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Endangered Species
Has the Republican Party gone so far to the right that Republicans are an endangered species in the Northeast? The answer appears to be yes. We had another example of that last week when Rhode Island’s independent Governor Lincoln Chafee, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, 2013 election, Alaska, Angus King, Arlen Specter, Bernie Sanders, Chris Christie, Connecticut, conservative, Delaware, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, gun legislation, gun regulation, I.R.S., Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jim Jeffords, Joe Miller, Kelly Ayotte, liberal, Lincoln Chafee, Lisa Murkowski, Maine, Manchin-Toomey Amendment, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Obama, Obamacare, Olympia Snowe, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, Republicans, Rhode Island, Sandy, Scott Brown, Senate, Superstorm Sandy, Susan Collins, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Vermont
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What If Plan B?
The other day I was thinking about what really holds the Tea Party/Republican coalition together. The conventional political wisdom is that they need each other. The true Republicans standing alone are simply too few and too regional to have any … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960 election, 2008 election, 2012 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut, Dan Malloy, Democrats, George W. Bush, H.U.D., Hillary Clinton, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Mario Cuomo, Martin O'Malley, Maryland, Mitt Romney, New York, Obama, politics, Republicans, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Tea Party, Willard Mitt Romney
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An Expansion Of The Disinformation Machine
In the last few days both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have reported that the Koch brothers are seriously interested in buying the eight newspapers owned by the Tribune Company. When two such diverse newspapers report … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Sun, Boston Marathon, California, Charles Koch, Chicago Tribune, Connecticut, Constitution, consumer protection, Daily Press, Danile Patrick Moynihan, David Koch, Electoral College, First Amendment, Florida, Forbes 400, Fox News, freedom of the press, freedonm of speech, gerrymandering, government regulation, Hartford Current, Illinois, journalism, Koch brothers, Los Angeles Times, Maryland, Morning Call, New York Post, New York Times, newspapers, Orlando Sentinel, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, right wing, Rupert Murdoch, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, taxes, Tea Party, Tribune Comapny, United States Constitution, Virginia, Wall Street Journal, Westboro Baptist Church
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The Banishment Of Louie Gohmert
This was a long time coming. It would be easy to dismiss Louie Gohmert as just another loony Tea Party/Republican, except that as a member of the House of Representatives he actually gets to vote on and propose legislation – … Continue reading
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Hiding In The Background
Of the various proposals for gun regulations the one that has the broadest support and best chance of passing both chambers of Congress is a universal background check. Some polls have it with as high as 92% support. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, background check, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, F.B.I., FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida, Georgia, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, no-fly list, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, politics, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, T.S.A., Tennessee, Texas, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Guns, 113 And 2016
Like most Americans, in the immediate aftermath of the tragic shootings in Connecticut that left 20 babies dead I wondered if this wasn’t the unfortunate incident that would mobilize the vast majority of Americans in favor of reasonable gun regulation. … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, 2016 election, Alex Jones, Andrew Cuomo, Ben Shapiro, CNN, Congress, Connecticut, globalism, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Hitler, Joe Biden, Mao, mass shooting, National Rifle Associaition, New World Order, New York, NRA, Obama, Osama bin Laden, Piers Morgan, politics, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Rupert Murdoch, Stalin
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Guns And Personal Responsibility
Part of the Republican – especially in their Tea Party wing –mantra is that people need to take personal responsibility. That is a major part of their rational in opposing the entire gamut of the social safety net including unemployment … Continue reading
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Tagged business ethics, Congress, Connecticut, Constitution, ethics, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, mass shooting, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New York, Newtown Connecticut, NRA, Obama, personal responsibility, politics, Republicans, social safety net, Tea Party, unemployment benefits, United States Constitution, Wayne LaPierre, Webster New York
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