I just wanted to take a minute or two to heap scorn on the Senators who voted to cut taxes for millionaires, but especially on those who claim allegiance to "fiscal responsibility."

The House and Senate are debating this week and will most likely vote on their respective budget resolutions. As per tradition, the minority party will offer their own budget resolution for a vote. In a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed today, Ranking House Budge Committee Member Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduces America to their spending blueprint, otherwise known as "The Republican Budget: Now with Numbers^TM."

As the FY 2010 budget cycle gets underway, casual readers and even some familiar with the budget process may find themselves looking for more detailed information on the budget process to better understand what's going on in Congress with respect to budgetmaking. Fortunately, for novices and budget aficionados alike, the House Rules Committee has posted myriad CRS reports on not only the budget process, but on the legislative process in general.

As the House gears up for tomorrow’s vote on cutting $40 billion in entitlement spending from the budget, the House leadership is less and less confident they will have enough votes to ram these cuts through. Following in the footsteps of Rep. Simmons (R-CT), who recently changed his position on the bill, a number of moderate GOP Representatives are considering voting against the bill as well. These include Reps. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Sweeney (R-NY), and Chris Shays (R-CT).