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The Banishment Of James Inhofe
Like most banishments to Harry’s Hell this one has been long in the making. Republican Senator James Inhofe has been a nutcase for years. We can’t blame him on the Tea Party, he is that zany, but the very senior … Continue reading
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Tagged C Street, Climate Change, Congress, Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, Drill Baby Drill, electric utilities industry, environment, F.A.A., FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, gas industry, gay marriage, gay rights, Global Warming, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, James Inhofe, Jeff Sharlet, Jim Inhofe, mass shooting, Obama, oil industry, Oklahoma, politics, Republicans, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Senate, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Tea Party, The Family, The New Yorker, torture
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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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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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The Endorsement Of Marcy Kaptur
When this year started I told my readers that I would be endorsing candidates for the House of Representatives. At that time I stated that the House endorsements might come out a little slowly due to the uncertainty redistricting brought … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Affordable Health Care Act, Bernie Sanders, Citizens United, Congress, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Constitution, Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, Drill Baby Drill, Glass-Steagall Act, Great Lakes, Health and Human Services, health care, House, jobs, Joe the Plumber, Kathleen Sebelius, Marcy Kaptur, Medicare, Obamacare, Ohio, politics, progressive, Republican, Samuel Wurzelbacher, Social Security, Supreme Court, unemployment, union, Vermont, Wall Street
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Ash Wednesday For Hypocrites And Dummies
If you are going to talk the talk then you had better walk the walk. If you want to be President of the United States you better have an idea of what the real problems facing this country are. Last … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2012 election, abortion, Arizona, Arizona primary, birth control, Catholics, CNN, conservative, contraception, debates, Drill Baby Drill, earmarks, education, fiscal, Great Depression, Great Recession, Iran, Joe Biden, John King, Mesa Arizona, Michigan, Michigan primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, No Child Left Behind, Obama, politics, Republican, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Rust Belt, union busting, unions, war, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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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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From History A Pathway To Victory
OK, we have the last of the 2011 elections behind us and now it is time to focus on 2012. Let’s couple what we learned Tuesday night and in the past to draw out a roadmap to victory.
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, 2012 presidential campaign, abortion, Amendment 26, Arizona, Blame It On Bush, Congress, Democrats, Do Harm Congress, Drill Baby Drill, economy, Fox News, George W. Bush, Government regulations, Herman Cain, Issue 2, Jan Brewer, Jerry Lewis, jobs, Joe Arpaio, John Kasich, Maricopa County, Mississippi, Obama, obstruction, Ohio, Papers Please, Paul Ryan, personhood, recall, regulations, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Russell Pearce, Ryan Plan, SB 1070, SB5, Scott Walker, Tea Party, unemployment, union busting, unions, Wisconsin, women's health issues, women's rights
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Dead Man Talking
Last week I looked at my calendar and planned out some of my articles. I planned on monitoring election results on Tuesday night and then writing a piece for Wednesday. On Wednesday night I planned on watching the Republican Presidential … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 9-9-9, CNBC, Dan Quayle, Democrats, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Drill Baby Drill, economy, Government regulations, Herman Cain, Hillary Clinton, Jim Cramer, jobs, Jon Huntsman, Lloyd Bentsen, Maria Batrilomo, Michele Bachmann, Michigan Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, North Carolina, Oakland University, Obama, politics, regulation, Renee Ellmers, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Lazio, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, sexual harassment, taxes, Tea Party, Theodore Roosevelt, tort reform, unemployment
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Who’ll Be The Next In Line?
About sixty minutes into last night’s debate, after we saw Herman Cain’s campaign and what was left of Rick Perry’s campaign go down in flames The Kinks 1965 hit, Who’ll Be the Next in Line, started to run through my … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 9-9-9, CNN, Drill Baby Drill, economy, Fed, Federal Reserve, foreign aid, Gitmo, Grover Norquist, health care, Herman Cain, hypocrisy, illegal immigration, immigration, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obamacare, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, terrorism, Texas, The Kinks, U.N., United Nations, Wall Street, Western Republican Presidential Debate, White House
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History At The One Hour And Forty-five Minute Mark
Monday night the CNN/New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate had a historic moment near its end that has gone largely unnoticed. Before I unveil it let’s explore the evening’s events.
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Tagged 9/11, al Qaeda, auto bailout, Candy Crowley, CBO, CNN, Death Panels, deficit, Drill Baby Drill, economy, ethonal, Florida, France, George W. Bush, Germany, Great Depression, Grover Norquist, health care, Herman Cain, House Intelligence Committee, Iraq, jobs, Joe Biden, John King, Libya, Massachusetts, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, military bases, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Primary, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, regulation, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Romneycare, Ron Paul, Ryan Plan, Sarah Palin, taxes, Tea Party, terrorism, Tim Pawlenty, treason, unemployment, Wolf Blitzer
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