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Family Fued In Richmond
On November 5, 2013 Virginia will elect its next Governor. The day that will have had the most significance impact on the outcome may well have been November 28, 2012. The problem is none of us have enough information to … Continue reading
The Banishment Of Ken Cuccinelli
If you are not a political junkie it is very possible the name Ken Cuccinelli does not ring a bell. He is not yet high profile but he will be very soon. That is not to say that he isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Harry's Hell
Tagged 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, abortion, abstinence only, Arizona, Bob McDonnell, Cheri Jacobus, Civil Rights, Climate Change, environment, Florida, gay rights, Georgia, gun control, guns, Hawaii, immigration, immigration reform, Indiana, Kansas, Michael Mann, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Obamacare, Papers Please, politics, right wing, Tennessee, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, University of Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Senate, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, WMAL, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Premature Coronation
Another in the seemingly endless premature coronations is taking place in American politics – Chris Christie is being proclaimed as the 2016 Republican Presidential nominee. Even more people jumped onto the bandwagon Monday when Christie filed papers to be … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2013 New Jersey Govenor's Race, 2016 election, 2106 Republican Presidential primary, Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Democrats, Donald Trump, Herman Cain, Marco Rubio, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Newt Gingrich, Paul Ryan, politics, Quinipiac, Quinipiac poll, Quinipiac University, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Sandy, Sarah Palin, Saturday Night Live, Superstorm Sandy, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Willard Mitt Romney
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Cliff Diving With A Bungee Cord
There is much talk of the American economy falling of a fiscal cliff. I predict it will jump off but it will have a bungee cord attached to it. The politics in Washington is such that it will be extremely … Continue reading
Gap Spawned By Greed
America just experienced one of its unique quasi-holidays, Black Friday. It reminded us of the great inequity that exists in this country. A very few at the top manipulated the masses of have nots- who in most cases don’t even … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Alan Grayson, anti-union, benefits, Black Friday, consumer demand, Demos, Forbes, Forbes 400, greed, illegal labor practices, labor, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, politics, retail, S. Robson Walton, Sam Walton, small business, union busting, unions, wage inequality, wages, Wal Mart, Walton fortune, Wal_Mart, wealth distribution, wealth gap
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The Kitchen Table
If you haven’t figured it out already I will tell you outright that I am concerned about the 2014 election. The Democratic enthusiasm gap of 2012 proved to be fiction but I can guarantee one in 2014. The Democratic base … Continue reading
The Enemy Of My Enemy
There is a well known proverb that states, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”. While the origin, (Arabic or Chinese), is in dispute the wisdom is not. The Republican establishment will never publically admit it but their biggest … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2008 election, 2010 election, 2014 election, bigotry, Christine O'Donnell, Claire McCaskill, Democrats, Georgia, Indiana, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, mid-term elections, Missouri, New Jersey, politics, racism, Republicans, Richard Mourdock, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, Sharon Angle, South Carolina, taxes, Tea Party, Tennessee, Todd Akin, voter turnout
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2014 And The Upper Chamber
Well it is Black Friday and those of us who are not napping are out shopping. Congress is in recess so it is another good day to look into that nearly opaque crystal ball and try to make some early … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 114th congress, 2008 election, 2014 election, Al Franken, Alaska, Arkansas, Christine O'Donnell, Colorado Republican Party, Democrats, Dr. Susan Rice, Elizabeth Dole, Jay Rockefeller, John Kerry, Kay Hagan, Louisiana, Mark Begich, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Mary Landrieu, Massachusetts, Max Baucus, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, politics, Republicans, Scott Brown, South Dakota, Susan Rice, Tea Party, Ted Stevens, Tim Johnson, Todd Akin, Tom Udall, U.N., United Nations, Virginia, Voter suppression, West Virginia
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Thanksgiving 2012
Today is Thanksgiving. It is a day to spend with family, even if that includes your misinformed, loudmouth, conservative uncle who suffers from a case of the Foxpox. Being an old basketball coach I recognize that the sport of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Alan West, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Congress, Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, Democratic national Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democrats, DNC, DSCC, economy, Florida, gay marriage, House, Illinois, immigration, immigration reform, Joe Walsh, liberal, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, money in politics, MSNBC, Obama, Obamacare, Ohio, Patty Murray, progressive, Republicans, same-sex marriage, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Social Security, Supreme Court, Tea Party, unemployment, Washington
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Believe It Or Not: Defending John Boehner
There are two kinds of Republicans in the House of Representatives these days: the economically ignorant and the obstinately economically ignorant. The later presents the problem. The former group – of which Speaker John Boehner is a member – is … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, Arthur Laffer, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, economy, filibuster, fiscal cliff, House, House Budget Committee, income tax, John Boehner, Kentucky, Laffer curve, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Ohio, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Senate, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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