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Storm Warning
Thursday evening I was literally in the process of clipping my BlackBerry onto my belt when it went off with an e-mail informing me that the meeting to which I was headed was cancelled due to weather. It’s June in … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, economy, executive order, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Great Depression, Great Recession, high speed internet access, infrastructure, internet access, New Deal, North Carolina, politics, Republicans, Rural Electrification Act, Rural Electrification Administration, Sandy, Sharia Law, Superstorm Sandy, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, unemployment, voter fraud, Voter suppression
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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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Willard’s World – Dangerous And Scary
In the early stages of the sitcom known as the 2012 Republican Presidential Debates people would often comment to me that they were afraid of Willard Mitt Romney. I basically dismissed the comments probably because I was distracted by the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2012 election, Democrats, George W. Bush, Gordon Gekko, Great Depression, Great Recession, Herman Cain, House Budget Committee, John McCain, Karl Rove, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Obama, Office of Management and Budget, Ohio, Paul Ryan, politics, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Ryan Plan, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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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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Shades Of 1937
It’s not too often that I break with the President, but Friday was one of those times. The subject lines on my e-mails told of the House and then the Senate passing the payroll tax holiday extension. That was the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1937, 2012 election, big oil, capital gains, capital gains tax, Congress, doc fix, economy, federal employees, Great Depression, Great Recession, health care, House, jobs, lame duck Congress, Medicare, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, payroll tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, politics, Renee Ellmers, Republican, Senate, senior citizens, Social Security, taxes, Tea Party Budget Rally, unemployment, unemployment benefits, Wall Street
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Education – Two Parties, Two Views
Tuesday afternoon I became privy to a memo released from Democratic North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue’s office making the case for her North Carolina educational funding proposal. That evening I watched the President’s State of the Union address. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 mid-term elections, Art Pope, Bev Perdue, Democrats, District of Columbia, education, George W. Bush, Great Depression, Great Recession, Grover Norquist, jobs, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, politics, Republicans, South Carolina, State of The Union, taxes, Tim Pawlenty, veto, Willard Mitt Romney
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Words To Win By
Republicans have always kicked Democrats’ butts in the verbiage game. Truth notwithstanding, (which seems to be a Republican principle), phrases like “death panel”, “Fair Tax” and “Pro-Life” sound great. I have come up with ten words that Democrats need to … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, 2012 presidential campaign, Calvin Coolidge, conservative, Death Panels, Democrats, Do Nothing Congress, economy, Fair Tax, Franklin Roosevelt, George Santayna, George W. Bush, Great Depression, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, House, jobs, liberal, pro-life, progressive, racism, regulations, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Senate, swing voter, taxes, Tea Party, The American Jobs Act, unemployment
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Drop The Puck
There is an old joke along the lines of, I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out. This is a reference to the fact that many people go to hockey games hoping to see a fight. Thursday … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 presidential campaign, Ames Iowa, Bret Baier, budget, Calvin Coolidge, Chris Wallace, debt ceiling, economy, Fox News, Fred Karger, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Herman Cain, Iowa Straw Poll, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obomneycare, Presidential debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Washington Examiner
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Why Are We Having This Discussion?
As we have this big debt ceiling/deficit reduction national conversation one thing has really struck me and I have been silent about it to this point. Well that stops now!
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Tagged budget, Bush Tax Cuts, debt ceiling, deficit, Democrats, George W. Bush, government spending, Great Depression, infrastructure, jobs, Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, New York Times, recovery.gov, Republicans, stimulus, taxes, technology, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, unemployment
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Why Make The Children Pay?
I am venturing into dangerous territory. I’m a big city boy who is going to discuss an agriculture bill. This is an illustration of what we expect from our members of Congress – we expect them to be experts on … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Democrats, Department of Agriculture, family farm, food safety, Great Depression, House, HR 2112, Michele Bachmann, Obama, regulation, Republicans, Senate, unemployment, WIC
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