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Internal Revenue Stupidity
There is a theory out there that House Speaker John Boehner is very, very bad at his job. It exists because there is a lot of evidence to support it. One of the things I expected in the 113th Congress … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 501(c)4, 9/12, Americans for Prosperity, California, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Crossroads GPS, Darrell Issa, David Koch, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I.R.S., Internal Revenue Service, IRS, John Boehner, Karl Rove, Koch brothers, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Organizing for America, politics, Priorities USA, Republicans, Sheldon Adelson, Supreme Court, tax code, Tea Party
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The Golden Rule
I had spent a few days pondering what to publish for today. A piece on the inauguration would be a natural since the public ceremonies are being held today, but I have long held that I would like to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, Alaska, Art Pope, bigotry, Bob Etheridge, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Congress, David Koch, Democrats, Dick DeVos, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, gerrymandering, government spending, House, House of Representatives, inauguration, Koch brothers, Martin Luther King, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, Ohio, politics, racism, redistricting, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party
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Duck Hunting
I spent several days agonizing over whether to publish this article. When I started this website I made a commitment to publish the truth and stay away from rumor mongering. After doing more research I applied the duck test. If … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, ACH Federal, Area 203, Bermuda, C.R.E.W., Canada, Cary Brown, Cary V. Brown, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in washington, Citizens United, Costa Rica, Credit Payment Services, CREW, D.O.J., Department of Justice, DiscountAdvance.com, DOJ, Ellis Smith, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, FTC, gay marriage, gay rights, Georgia, Grenada, Melaine Smith, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, MyCashNow.com, Ohio, PAC, payday loans, PayDayMax.com, Pennsylvania, politics, radical right, Religious Right, Republican Union PAC, Republicans, right wing, Rossville Georgia, same-sex marriage, Sherry Huff, super PAC, Terenine, Virginia
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The Significance Of Apparent Inaction
Sometimes what on the surface appears to be nothing is actually of significance. Nowhere in our system of government is that truer than in the strange world of the Supreme Court.
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Tagged 113th Congress, Citizens United, embryonic stem cell research, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, Georgia, GeorgiaCarry.org, GeorgiaCarry.org v. Georgia, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, guns, money in elections, money in politics, Obama, P.A.C., PAC, politics, Sherley v. Sebelius, stem cell research, Supreme Court, The Real Truth About Abortion, The Real Truth About Abortion v. FEC, The Real Truth About Obama
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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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Certain, Uncertainty
To paraphrase Franklin D. Roosevelt, when it comes to the Supreme Court the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. That was never truer than in the aftermath of last week’s oral arguments about Obamacare. I’m in a brave mood … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elction, 2012 election, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Citizens United, Clarence Thomas, Commerce Clause, Congress, Cornhusker Kickback, Donald Verrilli, Elena Kagan, Fox News, health care, John Roberts, Obamacare, politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, severability, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Suprmeme Court, Tea Party
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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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Best Wishes Bev
Friday morning I did something that I knew I would have to do someday – I removed the endorsement of a candidate. Notice that I used the word removed, not rescinded, which would be very, very different. Wednesday the rumors … Continue reading
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Tagged Amendment 1, Bev Perdue, Citizens United, Climate Change, Democrats, Deptment of Education, evolution, gay marriage, gay rights, Global Warming, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina primary, Obama, politics, Republicans, same-sex marriage
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Way To Go Wisconsin!
If you are like most Americans when you turned the radio on in your car during the drive home or turned on the television as you settled in after supper on Tuesday you caught the news that Wisconsin progressives had … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, A.I.G., American International Group, bailout, Bush, Citizens United, conservative, Democrats, education, George W, jobs, maurice greenberg, Mike Huckabee, money in politics, Obama, Obamacare, Ohio, Pam Galloway, politics, progressive, Rebecca Kleefisch, recall, regressive, Republican, Rush Limbaugh, Scott Fitzgerlad, Scott Walker, Senate, Tammy Baldwin, Tea Party, Terry Moulton, unemployment, union, union busting, Van Wanggaard, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senate
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Rated R – Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Much has been made of late of Sheldon Adelson’s donations to the pro Newt Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future. Adelson is the C.E.O. of Las Vegas Sands Corporation. Like every American, Mr. Adelson is free to choose which candidates … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Bethlehem Pennsylvania, boycott, China, Citizens United, Democrat, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada, Las Vegas Sands Corp., Macao, Marina Bay Sands, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, Pennsylvania, politics, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Sands Macao, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, The Palazzo, The Plaza Macao, The Venetian, The Venetian Macao, Winning Our Future
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