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Encore Data Products Announces Expansion Of Sales Team To Boost Customer Engagement And ServiceOpinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• Republicans already wield the gavel in the House. Soon, the Senate will also be led by the GOP. And with incoming President-elect Donald Trump and six of nine justices on the Supreme Court selected by GOP presidents, by Inauguration Day the federal government will be under full Republican control. But full control might not necessarily mean in control, as recently evidenced by brinkmanship budget negotiations between Capitol Hill and Mar-a-Lago (the current White House occupant, President Joe Biden, played a minor role in the melodrama that almost led to a meltdown). While the government did not shut down, Democrats were depended on for the third and final vote, taken just hours before the deadline, demonstrating the differences between governing and campaigning — something that veteran leaders like Trump, House Majority Leader Mike Johnson, and incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune should already know. But knowledge and wisdom are distinct. And Trump’s instinct for chaos instead of cohesion soon took precedence over presidential leadership. He scuttled earlier versions of the bill by trashing it on Truth Social, which he owns, and allowing Elon Musk, whose early emergence as the most prominent presidential influencer is already problematic, to trash it (often with immediately identifiable inaccuracies) on X, the social network he owns. A president-elect taking such a leading role in a congressional debate before taking office is clearly “unusual,” said Kathryn Pearson , a University of Minnesota associate professor of political science. Regarding Musk, “What’s happening now is unprecedented and alarming, because of course Musk was not elected by the voters.” The intervention did not serve Trump, Congress or, most profoundly, the country. And the worst may be yet to come. “A faction within the Republican Party is going to make governing difficult for a Republican speaker, even in the context of unified party control,” said Pearson. “It’s going to be particularly challenging on budget issues; tax cuts will be easier for Republicans than passing appropriation bills, continuing resolutions and increasing the debt limit.” And yet the very same tax cuts are likely to deepen the deficit and hasten the need to raise the debt ceiling yet again, something that about three dozen Republican representatives refused to do despite Trump’s popularity and public prodding. Don’t look for Democrats to rescue Republicans again. Which means that Johnson’s already tenuous, albeit tenacious, hold on the House may not last. Previous Speakers Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan and John Boehner were similarly squeezed, Pearson said, adding that while “the Republican Party is Trump’s party to a much greater extent than it was the first time he was elected,” that “still doesn’t mean that they were willing to vote with a bipartisan coalition to pass a continuing resolution.” Accordingly, what’s needed politically and fiscally isn’t just a continuing resolution but resolve to arrive at a permanent solution. One was proposed in the previous Congress: Establishing a bipartisan, bicameral commission on fiscal reform and responsibility. Unfortunately, the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 languished in the House, just as the Fiscal Stability Act of 2023 did in the Senate. Both were based on previous successful models, including the mid-1980s Greenspan Commission tasked to stabilize Social Security, the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission in 2005 to right-size resources in the Defense Department, and even the ill-fated but well-intentioned National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reforms, known as Simpson-Bowles, in 2010. Congress may not be ready. But the people they represent just might be, according to a recently released poll from the nonpartisan Peterson Foundation , whose mission is “to increase public awareness of the nature and urgency of the key fiscal challenges threatening America’s future and to accelerate action on them.” Using both a Republican and Democratic polling firm, the foundation found that 55% of voters “oppose extending expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) if it would add to the debt.” That majority jumps to 64% after respondents heard that “borrowing for tax cuts could contribute to higher inflation.” Other poll data demonstrate more public resolve than is commonly considered, including 92% of Republicans and 86% of Democrats urging Trump and Congress “to begin addressing the $36 trillion and rising national debt in the first 100 days of the new administration.” For his part, Trump seemed more focused on the current administration, writing amid the wrangling that “If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now, under the Biden administration, not after January 20th, under ‘TRUMP.’ This is a Biden problem to solve, but if Republicans can help solve it, they will!” Actually, and ultimately, the debt, which was created under Democratic and Republican governance, is an American problem to solve. And while Democrats can and should play a constructive role, Republicans will soon have a complete governing majority. In other words, the gavel — which is shaped like a hammer, a tool that can be used to build or destroy. Now is the time to use that gavel to end the fiscal and political destruction and instead build an enduring solution to America’s unsustainable debt.
Tweet Facebook Mail Sports and fitness enthusiasts have the chance to snap up a bargain purchase as millions of dollars worth of recreational equipment heads to auction in three Australian cities. One of the country's leading suppliers of sporting hardware, T&R Sports, has entered liquidation, sparking a massive auction event. Lloyds Auctions is handling the liquidation of the company's entire inventory, which includes high quality sporting goods, leisure equipment and gym supplies. READ MORE: UK lawyer fifth death linked to suspected methanol poisonings in Laos One of the electric bikes up for auction. (Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers) (Supplied) There are more than 10,000 lots that need to be cleared in less than 30 days. All items are unreserved and starting from just $1, with items spread across three giant warehouses in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Lloyds Auctions says they are bargains to be had over the next weeks. "This is the shortest time frame Lloyds have ever had to liquidate this amount of goods so buyers can expect up to 80 per cent off Recommended Retail Price RRP," said chief operating officer Lee Hames. All items are brand new or display showroom models. READ MORE: Man charged over alleged violent kidnapping in Sydney The recreational goods include pool tables such as this one. (Lloyds Auctioneers and Valuers) (Supplied) They include air hockey tables, ping pong tables, electric scooters, electric bikes, trampolines, exercise equipment, furniture and Pilates reformers. "With the festive season just around the corner, this event provides Australians with a rare opportunity to capitalise on incredible deals while helping to clear these massive inventories," said Hames. "The short 30-day sale window and all items starting at $1 with no reserves ensures that all inventory is cleared ahead of Christmas." The first auctions will begin closing from next Tuesday and they will continue to close through to next month. All auctions are pick up only. Collection is the responsibility of the purchaser. For further information, visit Lloyds Auction .Opinion: Fareed Zakaria: Why DOGE is an essential and important idea
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NoneNEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist and trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age discrimination by reentering the industry as a widow, has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities in Bucks County found Haddon, 76, dead in a second-floor bedroom Friday morning after emergency dispatchers were notified about a person unconscious at the Solebury Township home. A 76-year-old man police later identified as Walter J. Blucas of Erie was hospitalized in critical condition. Responders detected a high level of carbon monoxide in the property and township police said Saturday that investigators determined that “a faulty flue and exhaust pipe on a gas heating system caused the carbon monoxide leak.” Two medics were taken to a hospital for carbon monoxide exposure and a police officer was treated at the scene. As a model, Haddon appeared on the covers of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Esquire in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1973 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She also appeared in about two dozen films from the 1970s to 1990s, according to IMDb.com , including 1994’s “Bullets Over Broadway,” starring John Cusack. Haddon left modeling after giving birth to her daughter, Ryan, in the mid-1970s, but then had to reenter the workforce after her husband's 1991 death. This time she found the modeling industry far less friendly: “They said to me, ‘At 38, you’re not viable,’” Haddon told The New York Times in 2003. Working a menial job at an advertising agency, Haddon began reaching out to cosmetic companies, telling them there was a growing market to sell beauty products to aging baby boomers. She eventually landed a contract with Clairol, followed by Estée Lauder and then L’Oreal, for which she promoted the company's anti-aging products for more than a decade. She also hosted beauty segments for CBS’s “The Early Show.” "I kept modeling, but in a different way," she told The Times, “I became a spokesperson for my age.” In 2008, Haddon founded WomenOne, an organization aimed at advancing educational opportunities for girls and women in marginalized communities, including Rwanda, Haiti and Jordan.' Haddon was born in Toronto and began modeling as a teenager to pay for ballet classes — she began her career with the Canadian ballet company Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, according to her website . Haddon's daughter, Ryan, said in a social media post that her mother was “everyone’s greatest champion. An inspiration to many.” “A pure heart. A rich inner life. Touching so many lives. A life well lived. Rest in Light, Mom,” she said.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — David Green scored 20 points as Rhode Island beat Detroit Mercy 81-75 on Wednesday. Green also contributed eight rebounds for the Rams (6-0). Cam Estevez scored 15 points, shooting 5 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jamarques Lawrence shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. The Rams picked up their sixth straight victory. Orlando Lovejoy finished with 28 points, seven assists and two steals for the Titans (3-5). Legend Geeter added 11 points, six rebounds and four steals for Detroit Mercy. Jared Lary also had 10 points and six rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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