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Willard’s World – Pouring Gasoline On The Smoldering Fire
Friday a rather disappointing jobs report came out. It said the American economy only created about 80,000 jobs in June. That sent the right wing into hysterics and calling for the election of “business hero” Willard Mitt Romney. This sounds … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, asset-backed securities, credit derivatives, deregulation, derivatives, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank Act, economy, Financial Times, George W. Bush, Great Recession, jobs, JPMorgan Chase, Mitt Romney, Obama, politics, regulation, Republicans, Supreme Court, taxes, unemployment, Willard Mitt Romney
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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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“Concessions”
Last week Friday both chambers of Congress finally passed the sales tax holiday and unemployment benefits extension. It was for all intents and purposes the very same bill the Senate had passed on Saturday December 17th by a vote of … Continue reading
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Tagged 111th Congress, 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Affordable Health Care Act, Congress, Democrats, Dodd-Frank, Elizabeth Warren, Fox News, government regulation, House, jobs, John Boehner, Karl Rove, Massachusetts, Nan Hayworth, New York, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, payroll tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, politics, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Rupert Murdoch, Ryan Plan, Scott Brown, Senate, Tea Party, Tom Reed, unemployment, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin
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2013 – An American Horror Story – Part IX
This is the ninth installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, Bain Capital, C SPAN, capital gains tax, child labor, child labor laws, Chuck Schumer, class action, cloture, CNN, Commerce Department, Congress, Constitution, Consumer Protection Agency, corporate tax, Current TV, Darrell Issa, Dave Camp, Democrats, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, Dick Durbin, Dodd-Frank, economy, education, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, F.D.A., FBI, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, Health and Human Services, HHS, House, House Budget Committee, House Judiciary Committee, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, impeachment, individual tax, inheritance tax, IRS, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, Lamar Smith, Medicaid, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, minimum wage, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, Pew Research, political fiction, politics, Rand Paul, Religious Right, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Robert Byrd, Sarah Palin, Sarbanes-Oxley, Security and Exchange Commission, Senate, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, State of The Union, Super Bowl XLVII, Supreme Court, Tampa, taxes, Tea Party, Tom Prince, tort reform, unemployment, United States Constitution, veterans benefits, Virginia Foxx
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2013 – An American Horror Story Part VIII
This is the eighth installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, Bain Capital, C SPAN, capital gains tax, Chuck Schummer, class action, cloture, CNN, Congress, Constitution, Consumer Protection Agency, corporate tax, Current TV, Darrell Issa, Dave Camp, Democrats, Department of Education, Dick Durbin, Dodd-Frank, economy, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, FBI, FDA, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, House, House Budget Committee, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, individual tax, inheritence tax, IRS, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, labor department, Lamar Smith, Medicaid, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, Pew Research, political fiction, politics, Rand Paul, Religious Right, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Robert Byrd, Sarah Palin, Sarbanes-Oxley, Securities and exchange Commission, Senate, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, State of The Union, Super Bowl XLVII, Supreme Court, Tampa, Tea Party, Tom Prince, tort reform, unemployment, United States Constitution, Virginia Foxx
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2013 – An American Horror Story Part VII
This is the seventh installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, C SPAN, capital gains tax, Chuck Schumer, class action, cloture, CNN, Congress, Constitution, Consumer Protection Agency, corporate tax, Current TV, Darrell Issa, DaveCamp, Democrats, Department of Education, Department of Labor, Dick Durbin, Dodd-Frank, economy, education, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, FBI, FDA, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, House, House Budget Committee, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, individual tax, inheritance tax, IRS, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, Lamar Smith, Medicaid, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, New Orleans, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, Pew Research, political fiction, politics, Rand Paul, Religious Right, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Robert Byrd, Sarah Palin, Sarbanes-Oxley, Security and Exchange Commission, Senate, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, State of The Union, Super Bowl XLVII, Supreme Court, Tampa, taxes, Tea Party, Tom Prince, tort reform, unemployment, Virginia Foxx
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