Endgame Viable

5 entries. 936 words.

October, 2013

• Why Jon Stewart Usually Resonates. 2013-10-04 11:46 PM.
  • Politics
  • thomaskrehbiel.com
  
  I guess when you look at an issue without layers and layers of self-delusional partisan rhetoric in the way, and just focus on the absurdity of it, you can’t help but come up with a consistent view of who did what, when, and why. 264 words.
• DoD Civilians Back At Work. 2013-10-07 1:16 PM.
  • Politics
  • thomaskrehbiel.com
  
  Using the Pay Our Military Act, Chuck Hagel put most DoD civilians back to work. 83 words.
• Turnabout Is Fair Play. 2013-10-15 1:09 PM.
  • Politics
  • thomaskrehbiel.com
  
  Seems to be some buzz now about a bi-partisan deal the Senate is cooking up to open the government and raise the debt ceiling. The deal sounds like it goes something like this: "Let’s do this exact same shutdown and debt ceiling drama again in February." Because it’s not so much a deal as it is a postponement of a deal. 185 words.
• Back to the Senate We Go. 2013-10-16 4:02 PM.
  • Politics
  • thomaskrehbiel.com
  
  Today we are assured (again) that the Senate deal is close and will save us all, and everybody will approve it, and everything will be back to normal. Until January. If House Republicans go for it. Which based on their past performance, you have to think they won’t. Because if they do, then they did all this for nothing. 167 words.
• See You Back Here In January. 2013-10-17 2:23 AM.
  • Politics
  • thomaskrehbiel.com
  
  I’m watching on C-SPAN.org as the House is voting to adopt the Senate’s bill to fund the government until January and raise the debt ceiling until February, which the Senate passed today 81-18. Everyone expects it to pass. 237 words.