Government waste at it’s finest

A lot of discussion has been taking place about the amount of money our government spends every year. Both on Political Realities and on other blogs and in news stories, the new budget of President Obama has been looked at and dissected, cussed and discussed, if you please. The amount of money in question is [...]

Obama plans new regulations to curb wasteful spending

Even though I did not support Barack Obama for President, I believe I have made it very clear that I would give him credit where credit is due. This is one of those times.
How many times have you and I heard about a trash can in the Pentagon costing thousands of dollars or a hammer [...]

Obama’s budget–The plan that keeps on taking

From the very start of his administration, President Obama has been telling us the economy is in very dire straits, so much so that it requires unprecedented action (translate that into spending) on the part of the federal government. He began that action by signing $787 billion spending bill into law that was disguised as [...]

Obama and budget cuts–where will he start?

During his campaign for President, Barack Obama made it very clear that he intended to go through the federal budget and remove wasteful spending items, doing it line by line. It was a very big part of his campaign rhetoric and now that he has won the election and is preparing to take the oath [...]

Hotlines and holds–How the US Senate passes bills without votes

I have been doing some reading about the operations of the United States Senate and while this information may not be new to you, it is to me.  Did you know the majority leader of the Senate can put a bill up for approval by the Senate by submitting it for unanimous consent?  He does [...]