find a compromise before the nation reaches the precipice of default. Democrats and Republicans in Washington are locked in a debate over whether the federal government should raise its debt …
9:05 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2011
I am not impressed by members of ANY political party refusing to do their job because they are more interested in hampering the efforts of others, than actually serving our people. The debt ceiling HAS been raised again and again...no damage. But this time it was used to make headlines, and hysteria....out of pure self interest. They should be ashamed of themselves. more ›
Ann Powers
9:02 am on Friday, May 24, 2013
Where, oh where, will the liar be? all us non-believers want to know. more ›