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The Banishment Of Pat McCrory
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would compromise your principles to obtain it? De jure North Carolina Republican Governor Pat McCrory did. In 2008 he narrowly lost the gubernatorial race to Bev Perdue, so for the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2010 election, 2012 election, abortion, Americans for Prosperity, Art Pope, Bev Perdue, bigotry, Charles Koch, Charlotte, Chris Christie, David Koch, Duke Energy, economy, environment, George W. Bush, Government regulations, health care, Jesse Helms, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Koch brothers, McCrory & Co., Mitt Romnay, Moral Mondays, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, Obamacare, Phil Berger, politics, prejudice, racial justice, racism, Raleigh, rape, Scott Walker, Sonny Perdue, South Carolina, taxes, Thom Tillis, unemployment, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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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
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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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Bye, Bye Benghazi
It is Wednesday morning as I pen this article and one of the big anticipated news items of the day is the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on Benghazi. If the events of September 11, 2012 didn’t include … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, C.I.A., Darrell Issa, David Petraeus, Democrats, Fox News, Government regulations, Great Recession, Hillary Clinton, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Obama, politics, Republicans, right wing, State Department, unemployment, Willard Mitt Romney
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Whose Agenda?
The Republicans have long been obsessed with their agenda to the point of neglecting the needs of the people they profess to represent. Of course their true agenda includes representing the desires of their financiers. Recent events have made that … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Schumer, Democrats, Dzhorkhar Tsarnaev, Government regulations, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, hispanics, immigration, Iowa, labor, New York, O.S.H.A., OSHA, politics, Republicans, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Tea Party, terrorism, Texas, Tsarvaev brothers, West Texas, workplace safety
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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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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 Banishment Of Wayne LaPierre
People do not end up in Harry’s Hell because of one incident. It is more of a lifetime “achievement” award. Today is the long awaited induction of Wayne LaPierre. Friday he proved his danger to society beyond any possible doubt!
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Tagged Connecticut, David Keene, Government regulations, greed, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, guns, hypocrisy, mass shooting, money in elections, money in politics, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, politics, school shooting, schools, Wayne LaPierre
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Rated R – Wal Mart
Just over a year ago I started the Rated R section. Yes, there was something racy about the choice of words that was intended to grab attention. There was also careful thought that went into that decision. I could have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Grayson, anti-union, Bangladesh, California Department of Industrial Relations, consumer demand, Demos, economy, Government regulations, Los Angeles, minimum wage, money in elections, money in politics, New York University, plausible deniability, regulations, Republicans, right wing, Target, unions, Wal Mart
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The Endorsement Of Tammy Duckworth
Some choices in life are difficult. Many high school seniors are deciding which college to attend next year. They may have narrowed it down to a handful of outstanding schools and ultimately one has to be the final choice. Often … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Army, Army Reserve, Balanced Budget Amendment, Bush Tax Cuts, Climate Change, Congress, corporate tax, debt ceiling, deficit, Democrats, economy, Estate Tax, George Washington University, Georgia, Government regulations, gun control, House, Illinois, Illinois primary, Iraq, Joe Walsh, Max Cleland, Medicare, Occupy movement, politics, regulations, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, ROTC, Senate, Social Security, Tammy Duckworth, taxes, Tea Party, unemployemnt benefits, unemployment compensation, veterans, veterans benefits, 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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