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An Attempt At Further Abdication
While the conservatives claim to be the defenders of the Constitution in practice it is the progressives who are. We may not play dress-up and wear three cornered hats, but when rhetoric gives way to reality it is the political … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Arizona, Bob Corker, Carl Levin, conservative, Constitution, Dick Durbin, executive branch, FAA patch, George W. Bush, Illinois, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Michigan, Obama, politico, politics, progressive, Senate Armed Services Committee, South Carolina, Tennessee, United States Constitution, war powers
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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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There Must Be A Path
Immigration reform is the most complex issue facing America today. That being said, our current system is not working and the sooner we address the issue in a meaningful way the better off we will be collectively. As with most … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, citizenship, comprehensive immigration reform, conservative, consumer demand, demand, House, House of Representatives, illegal immigration, illegals, immigration, immigration reform, jobs, labor, liberal, path to citizenship, pathway to citizenship, politics, right to work state, undocumented, unions, Wisconsin State Senate
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What’s The Buzz On Guns?
Tuesday night I attended a political meeting. The business was wrapped up pretty quickly and the group decided to take advantage of the situation by breaking into a freeform political discussion. At one point the question of what is happening … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, background check, Congress, conservative, Democrats, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, high capacity clips, mass shooting, media, politics, progressive, Republicans, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, shadow sales
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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
Posted in Harry's Hell
Tagged 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Alan West, Americans for Tax Reform, anchor babies, Arizona, Aurora Colorado, balanced budget, Balanced Budget Amendment, C.N.N., Climate Change, CNN, Colorado, Connecticut, conservative, Constitution, Dick Cheney, discrimination, Drill Baby Drill, embryonic stem cell research, employment discrimination, F.I.S.A., FBI, FISA, Fox Business News, Fox News Sunday, gerrymandering, Government regulations, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, House, House Natural Resources Committee, House of Representatives, HR 1503, immigration, job discrimination, John McCain, Louie Gohmert, mass shooting, Medicare, Medicare Part D, personhood, photo ID, Planned Parenthood, politics, radical right, redistricting, regulations, Republicans, Rick Perry, right wing, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Sandy Hook Elementary School, sex discrimination, sexual discrimination, Sharia Law, stem cell research, Tea Party, terror babies, Texas, the pledge, Tom Delay, trans-Alaskan pipeline, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, United States Constitution, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, voter ID, Voter suppression, Washington Post
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Rated R – Reynolds American
I’m certain the kneejerk reaction of conservatives who monitor my site is there goes another liberal pouncing on the tobacco industry. It is not their products, but how Reynolds American uses the profits they derive to harm America that motivated … Continue reading
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Tagged A.L.E.C., ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, American Snuff, Art Pope, Brown & Williamson, Camel, Camel Snus, Capri, conservative, Cougar, David Power, Dental Scotch, Dental Sweet, Doral, Garrett Scotch, Garrett Sweet, George W. Bush, Grizzly, Grover Norquist, H.B. Scott's, Hawken, Honest Scotch, John Bolton, Kodiak, Kool, Levi Garrett, Misty, Natural American Spirit, Niconovum, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Pall Mall, Peach Sweet, politics, R J Reynolds, Republicans, Salem, Sante Fe Natural Tobacco, Taylor's Pride, tobacco, tobacco industry, Tube Rose, U.N., UN, United Nations, University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Board of Governors, Winston, Zonnic
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The Worse Of Two Evils
There was a potentially significant news event that went dangerously underreported last week. I’m not talking about the events in Syria (what little the outside world knows of them at this point), the fiscal cliff posturing in Washington, nor am … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, caveat emptor, censorship, conservative, David Cameron, economy, England, fiscal cliff, Fox News, free market, Hawaii, liberal, media, media scandal, politics, Rupert Murdoch, Syria, The Economist, U.K., U.N., United Nations
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SPECIAL NOTICE – New Book Review
I have just added What’s The Matter With Kansas? By: Thomas Frank. Please look for it in the Book Review section and click on the link to read a brief review.
Posted in Book Review
Tagged abortion, book review, books, conservative, politics, Religious Right, right wing, taxes, Thomas Frank, What's The Matter With Kansas
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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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Second Class
North Carolinians started going to the polls on Thursday with the commencement of early voting in advance of the May 8th primary. Aside from what is now a meaningless Republican Presidential primary, the Democrats have to choose a gubernatorial candidate, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, ballot initiatives, conservative, gay marriage, gay rights, get out the vote, GOTV, grandparents' rights, greed, John Hood, marriage, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina primary, politics, progressive, Renee Ellmers, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, same-sex marriage, Tea Party, The John Locke Foundation
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