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Whipping Boy

I started this week’s Monday morning as I often do.  One of the first things I did was read Paul Krugman’s op-ed in the New York Times.  This one was entitled, The Story of our Time.  As a fellow Keynesian … Continue reading

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Two Sides Of One Ocean

Tuesday night I was driving home and picked up the BBC broadcast on the radio.  The big story that hit me was that the House of Commons approved same-sex marriage in England and Wales.  I do almost exclusively American political … Continue reading

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The Endorsement Of Shelley Berkley

There are two overriding reasons to endorse Shelley Berkley for the United States Senate from Nevada: because she is Shelley Berkley and because she is not Dean Heller.  Nevadans are faced with the classic choice of a candidate that represents … Continue reading

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A Vote Against American Consumers

It started out all too ordinary.  Late Wednesday afternoon and I was going through my e-mail, something I do several times a day.  My inbox indicates that I had an e-mail from North Carolina Democratic Senator Kay Hagan.  I had … Continue reading

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A Tribute To Barney Frank

If you were giving out lifetime achievement awards to progressives Barney Frank’s name would be high on the list.  Monday the Massachusetts House member announced he would not seek reelection ending a Congressional career of over thirty years that included … Continue reading

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The Endorsement Of Elizabeth Warren

My regular readers know how I love to nail politicians with their own words.  Today we will look at the other side of that coin.  Much like they trumped up their phony “socialist” argument in 2008, the Republicans are setting … Continue reading

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Happy Birthdays

August 4th is a red letter day for me every year.  It is currently the birthday of the most important person in America, President Barack Obama, and always the birthday of the most important person in my life, my wife.  … Continue reading

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2nd Quarter Grades – 2011

Today is the last day of the second quarter of 2011.  On New Year’s Day I made a prediction of what the five biggest political stories of the year would be in 2011.  Let’s take a look at them and … Continue reading

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