As we usher in the new year and the first primary event of the election kicks off, Americans are concerned primarily with two intertwined issues: the economy and our debt. Rightfully, these issues were at the heart of our politics in 2011 and due to the numerous failures of our...

Last week, the Institute for Policy Studies released a report stating that 25 of the top paid 100 CEOs earned more in 2010 than their companies paid in federal taxes. These low taxes were in a large part due to the use of off shore subsidiaries in tax...

As our elected officials sprint headfirst towards a U.S. default carrying hyper-partisan banners, they have signed pledges to lobby groups, damned compromise, and vehemently refused legitimate proposals to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the deficit through increased taxes and decreased spending. While the No Labels call for...

As readers of my writings know, I am a deficit hawk, however, I am also a pragmatic defect hawk. I believe strongly in the recommendations of last year's bipartisan debt commission, mainly decreasing our spending and increasing taxes and overhauling our tax code to cut deductions therefore raising...

After a purely symbolic vote by House Republicans to not raise the debt limit in order to pay America's obligations by August 2, efforts to reach a compromise that will pass both the House and Senate to stem a potential catastrophe and find a sustainable path for the future are...

Nearly a year before the first primaries and days before a possible government shutdown if the debt ceiling is not raised, President Obama has officially kicked off the 2012 campaign season in the middle of heated budget debates that threaten the imminent shutdown of our entire government.

Both sides are...

Since it's been so long since my last comic, I thought I'd share this little picture I took at the laundromat.

As the debate over health care continues to rage on in an increasingly "28 Days Later" fashion, President Obama celebrated Justice Sotomayor's swearing in and later presented America's highest civilian award other than the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Governor Rick Perry came under fire this week for asking for federal assistance in fighting swine flu after threatening succession during the tea party protests. Here's what really happened this week...