by Jim Heath | Sep 11, 2018 | 2018, Economy, Headlines
When Republicans are in the minority in Congress they campaign on a promise to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the constitution. When they govern, however, deficit spending typically soars and the national debt wildly grows. It happened during the George W. Bush...
by Jim Heath | Sep 11, 2018 | 2018, Headlines, Republicans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is planning to keep the chamber in session for a significant portion of October if not four entire weeks, costing Democrats key campaign trail days and allowing the chamber to continue its work into the fall, Politico...
by Jim Heath | Sep 10, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Headlines
Most Capitol Hill Republicans will concede, at least in private conversations, that the House is lost. They fully expect to lose the majority on election day, and for Democrats to be in charge come January. In fact, hiring is going on right now at lobbying firms for...
by Jim Heath | Sep 10, 2018 | 2018, Headlines, Polls, Trump
Is the President of the United States honest? Nope, according to a vast majority of Americans. Voters give President Trump his lowest grade for honesty since he was elected, saying 60 – 32 percent that he is not honest. The new non-partisan Quinnipiac poll...
by Jim Heath | Sep 7, 2018 | 2018, Democrats, Headlines, Republicans
Congressional Republicans are getting ready for hell. At least that’s what they say privately. Sixty days until the election and it is becoming clear that House Democrats intend to unleash an avalanche of hearings, subpoenas, and investigations on the Trump...
by Jim Heath | Sep 7, 2018 | 2018, Democrats, Headlines
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I want to thank everybody at the U of I system for making it possible for me to be here today. I am deeply honored at the Paul Douglas award that is being given to me. He is somebody who set the path for so much outstanding public service here...
