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Meanwhile In Madison
With the radical regression in Raleigh and the scandals – real and imagined – in Washington much of everything else political has flown under the radar. That has not deterred Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his band of Tea Party/Republicans … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, 2016 election, A.L.E.C., abortion, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arizona, Bob McDonnell, Charles Koch, Chris Larson, Democrats, education, health care, House, House of Representatives, jobs, Koch brothers, Madison Wisconsin, Marsha Blackburn, Mary Lazich, Mike Ellis, Mississippi, money in elections, money in politics, money inDavid Koch, Obamacare, politics, R.N.C., Raleigh North Carolina, Republican National Committee, Republicans, RNC, Roe v. Wade, SB 206, scandal, Scott Walker, Tea Party, Tennessee, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, Trent Franks, unemployment, Virginia, voter turnout, war on women, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senate, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Don’t Send Condolences; Send Apologies
This was a huge news week and many stories are either going to get lost in the shuffle or get less coverage than they merit. On Wednesday night the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas was the scene of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adair Grain Incorporated, anhydrous ammonia, anti-union, Donald R. Adair, E.P.A., education, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, government regulation, politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, right to work laws, Scott Podsednik, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, unions, West Fertilizer Plant, West High School, West Texas
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Mortgage Or Maui
As frustrating as it may be, sometimes it is necessary to discuss policy with Tea Party/Republicans within the misconceptions that are their viewpoints. One of their “common sense” arguments about the deficit is that you have to run the federal … Continue reading
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Tagged 1937, 2014 election, deficit, Democrats, economy, education, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, government spending, Great Depression, Great Recession, Hawaii, infrastructure, Maui, oil industry, politics, pump priming, Republicans, sequester, tax breaks, tax code, Tea Party, voter turnout
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Seperate And Unequal
The Republicans have been attacking public education for decades. Several of their 2012 Presidential Primary candidates openly advocated eliminating the Department of Education. This week seven North Carolina Republican State Senators introduced S337; a bill in the Jim Crow tradition … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pope, charter schools, Dan Forest, Dan Soucek, E.S. Buck Newton, education, Janet Cowell, Jerry Tillman, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina State, North Carolina State Board of Education, North Carolina State Senate, politics, public education, public schools, Ralph Hise, Republicans, Ronald Rabin, S 337, Thom Goolsby, Warren Daniel
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Selling Spats
Somewhere in the 1920’s spats went out of style. I’m already considered a senior citizen by many and I don’t ever remember seeing them except in movies and plays. They were a garment that was primarily worn by men covering … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, C.P.A.C., CPAC, CPAC 2013, Democrats, education, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, GOP, Government regulations, Herman Cain, immigartion, Michele Bachmann, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, NIMBY, Obama, politics, regulations, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RNC, S.P.A.T.S., same-sex adoption, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, student loans, Stupid Political Anti Talk Sustainment, taxes, union busting, unions, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Let The Insanity Continue
Last week the circus, a/k/a CPAC, was in Washington; well, National Harbor, Maryland to be specific. CPAC’s annual gathering is supposed to be the thinking seminar for the conservative base of the Republican Party. After the results of the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr, Ashley Judd, bigotry, Bowie Kuhn, budget, budget deficit, C.I.A., CIA, CIA Director, CPAC, CPAC 2013, deficit, Democrats, Donald Trump, education, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, House, House Budget CommitteeKentucky, immigration, Jeb Bush, Jerry Springer Show, John Brennan, Kentucky, Lullaby, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, national debt, National Harbor Maryland, New Jersey, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Rafael Edward Cruz, Rand Paul, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rush Holt, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Sarah Palin, Senate, Shawn Mullins, social mobility, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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The Banishment Of Virginia Foxx
If you wanted a poster woman for a political crazy lady you would need look no further than North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District and their Republican Representative Virginia Foxx. The scary thing is that she not only looks the part; … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Affordable Health Care Act, anchor babies, auto bailout, auto industry, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chrysler, Civil Rights, Congress, Davis-Bacon Act, discrimination, education, for-profit education, gay rights, General Motors, George W. Bush, GM, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, health care, House, House of Representatives, immigration, jobs, Katrina, labor, Matthew Sheppard, Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act., McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, minimum wage, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Ricahrd Burr, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, student loans, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, unemployment, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia Foxx, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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