Take a deep breath and watch what happens on yet another roller-coaster ride of Congressional suspense. It looks like we’ll survive today, but March 27?

The Congress has passed what is known as the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013, which will withhold the pay of all members of all members of congress if a budget resolution isn’t passed by April 15.

When 63% of GOP voters think they’re ‘out of touch’ and 1/3rd of GOP reps are afraid to do their job, it’s time to back slo-o-owly away from Debt Armageddon.

House Republicans could be divided into three groups: those who voted ‘yes’ and meant it, those who voted ‘no,’ and meant it, and those who voted ‘no,’ but meant ‘yes.’

In a case of extreme projection, disgraced former Speaker Newt Gingrich called the President a bully for not giving the Republicans everything they want.

Republicans think the US Government works like Todd Akin’s concept of a raped woman’s uterus: When threatened by increased spending, ‘the whole thing shuts down.’

Rep. Huelskamp was caught by Politico with a damning anti-Boehner document on his iPad and is now afraid he will face punishment.

An honest effort to negotiate lowering the deficit would not and should not include holding the debt ceiling hostage again.

This isn’t a partisan issue. One can’t blindly take a stand based on the political positions of those for or against wind turbines.

Should John Kerry be approved for the post of Secretary of State, the newly retired liberal Massachusetts Congressman, Barney Frank (D) has thrown his hat in the ring, at least temporarily.

Post fiscal cliff deal: If you’re collecting unemployment or extended unemployment, your earned benefits will continue unchanged.

After all, he and his millionaire buddies were assured by the GOP that their hefty earnings would be safe from Uncle Sam and would continue to enjoy low tax rates.

It seems that Christie received a phone called from the prickish, troll-like House majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA) late last night to inform him that the vote had been pulled by the speaker.

Rich people paying a little more in taxes while reaping all the benefits and owning half the government is JUST what America fought for … said no one with a working brain ever.

The tense and acrimonious fiscal cliff negotiations prove Prussian statesman Otto von Bismark’s old adage that ‘Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.’

The bill has been overshadowed lately by the increasing frenzy in getting the fiscal cliff measures passed.

The fact that Obama came right out of the gate after the fiscal cliff deal saying he plans to raise taxes on the wealthy – yet again – makes me proud of the guy

GOP caves on taxes. Well-played, Mr. President.

As the New Year approached and 2012 came to a close, so did the negotiations for a fiscal cliff deal … or so we thought.

Sensible people would realize they are being sandbagged, and would swallow their principles and pass the thing in the interest of national unity and legislative responsibility.