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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 Question Of Sufficent Sanity
The longest list in Washington may well be the list of candidates for the craziest member of the 113th Congress. I will not attempt to publish a complete and comprehensive listing of them here; instead I will concentrate on two … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, AMMO Act, ammunition, Congress, extremeists, Frank Lucas, guns, Homeland Security, House, House of Representatives, James Inhofe, Obama, Oklahoma, politics, radical right, Republicans, right wing, Senate, Tea Party, The Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013
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Read A Book
The Sequester finally started to hit home this week and the N.I.M.B.Y. factor in the Right Wing “fiscal conservatives” came out. Their “conventional wisdom” was shattered by reality. They like to be portrayed as martyrs. In their minds government does … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, economics, economy, F.A.A., FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, fiscal conservatives, Head Start, House, House of Representatives, income redistribution, John Boehner, Joseph Stiglitz, Meals on Wheels, N.I.M.B.Y., NIMBY, P&G, P.A.T.C.O., PATCO, Paul Krugman, politics, Procter & Gamble, Republicans, right wing, Ronald Reagan, Senate, sequester, Tea Party, unemployed, union busting
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The Banishment Of James Inhofe
Like most banishments to Harry’s Hell this one has been long in the making. Republican Senator James Inhofe has been a nutcase for years. We can’t blame him on the Tea Party, he is that zany, but the very senior … Continue reading
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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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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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Could The End Be Nearing?
Early Monday afternoon the Daily Beast broke the news of an Office of Congressional Ethics investigation of Michele Bachmann. There have long been allegations of impropriety in her 2012 Presidential campaign and this appears to be the beginning of it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2012 Republican Primary, Congress, Daily Beast, House, House Ethics Committee, House of Representatives, hypocrisy, Iowa, Iowa Straw Poll, John Avlon, Kent Sorenson, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, money in elections, money in politics, office of Congressional Ethics, politics, right wing, Ron Paul
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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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