For us everyday Americans, we either obey the law or face the consequences. However, that rule doesn’t apply if you’re the President of the United States and the law is the Budget Act. It’s time to change that. Current federal law mandates that the President “shall submit a budget” to Congress no later than the… Read more »
Posts Tagged: accountability
RIP Intrade: The last, best hope for pundit accountability
Intrade is dead. And we come to mourn it. It was, of course, the Ireland-based betting market that was most famous for letting people wager on news events—the outcome of the presidential race most prominently, but also any number of geopolitical events, like whether Greece might leave the euro or Israel attack Iran. For Americans,… Read more »
State of the Union: The President’s Issues With Accounting And Accountability
President Obama’s State of the Union address continued a theme aptly described by FNC’s Charles Krauthammer as an effort to “neuter” House Republicans. Billed as a speech that would be aggressive with little outreach to political opponents, it wasn’t as vitriolic as hyped, but wasn’t exactly a rendition of We Are the World, either. Some… Read more »
Panetta recalls just 1 conversation with Obama during Benghazi, Sen. Graham vows accountability
Sen. Lindsey Graham vowed Friday to hold President Obama “accountable” for his leadership on Benghazi, after the top two Defense Department leaders testified that they had just one conversation with Obama during the course of the Sept. 11 terror attack. Source: FOXNews.com