Douglas Goodman

Bio

Retired military and Quality Assurance / Warehouse Operations and Distribution Manager. Have enjoyed politics since the Kennedy/Nixon debates. Besides good political discussions, I've been involved in campaigns at all levels as well as having served on school, city, and county committees and boards. Been called weird because I enjoy reading government legislation and other government rules and regulations.
House of Non-Representatives Sees No Need to Work if No 'Crisis' Looms
By Douglas Goodman
There are about 65 days remaining in 2013. The House of Representatives is scheduled to be in session 19 of those days. According to Politico, Speaker John Boehner is considering reducing that number because there is no crisis facing lawmakers.…
Government Shutdown 2013: Why the Supreme Court Might Get Involved
By Douglas Goodman
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution assigns the responsibility to pay the debts of the United States to the Congress. Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution states "The validity of the public debt of the United…
Hassan Rouhani Opens the Door to Peace With Iran — Israel’s Netanyahu Slams It Shut
By Douglas Goodman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is so blinded by his contempt for Iran that he ignores the prime tenant of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the Jewish High Holy Days. The ten days between the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement are meant to…
2013 Debt Ceiling is Creating a Perfect Storm
By Douglas Goodman
The perfect storm, when all things come together and create a disaster. The last debt ceiling deal, sequester, Obamacare, NSA, partisanship, 2014, Syria ... Is this the perfect storm as we head into the debt ceiling debate? Members of Congress…
Why Did This Homeless Man Turn Down $100?
By Douglas Goodman
We’ve all heard the proverb about the difference between giving a man a fish or teaching him how to fish. Fast forward a few hundred years to 2013. “Give a man $100 and he can buy something. Give a man a laptop, JavaScript books, and two months of…
Congress Has Taken So Many Vacation Days, They May Have Actually Ruined the U.S. Economy
By Douglas Goodman
In 1964 the movie Seven Days In May was nominated for three Oscars. The movie was a disaster movie in the sense it revolved around a military overthrow of the president and a nuclear attack against the U.S. by the Soviet Union. Fast forward to 2013.…
Congress Might Actually Fix a Billion-Dollar Problem
By Douglas Goodman
Every year since 1997, as part of the Congressional budget debate, the subject of what to do with the cumulative decrease in Medicare and TriCare reimbursement rates to doctors is usually kicked down the road. I wrote about this problem, lovingly…
Department of Defense Could Save Billions With This Hidden Program
By Douglas Goodman
The secretary of defense and the joint chiefs of staff continue to cry wolf. The easy and most terrifying spending cuts — personnel, training, and maintenance — will have to be reduced to levels that put the ability to defend the nation at risk…
No One Seems to Care About This Major Threat to National Security
By Douglas Goodman
Because of the Edward Snowden case, government officials held a joint hearing on June 20. The purpose was to examine how Congress can improve the accountability and oversight of the the security clearance system.  Edward Snowden was granted a…
Will These 9 Bills Actually Help Make Government Work Again?
By Douglas Goodman
On July 18, the No Labels Problem Solvers took a giant step forward formally announcing a package of nine bills they will use to break the gridlock on Capitol Hill. Except for one, these bills are not controversial. They are designed to encourage…