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Sticking Power
To say it was a bad week for the Obama White House is an understatement – Benghazi, the IRS and the AP, just to name the top three “scandals”. While the President will never have to run for elected office … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, A.P., AP, Associated Press, Benghazi, Democrats, Harry Truman, House, House of Representatives, hypocrisy, I.R.S., Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Joe Biden, Obama, Obamacare, politics, Republicans, scandal
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The Banishment Of Phil Gingrey
In 1979 the Charlie Daniels Band had a hit record entitled The Devil Went Down To Georgia. I certainly don’t pretend to be an expert on the devil’s itinerary, but looking at the Republican wannabes for the 2014 United States … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, 2014 election, AFLAC, ARMPAC, Balanced Budget Amendment, Bank of Elijay, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Democrats, F.A.A., FAA, FAA patch, Federal Aviation Administration, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, John Boehner, legitimate rape, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Mick Mulvaney, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, Mulvaney Amendment, N.L.R.B., National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Phil Gingrey, politics, Republicans, Richard Mourdock, Rush Limbaugh, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, sequester, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, Todd Akin, Tom Delay, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, war on women, women's health issues, women's rights
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A Good Night’s Sleep
Today is the special election in South Carolina’s First Congressional District to replace now Senator Tim Scott in the House of Representatives. It has gotten a lot of press because it has been a sexy news item. The storyline is … Continue reading
Better Off Without Max
One of the best pieces of news this week is that Democratic Senator Max Baucus of Montana announced he will retire at the end of this term and not seek reelection in 2014. No, I haven’t gone over to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Affordable Health Care Act, Brian Schweitzer, Bush Tax Cuts, conservative, David Camp, Democrats, environment, George W. Bush, Great Recession, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, health care, House, House of Representatives, Joe Manchin, Manchin-Toomey Amendment, Massachusetts, Max Baucus, Michigan, Montana, Obama, Obamacare, Oregon, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, public option, Republicans, Ron Wyden, Scott Brown, Senate, Senate Finance Committee, single payer, Ted Kennedy, West Virginia
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Mortgage Or Maui
As frustrating as it may be, sometimes it is necessary to discuss policy with Tea Party/Republicans within the misconceptions that are their viewpoints. One of their “common sense” arguments about the deficit is that you have to run the federal … Continue reading
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Tagged 1937, 2014 election, deficit, Democrats, economy, education, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, government spending, Great Depression, Great Recession, Hawaii, infrastructure, Maui, oil industry, politics, pump priming, Republicans, sequester, tax breaks, tax code, Tea Party, voter turnout
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Same Old Mitch
Old plays still work in sports and politics. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell knows that well. On fourth and inches everyone in the stadium knows that the quarterback sneak is coming but it almost invariably gets the first down. In … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2014 election, Alison Grimes, Ashley Judd, Karl Rove, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, Mother Jones, Obama, politics, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Senate, Watergate
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Female Deliverance
This is not the first time I have expressed my concern of whether the Democratic Party is Barack Obama’s Party. What I mean by that is do voters turnout to support Democrats or do they support Democrats in the process … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960 election, 2008 election, 2010 election, 2012 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, Amy Klobucher, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, John Kennedy, Kirsten Gillibrand, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, politics, Republicans, Senate, Simon & Schuster, war on women, women, women's issues
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Ashley’s Exit
Last week the news broke that Ashley Judd’s much anticipated run for the United States Senate in Kentucky was not going to happen. If the reporting of some very reputable journalists is to be believed I expect there was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2014 election, Ashley Judd, Democrats, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, politics, Republicans, Senate, Tea Party
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