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Most Bullies Are Cowards
Today is a mea culpa day for me. In my June 4th posting, Fodder For Speculation, I was certain that New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie – in the interest of fiscal conservatism – would schedule the special election to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1972 election, 2013 election, 2013 New Jersey Govenor's Race, Allen Raymond, Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Democrats, fiscal conservatives, Frank Lautenberg, Frank Pallone, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, politics, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Rush Holt, Senate, special elections, Voter suppression
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The Enshrinement Of Frank Lautenberg
It has been said that timing is everything in life; well timing certainly played a part in today’s article. When I think of World War II – which I consider the most significant event of the 20th century – the … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Hall of Fame
Tagged AIDS, AIDS funding, airline industry, airline safety, Amtrak, big oil, CAFTA, Central American Free Trade Agreement, Columbia University, D-Day, Democrats, discrimination, embryonic stem cell research, employment discrimination, environment, Frank Lautenberg, GI Bill, Government regulations, gun regulation, Iraq, Iraq war, job discrimination, NAFTA, New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, North American Free Trade Agreement, oil industry, Pearl Harbor, politics, progressive, regulations, Senate, sexual discrimination, smoking, stem cell research, tax breaks, Ted Kennedy, tobacco, tobacco industry, veterans, veterans benefits, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights, World War II
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Fodder For Speculation
Late yesterday morning we received word that eighty-nine year old Senator Frank Lautenberg, (D- NJ), had died; for political junkies that was only the start of the story. With no disrespect meant to a great American and true American success … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, 2020 election, Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Democrats, Deval Patrick, Frank Lautenberg, Frank Pallone, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Senate, special elections
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Go Figure
Yesterday afternoon the Senate finally confirmed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense by a vote of 58-41. Getting there was an adventure!
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Tagged 113th Congress, Alabama, Chris Christie, Chuck Hagel, cloture, Democrats, filibuster, Frank Lautenberg, Kentucky, Mike Johanns, Nebraska, Obama, politics, Rand Paul, Republican, Richard Shelby, Robert Bacharch, Secretary of Defense, Senate, Tea Party, Thad Cochran
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