Budget Fight Gets Symbolic in the Senate
Partisan maneuvering focuses on voting on budgets no one expects to pass
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Ezra Klein on the GOP's fiscal compromise, Maureen Dowd on the Democrats' cliff surprise, Amy Davidson on future fiscal fights, Anuradha Roy on rape in India, and Shashank Joshi on Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
Partisan maneuvering focuses on voting on budgets no one expects to pass
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is asking for major spending cuts and long-term reforms
Though 59 Republicans voted against it
Because the deal mainly cut money that might not have been spent in the first place
White House spokesman Jay Carney says that the president regrets his earlier vote
Reid says both parties have settled on $38 billion in cuts, but Boehner disputes that
It's quickly becoming the easiest way to frame who'll be hurt the most
President says he'd veto bill with conservative proposals to limit abortion and the EPA
Lawmakers are voicing cautious optimism about reaching a deal
It's confusing. It's endless. So we put this together to explain it
The budget battle pits die-hard spending cutters against those with budget fatigue
GOP lawmakers increasingly vocal about the need to "move on"
$33 billion of cuts emerging as the target, but freshman House members may balk
GOP lawmakers hope to force Senate Democrats to accept sweeping budget cuts
Talks are breaking down over how to fund the government for the last six months of the year
Faced with the option of losing now or losing later, the Tea Party will choose the latter--by forcing a government shutdown
54 Republican supporters of the Tea Party, however, in a GOP mini-revolt
That's a Bachmann quote, there
The GOP has become "fanatically anti-spending," and it won't let you forget
The Senator introduced legislation to cut taxes for microbreweries
No Democrats voted for the legislation, despite pressure on moderates to curb spending
A budget deal must be made by March 18 to avoid a government shutdown
Democrats think the 1995 shutdown showed voters will blame Republicans. They should take a second look at the historical record
Republicans and Democrats must strike a deal on federal spending by March 4, but they're currently playing chicken
As the second week of the budget battle begins, an overview of what's at stake
Lawmakers offer a flurry of amendments to defund Planned Parenthood, health care reform, the climate czar, and other favorite targets
There's more than one way to say $3.7 trillion
Obama wants to halve funding to poor people heating homes, Republicans want to gut the EPA
At least he's being specific about spending cuts
New report says things are only getting worse
MSNBC's Richard Lui is here to act it out
Are warnings of economic apocalypse overblown?
Conservatives think this is no way to kick off the new Congress
Vanity Fair poll shows respondents thinking the "first step" in balancing the budget should be raising taxes for the wealthy
Congressman quotes the president warning of political apocalypse, but White House denies it made the threat
They aren't going to win this fight, say commentators
The "bell is tolling" for liberals after a tax cut compromise
Reform could make taxes simpler and lower, raise revenue, and even get bipartisan support
In a rant against Obama's tax cut compromise, Keith Olbermann hints at comparisons to Neville Chamberlain
After the midterms, say media outlets, the president must deal with emboldened GOP and frustrated, rebellious Democrats
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