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Sequester Stupidity
The Sequester was born of a forced compromise to placate the Tea Party faction within the Republican House caucus. That is simply historical fact that no amount of revisionist history will change and this space does not allow another explanation … Continue reading
Moneyball
It is a classic good news/bad news situation in the news. This week is opening week for the national pastime and my favorite sport – baseball. Next week Congress returns from one of its many vacations. Baseball will provide hours … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, Arnold Schwarzenegger, B.A.T.F., BATF, budget, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Chuck Hagel, Congress, continuing resolution, Danny DeVito, Department of Justice, E.P.A., Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, House, House of Representatives, jobs, Justice Department, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, Tampa Bay Rays, Tea Party, Treasury, White House
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Let The Insanity Continue
Last week the circus, a/k/a CPAC, was in Washington; well, National Harbor, Maryland to be specific. CPAC’s annual gathering is supposed to be the thinking seminar for the conservative base of the Republican Party. After the results of the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr, Ashley Judd, bigotry, Bowie Kuhn, budget, budget deficit, C.I.A., CIA, CIA Director, CPAC, CPAC 2013, deficit, Democrats, Donald Trump, education, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, House, House Budget CommitteeKentucky, immigration, Jeb Bush, Jerry Springer Show, John Brennan, Kentucky, Lullaby, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, national debt, National Harbor Maryland, New Jersey, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Rafael Edward Cruz, Rand Paul, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rush Holt, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Sarah Palin, Senate, Shawn Mullins, social mobility, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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Are You Serious?
Taking a cursory glance at the Ryan Plan 3.0 I am reminded of the first retort my youngest grandchild learned, “Are you serious?” It was cute, we all laughed and Olivia repeated it a time or two to get more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Coprorate Income tax, defecit, Food Stamps, House, House Budget Committee, income tax, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Michigan, national debt, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Rick Snyder, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, sequester, social safety net, Social Security, student loans, tax breaks, tax loopholes, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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A Challenge Issued
I’m a self-confessed political junkie; as such I almost never miss a State of the Union address. I have to admit to some degree enjoying the pomp and circumstance however I am beyond being overwhelmed by it. The several days … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 99%, budget, Congress, defecit, Defense Budget, Democrats, Desiline Victor, economy, executive order, Florida, Illinois, jobs, Obama, politics, Republicans, Rick Scott, social safety net, State of The Union, Tammy Duckworth, taxes
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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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Hidden In The Apparent Insanity
I have long felt that the thinnest line is the one between insanity and genius. Remember genius can be diabolical. The radical right of the Tea Party/Republican coalition is so obsessed with their dangerous agenda that they will use every … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, budget, coal, Congress, disaster relief, Eric Cantor, federal budget, Grover Norquist, House, House of Representatives, Hurricane Irene, Mick Mulvaney, money in elections, money in politics, natural disaster, New Jersey, New York, oil, oil industry, petroleum industry, politics, Republicans, Sandy, South Carolina, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, union busting, unions, Virginia
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Give Them What They Deserve
Perhaps the best news about the fiscal cliff negotiations is that they are taking place under a news blackout. That means that something substantial may actually be getting done and both sides have no need to posture in public. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Democrats, economy, fiscal cliff, health care, income tax, jobs, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, retirement age, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, taxes, unemployment
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