Obama signs two-month extension of payroll tax cut

ShareThis Obama signs two-month extension of payroll tax cut 23 Dev 2011 President Barack Obama signed a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut Friday, ending what had been a heated political stalemate and sealing a hard-fought win for Democrats on an issue — taxes — that has historically favored the GOP. Earlier in the [...]

WH Blames “Tea Party Revolt” For Likely Rejection Of Payroll Tax Cut

White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer said it is a “Tea Party revolt” that would be responsible for the House rejecting a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut. “Speaker Boehner’s position on Sunday was not the position that he had on Saturday when the 89 Senators came together to pass a two-month extension of [...]

Senate OKs deal to extend payroll tax cuts for 2 months; demands quick decision on Keystone oil pipeline

ShareThis Senate OKs deal to extend payroll tax cuts for 2 months; demands quick decision on Keystone oil pipeline 17 Dec 2011 Capping a rare day of congressional bipartisanship DemocRATic/Obusha surrender, Senate leaders agreed on a deal Friday night to extend Social Security payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for two months. The agreement, which [...]

America Now More Pro-Civil Service Than Russia

Russian’s non-Putin President Dmitry Medvedev (aka President Placeholder) met with a group of small-businessmen in Moscow over the summer to discuss their challenges. One can only imagine where to start. So Medvedev, according to state news agency RIA Novosti, offered some direction: “The youth believe that [the civil service] is an example of how to [...]