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Still Crazy After All These Years
Perhaps the gently falling snow on this Friday afternoon in the Raleigh area will calm me a bit as I review the some of the most recent activities of the Republican Party. I am taking the liberty of predicting the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Cathrynn Brown, Charlotte, Department of Defense, Electoral College, electoral votes, Florida, House, House of Representatives, Illinois, Iraq, legitimate rape, Maine, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Mexico House of Representatives, North Carolina, Obama, Ohio, Omaha, Paul Simon, Pennsylvania, politics, rape, Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, RNC, Senate, Tammy Duckworth, Virginia, Virginia State Senate, war on women, Wisconsin, women in combat, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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If A Than B
Monday President Obama put forth the name of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. What interested me was why and what does that tell us. Hagel, the former Republican Senator from Nebraska, had been rumored to be in line for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabinet, Chuck Hagel, defecit, Defense Budget, defense contractors, Defense Spending, Democrats, Department of Defense, fiscal policy, gay rights, House Budget Committee, Israel, military bases, military budget, military spending, military-industrial complex, natioanl debt, national security, Nebraska, Obama, politics, Republicans, Secretary of Defense, security, security budget, security spending, social safety net, Tea Party, terrorism
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W III
The more the Republican presidential race unfolds one striking set of observations continue to haunt me. Despite his name never being uttered, the leading candidates seem to be advocating a third George W. Bush term. They are in complete denial … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, abortion, Alabama, Arizona, Attorney General, Bill Haslam, Bob McDonnell, child labor, child labor laws, Chris Christie, D.A.D.T., Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Dodd-Frank, Drill Baby Drill, Florida, George W. Bush, Government regulations, Health and Human Services, HHS, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Indiana, Jan Brewer, John Bolton, John Kasich, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, minimum wage, Mitch Daniels, money in politics, New Jersey, Office of Management and Budget, Ohio, OMB, Paul LePage, politics, recall, regulations, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Robert Bentley, Ronald Reagan, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, State Department, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, Treasury, U.N., union busting, unions, United Nations, VA, Veteran's Administration, Virginia, Wisconsin, women's rights
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The Party That Stole The Holidays
The debt ceiling has passed the House 269 -161. The Senate is scheduled to vote on it at noon today and it is assumed to be a foregone conclusion that it will pass – now what? Let’s look at what … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Afghanistan, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, debt ceiling, default, Democrats, Department of Defense, FY 2011, FY 2012, Gabrielle Gifford, Gabrielle Giffords, Grover Norquist, Homeland Security, House, Iraq, jobs, Mark Meckler, Medicaid, Medicare, Nancy Pelosi, National Nuclear Security Administration, Obama, Pell Grants, Republicans, Senate, Social Security, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party, Tea Party Patriots, unemployment, Veteran's Administration
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The Difference Is Clear
Wednesday afternoon in his speech on the defecit President Obama made the difference between Democrats and Republicans abundantly clear. His plan had a goal of reducing the defecit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years and was based in … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Afghanistan, defecit, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Democrats, Department of Defense, Dick Cheney, fear mongering, George W. Bush, government revenue, government spending, Greedonomics, health care, Iraq, John Boehner, macro-economics, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Obama, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Social Security, taxes, The Path to prosperity
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Rand Paul “Economic Genius”
Most of us on the left of the political spectrum, myself included, felt that Rand Paul, (R-KY), was the only Tea Party nutcase that managed to gain election to the Senate in the 2010 elections. If there was any doubt … Continue reading
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