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Monthly Archives: September 2011
The Endorsement Of Elizabeth Warren
My regular readers know how I love to nail politicians with their own words. Today we will look at the other side of that coin. Much like they trumped up their phony “socialist” argument in 2008, the Republicans are setting … Continue reading
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Tagged class warfare, consumer advocate, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democrats, Dodd-Frank Act, Elizabeth Warren, financial regulation, Forbes, George W. Bush, Harvard, John Bolton, Massachusetts, politics, progressive, regulations, Republicans, Scott Brown, Senate, socialism, T.A.R.P., taxes, Tea Party, U.N., United Nations, Wall Street
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Resolved, Maybe
If you are a little confused about how the pending government shutdown was averted you have a lot of company. In fact until sometime after 11 a.m. on Thursday morning funding to keep the government running through Tuesday October 4th … Continue reading
Raising Cain
Does anyone seriously think Herman Cain will be the Republican Presidential Nominee in 2012? Even inside the Cain family and campaign I hope the answer is no. Furthermore, does anyone see the eventual Republican Nominee picking Herman Cain as a … Continue reading
Ralph, Just Stop Now
This may be one of the most unpopular pieces I will ever write because today I am going to criticize one of the heroes of the liberal movement of 20th Century America. He is a man whose obituary has already … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2012 presidential campaign, Chicago, Congress, consumer advocate, consumer safety, Democrats, Eric Cantor, Green Party, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Obama, politics, progressives, Ralph Nader, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
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College Of Hypocrisy
On September 16th I published an article entitled Give Them An Inch whose subject matter was the Pennsylvania Republicans’ attempt to change the way Pennsylvania allocates its electoral votes. The Pennsylvania Republicans introduced legislation to allocate the electoral votes by … Continue reading
My Two Dogs Are More Responsible
This may be the only time I will draw inspiration for the title of a posting from Jon Huntsman but I have to give credit to the man who is destined to be one of the asterisks of the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, auto industry, Ben Nelson, Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, Department of Energy, disaster relief, energy, Eric Cantor, F.E.M.A., FY 2011, government shutdown, House, John Boehner, Jon Huntsman, natural disaster, Nebraska, Republicans, Senate, Super Committee, Tea Party
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Told You So
There are few times in my life that I wished I had been wrong but this is one of them. I predicted that Congress would never come to an agreement on a budget for FY 2012 in time for the … Continue reading
Between The Softball Game And The Party Game
For those of you who tuned into Fox News at 9 pm Eastern Time last night looking for a Presidential debate and thought a softball game was on your television, you were confused. Take heart, you were not alone.
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Tagged abortion, Afghanistan, cervical cancer, CNN, Department of Education, economy, education, Fair Tax, Florida, foreign policy, Fox News, Fox News Google Presidential Debate, Gary Johnson, Glenn Kessler, Herman Cain, HPV vaccine, immigration, India, Iraq, Israel, jobs, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, nuclear arms, nuclear weapons, Obama, Orando, Pakistan, politics, Presidential debate, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Rick Scott, Ron Paul, Social Security, Tampa, Tea Party, women's health issues
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Free Speech Isn’t Free
Which is more dangerous falsehoods or censorship? As an advocate of the First Amendment I will firmly say censorship. You can refute a falsehood, censorship silences you.
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Tagged C.D.C., censorship, Center for Disease Control, cirvical cancer, Constitution, Current TV, Democracy Now, First Amendment, Fox News, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, HPV vaccine, Michele Bachmann, Republicans, United States Constitution, women's health issues
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Paying For The Act
In a Rose Garden speech on Monday President Obama outlined his plan for paying for The American Jobs Act. It was filled with common sense fiscal moves that are overwhelmingly popular with the American people. Now all we have to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Afghanistan, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Charles Schumer, class warfare, deficit, economy, Fox News, health care, Iraq, jobs, John Boehner, Karl Rove, Lindsey Graham, Medicare, New York Times, Obama, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Schumer Amendment, Social Security, South Carolina, tax loopholes, taxes, The American Jobs Act, unemployment, Washington Post
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