White House, Republicans Strike Tentative Deal To Raise Debt Ceiling – no Balance Budgets Amendment, No Tax Increase

Throw out the Balance Budget Amendment folks! ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports: ABC News has learned that Republicans and the White House have struck a tenative deal to raise the debt ceiling before the Aug. 2 deadline. It’s not done yet, but here is the framework of the tentative deal they have worked out, according to a [...]

Former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu found dead

Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead, an apparent suicide in the wealthy suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes. The 42-year-old Irabu was found at 4:25 p.m. PDT Wednesday, county sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Arriaga said. “He was found dead by an apparent suicide,” Arriaga said. Read more: Former Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu found [...]

The Tea Party Hobbit return to Middle earth, Bizzaros, and the Lord of TARP

How do I know work is getting done in Washington?  The Posturing attacks, and peculiar rhetoric and Metaphors prevail.  It is a sad way to gauge whether folks on the Hill are hard at work but it is a good an indicator as any.  One can always expect to see Senator Chuck Schumer taking smack [...]

Police Beat Homeless Fullerton Man Kelly Thomas To Death

The editor was horrified by this photo of a beaten homeless man.  There is an investigation in progress, but as a former mental health therapist, police often times are unaware how to handle mentally ill patients and see them as  resisting or combative.  Many police department have mental health response teams and have specific training [...]

Obama privately telling Banks: We Won’t Default

While officials from the Obama Administration raised their rhetoric over the weekend about the possibility of a debt default if the debt ceiling isn’t raised, they privately have been telling top executives at major U.S. banks that such an event won’t happen, FOX Business has learned. In a series of phone calls, administration officials have [...]