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Soft Base
History does tend to repeat itself. A little analysis of Tuesday night’s primary results will illustrate that.
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Tagged 2008 election, 2010 election, 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Blue Dog, Christine O'Donnell, Congress, Connecticut, Connecticut primary, conservative, Delaware, Delaware primary, Democrats, econimic crisis, economy, health care, House, John McCain, Laureen Cummings, Matt Cartwright, Mitt Romney, New York, New York primary, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obamacare, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania primary, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rhode Island, Rhode Island primary, Sarah Palin, Senate, Tampa, Tea Party, Tim Holden, Willard Mitt Romney
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Still Simmering
There is an old saying, “Live by the sword, die by the sword”. It is actually a derivation of the proverb in Mathew 26:52. (Bet my readers never thought they would even hear me quote scripture.) This somewhat applies to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, Beau Biden, bigotry, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Joe Biden, money in politics, Orrin Hatch, politics, prejudice, racism, Republicans, right wing, Senate, Tea Party, Utah
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Second Class
North Carolinians started going to the polls on Thursday with the commencement of early voting in advance of the May 8th primary. Aside from what is now a meaningless Republican Presidential primary, the Democrats have to choose a gubernatorial candidate, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, ballot initiatives, conservative, gay marriage, gay rights, get out the vote, GOTV, grandparents' rights, greed, John Hood, marriage, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina primary, politics, progressive, Renee Ellmers, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, same-sex marriage, Tea Party, The John Locke Foundation
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Boot Vs. Bucks
Politically, three things struck me last week. Two of them were news items – one widely covered, the other was covered rather in passing. The third thing was the personal experiences I had interacting with voters.
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Tagged 2012 election, 2016 election, Democrats, Michigan, Mitt Romney, money in politics, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Obama, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania primary, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republicans, Rick Santorum, RSCC, Scott Walker, union busting, Virginia, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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Remember In November
Sometimes I think the biggest thing the Democrats have going for themselves is the Republican Party. Last weekend the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, reinforced that thought in an interview on Bloomberg TV.
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, abortion, Al Hunt, Bloomberg TV, Blunt Amendment, Bush Tax Cuts, Climate Change, Congress, Democrats, evolution, Fox News, Gallup/USA Today poll, Georgia, Georgia State Senate, House, HR 3, Hyde Amendment, Maine, Medicare, Michael Steele, Mississippi, Mitt Romney, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Obama, Olympia Snowe, Paul Ryan, Planned Parenthood, politics, Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, right wing, RNC, Rush Limbaugh, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Scott Walker, Senate, Tate Reeves, Tea Party, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senate, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Repeated Disinfection
Today I am writing about the United States Postal Service, or as most Americans prefer to refer to it, the Post Office. The reaction of most readers is probably, why? There is nothing new happening on that topic. That is … Continue reading
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Tagged 109th Congress, Bernie Sanders, California, Darrell Issa, Ed Schultz, George W. Bush, House, jobs, labor, MSNBC, organized labor, pension, politics, post office, post office closings, Postal Accountablility and Enhancement Act of 2006, Postal Reform Act of 2011, postal service, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Senate, U.S.P.S., unemployment, union busting, unions, United States Postal Service, Vermont, veterans, veterans benefits
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Apples And Oranges In The Other Guy’s Orchard
The best friends of a disinformation campaign are repetition and massive dissemination. No industry on earth has more of the resources needed to execute a disinformation campaign than the energy industry and they prove it every day.
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Tagged American Petroleum Institute, big oil, Canada, ConocoPhillips, Dimock Pennsylvania, energy, environment, environmental impact, ExxonMobil, fracing, fracking, gas, gas prices, gasoline, government regulation, health care, hyrodolic fracturing, Keystone XL, Keystone XL pipeline, Middle East, natural gas, North America, Obama, oil, oil futures, oil industry, oil production, oil sand, oil spills, Pennsylvania, politics, pollution, regulation, Saudi Arabia
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The Endorsement Of Alan Grayson
One speech doesn’t make a political career or a politician, but it can leave them indelibly etched in our minds. The prime example of that is President Barack Obama’s speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Even his … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 Democratic National Convention, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, Alan Grayson, bigotry, conservative, courage, Democrats, Do Harm Congress, Florida, George Will, gun control, guns, Harvard, Hate Crime Expansion Act, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, health care, homeschooling, House, Jeb Bush, John Kennedy, Lily Ledbetter, Obama, Obamacare, Orlando, politics, prejudice, progressive, racism, Republican, Republican Health Care Plan, right wing, Sanford Florida, Sarah Palin, Stand Your Ground, Tea Party, Teri Schiavo, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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A Sweeper And A Dreamer
It came as no big surprise to anyone paying attention when Mitt Romney swept the Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia primaries Tuesday night. Baring death or the greatest political collapse in modern history Mitt Romney will be the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976 election, 2012 election, Connecticut, Connecticut primary, Delaware, Delaware primary, District of Columbia, District of Columbia primary, economy, Evangelical Christians, gas prices, gasoline, Mars Pennsylvania, Maryland, Maryland primary, Medicare, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, New York, New York primary, Obama, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania primary, Pittsburg Steelers, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, politics, Republican, Rhode Island, Rhode Island primary, Rick Santorum, Ronald Reagan, Ryan Plan, Senate, swing voters, Tea Party, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, Wisconsin primary
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