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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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Representative Democracy Texas Style
On April 1st – the irony of April Fools’ Day hasn’t escaped me – Texas’ Republican Governor Rick Perry reiterated that Texas would not expand Medicaid under Obamacare. This was during a public appearance he made with Texas’ Republican United … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, background check, Congress, filibuster, Florida, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, health care, House, House of Representatives, James Inhofe, John Cornyn, Kaufman County Texas, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Medicaid, Mike Lee, Mike McLelland, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, Obamacare, Oklahoma, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Perry, Senate, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Utah, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre
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The Banishment Of Virginia Foxx
If you wanted a poster woman for a political crazy lady you would need look no further than North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District and their Republican Representative Virginia Foxx. The scary thing is that she not only looks the part; … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Affordable Health Care Act, anchor babies, auto bailout, auto industry, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chrysler, Civil Rights, Congress, Davis-Bacon Act, discrimination, education, for-profit education, gay rights, General Motors, George W. Bush, GM, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, health care, House, House of Representatives, immigration, jobs, Katrina, labor, Matthew Sheppard, Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act., McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, minimum wage, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Ricahrd Burr, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, student loans, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, unemployment, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia Foxx, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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New Congress, New Nuts
Joe Walsh and Alan West exited the hall of Congress with the expiration of the 112th Congress which they helped make the least productive, (and perhaps most destructive), ever. The 113th promises to present America with some new nuts in … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congess, 113th Congress, 114th congress, Affordable Health Care Act, Alan West, asault weapons ban, assault weapons, Bill Clinton, Branch Davidians, Christine O'Donnell, Congress, Delaware, Democrats, Florida, Fox News, Georgia, GeorgiaCarry.org, Greta Van Susteren, gun control, gun free zone, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Guns and Ammo, health care, House, House of Representatives, Illinois, impeachment, Joe Walsh, Obama, Obamacare, obstruction, On The Record with Greta Van Susteren, politics, Republicans, Saddam Hussein, Senate, Steve Stockman, Tea Party, Texas, Waco, Waco Texas
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Rated R – Cancer Treatment Centers Of America
On Christmas Day Amy Gardner wrote a story in the Washington Post that has not received sufficient follow-up. Today I am doing my part by putting the Cancer Treatment Centers of America on the Rated R list.
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Amy Gardner, Art Pope, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Charles Koch, David Koch, Dick Armey, F.T.C., Federal Trade Commission, Freedom Works, FTC, greed, health care, Illinois, Joe Walsh, Kingston Pike Development LLC, Koch brothers, Mayo Clinic, money in elections, money in politics, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Richard J. Stephenson, Richard Stephenson, Roswell Park, Sloan Kettering, Speciality Group Inc., Tea Party, Washington Post, William S. Rose III
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Rated R – Papa John’s
I am a staunch defender of the First Amendment which guarantees the freedom of speech and freedom of association. That amendment defends John “Papa John” Schnatter’s right to be incorrect, greedy and to associate with con men like Willard Romney. … Continue reading
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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Validated
The dominant story in the news this week is the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in the health care matter. I will not get into the legal matters in depth here because that cannot be handled well in a brief … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Chris Cillizza, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Clarence Thomas, Democrats, Elena Kagan, Franklin Roosevelt, health care, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, individual mandate, Jeffrey Toobin, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Jonathan Turley, Lyndon Johnson, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, progressive, Republicans, right wing, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, single payer, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Washington Post
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The Endorsement Of Marcy Kaptur
When this year started I told my readers that I would be endorsing candidates for the House of Representatives. At that time I stated that the House endorsements might come out a little slowly due to the uncertainty redistricting brought … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Affordable Health Care Act, Bernie Sanders, Citizens United, Congress, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Constitution, Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, Drill Baby Drill, Glass-Steagall Act, Great Lakes, Health and Human Services, health care, House, jobs, Joe the Plumber, Kathleen Sebelius, Marcy Kaptur, Medicare, Obamacare, Ohio, politics, progressive, Republican, Samuel Wurzelbacher, Social Security, Supreme Court, unemployment, union, Vermont, Wall Street
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The Endorsement Of Amy Klobucher
An interesting question to ask is: who is the hardest working member of the United States Senate. If the time period you were covering was January 3, 2009 to July 7, 2009 the answer would be easy: Minnesota’s senior Senator … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Affordable Health Care Act, Al Franken, Amy Klobucher, children's issues, conservative, Constitution, Democrat, Democratic-Farmers-Labor Party, Department of Agriculture, DFL, energy, gay rights, House, Jesse ventura, jobs, LGBT rights, Maine, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Missouri, Native American issues, Norm Coleman, Obamacare, politics, progressive, Republican, Roy Blunt, Senate, small business, Social Security, Susan Collins, tourism, United States Constitution, University of Chicago, veterans, women's rights, Yale
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