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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Starvation As Motivation
Last week Republican Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield introduced SB 0132 in the Tennessee State legislature. His bill proposes to cut Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) by 30% if a child in the family isn’t performing at a satisfactory … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, AIDS, beastiality, education, gay rights, gays, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, homosexuality, politics, racism, radical right, Rick Santorum, right wing, SB o132, social safety net, Stacey Campfield, T.A.N.F., TANF, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Tennessee, Tennessee legislature, Tennessee State Senate
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Poetic Justice And Hopefully Deja Vu
Last week Friday Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia announced he would not seek reelection in 2014. If I cried that day this announcement was certainly not the motivation! Chambliss came to the Senate as a result of what many … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002 election, 2010 election, 2012 election, 2014 election, 9/11, Alan West, Bronze Star, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Democrats, Erick Erickson, Florida, Georgia, Herman Cain, Max Cleland, Missouri, Nevada, Newt Gingrich, Osama bin Laden, Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey, politics, Red State.com, Republicans, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, Sharon Angle, Silver Star, Tea Party, Todd Akin, Tom Price, Viet Nam
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SPECIAL NOTICE – Book Review
I have just added The Price Of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz to the Book Review section. Please click on the title in that section for a brief review.
Executive Order Vs. Hold
With the failure of any meaningful filibuster reform in the Senate and the reelection of Reince Priebus as Chairman of the Republican National Committee signaling that any changes in Republican strategy, (with the possible exception of immigration reform), will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, Bobby Jindal, Charlotte, executive order, filibuster, hold, immigration, immigration reform, Louisiana, Michael Steele, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Project Redmap, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, RNC, Scott Walker, Senate, Tea Party, Washington, Washington DC, White House, Wisconsin
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Still Crazy After All These Years
Perhaps the gently falling snow on this Friday afternoon in the Raleigh area will calm me a bit as I review the some of the most recent activities of the Republican Party. I am taking the liberty of predicting the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Cathrynn Brown, Charlotte, Department of Defense, Electoral College, electoral votes, Florida, House, House of Representatives, Illinois, Iraq, legitimate rape, Maine, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Mexico House of Representatives, North Carolina, Obama, Ohio, Omaha, Paul Simon, Pennsylvania, politics, rape, Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, RNC, Senate, Tammy Duckworth, Virginia, Virginia State Senate, war on women, Wisconsin, women in combat, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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New Punt Formation
The dilemma facing the Republican/Tea Party coalition in the House of Representatives was how to extricate themselves from an untenable position they had placed themselves into without looking like they gave into President Obama. The solution was a variation of … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 27th Amendment, budget, Congress, Constitution, debt ceiling, economy, federal budget, filibuster, House, House of Representatives, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, Tea Party, United States Constitution
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What The Hell, Harry?
Last evening the Senate adopted its new rules in what was technically still its first day of the 113th Congress. The long awaited reform to the filibuster never happened. My question and that of many progressives is, “Senator Reid, what … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Climate Change, Congress, Democrats, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, Harry Reid, immigration, immigration reform, Jeff Merkley, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, Nevada, New Mexico, Obama, Oregon, politics, Republicans, Senate, Tea Party, Tom Udall
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Laceny By Legislation
Just over 40 years ago a rather infamous basketball game was played in Munich, Germany it appears to be a template for modern Tea Party/Republican strategy. It was the gold medal game of the 1972 Summer Olympics, with three seconds … Continue reading
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Tagged 1972 Olympics, 2009 Wake County School Board Election, 2011 Wake County School Board Election, abortion, Art Pope, Charles Koch, charter schools, David Koch, education, Electoral College, electoral votes, Germany, Heather Losurdo, Kevin Hill, Koch brothers, labor, Munich, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State, Olympics, politics, private schools, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S.S.R., USSR, Voter suppression, Wake County, Wake County Commision, Wake County School Board, Wake County School Board Election, women's health issues
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An Unmentioned Issue
Sunday morning I was perusing the Washington Post and came upon an Associated Press story that reminded me of an issue within our current national gun regulation debate that has received almost no attention. Hopefully this aspect will no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged AP, Associated Press, gun control, gun education, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun safety, gun violence, guns, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Indiana, Joe Biden, Medina Ohio, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, North Carolina, NRA, Ohio, politics, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Washington Post
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