The Daily News Byte

Republicans and Democrats fight about Obamacare

                Ever since the release of the CBO's budget outlook, Republicans and Democrats have been cherry picking whatever they can spin to make themselves look good. Republicans are picking up on the reduction in labor force participation while Democrats are focusing on people's freedom from employer based health insurance.

CBO Jobs Report

                This is the actual CBO budget outlook report. Since both parties are trying to spin it in their own favor, the best thing to do is actually read the report.

Boehner hit from the right on Immigration

                Immigration reform is coming up against constant opposition. In Speaker Boehner's most recent bid, The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action were deeply involved in stopping any sort of reform. Conservative groups do not believe anything can be accomplished at this point in time because there is little trust in the President.

Heritage advises putting immigration reform on hold

                With President Obama not enforcing the current immigration laws, the Heritage Foundation is asking why the people should trust him to make real reforms. It's pointless for the House to come together and try to make changes when the Executive won't enforce the existing laws.

NSA reducing amount of monitored calls

                According to numerous reports, the NSA is only able to track around  one third of all US calls. This number is drastically reduced due in large part to the shift from landline phones to cell phones. The President has tasked the NSA to make some adjustments to their data gathering program to help protect civil liberties by not allowing the NSA to store records. The ACLU, however, isn't reassured by these measures.  And in all honesty, can we really trust these people? You know, the ones who lied to congress.

Next logical step for CVS: Ban Soda

                CVS recently announced that it will no longer sell tobacco products.  Because CVS sees itself more as a pharmacy and are more concerned with health, they see it contradictory to provide  medicine and tobacco. Now, according to an opinion piece in the Boston Globe, the next logical step is to attack sugar. This means banning soda, candy, energy drinks and more. I'm sure local businesses are loving this decision.

President Obama doubles down on Executive authority

                President Obama made the claim again that whenever he can use his executive authority on economic issues, he will. According to the President, stagnant wages for the middle class and increasing profits for the rich are not acceptable in the American economy. He promises to do everything within his power to build an economy that is fair and provides more opportunity.  I guess for Obama his title isn't just Commander in Chief, it's also Economic Advisor in Chief.