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Better Off Without Max
One of the best pieces of news this week is that Democratic Senator Max Baucus of Montana announced he will retire at the end of this term and not seek reelection in 2014. No, I haven’t gone over to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Affordable Health Care Act, Brian Schweitzer, Bush Tax Cuts, conservative, David Camp, Democrats, environment, George W. Bush, Great Recession, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, health care, House, House of Representatives, Joe Manchin, Manchin-Toomey Amendment, Massachusetts, Max Baucus, Michigan, Montana, Obama, Obamacare, Oregon, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, public option, Republicans, Ron Wyden, Scott Brown, Senate, Senate Finance Committee, single payer, Ted Kennedy, West Virginia
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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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Left, Right, Center?
Anyone who reads me on a regular basis knows I am not a Chris Christie fan. However, in recent months the Republican Governor of New Jersey seems to have canned the bully act and instead has been acting with interests … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Angus King, Chris Christie, Democrats, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Jeb Bush, Maine, Mitt Romney, New Jersey, Obama, Olympia Snowe, politics, radical right, Republicans, right wing, Sandy, Superstorm Sandy, Willard Mitt Romney
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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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Representative Democracy Texas Style
On April 1st – the irony of April Fools’ Day hasn’t escaped me – Texas’ Republican Governor Rick Perry reiterated that Texas would not expand Medicaid under Obamacare. This was during a public appearance he made with Texas’ Republican United … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, background check, Congress, filibuster, Florida, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, health care, House, House of Representatives, James Inhofe, John Cornyn, Kaufman County Texas, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Medicaid, Mike Lee, Mike McLelland, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, Obamacare, Oklahoma, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Perry, Senate, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Utah, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre
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The Mayor’s Money
For decades the NRA has been the only organization that spent significant money on gun regulation issues. As a lobbyist for gun, gun accessory and munitions manufacturers masquerading as a sportsman’s’ organization its idea of good regulation is no regulation. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, Angus King, Arizona, Arkansas, Chuck Grassley, Dan Coats, Daniel Coats, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Democrats, Georgia, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, House, Indiana, Iowa, Jean Shaheen, Jeff Flake, Joe Donnelly, John Boozman, John Hoeven, John McCain, Johnny Isakson, Kay Hagan, Kelly Ayotte, Louisiana, Maine, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Michael Bloomberg, money in elections, money in politics, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York City, North Carolina, North Dakota, NRA, Ohio, Patrick Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Robert Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Tom Harkin
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The Sad Reality
Wednesday Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced that the assault weapons ban would not be part of the main body of the gun regulation legislation when it comes to the Senate floor. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s, (D –CA), … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, Feinstein Amendment, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, House, House of Representatives, Kay Hagan, Louisiana, Mark Begich, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Mary Landrieu, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, NRA, politics, Republicans, Senate, South Dakota, Tim Johnson, Tom Udall, Virginia
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Weapons Over Women
The juxtaposition of information can make for an interesting experience. Last weekend it came to my attention that what sounded like an A.L.E.C. anti-abortion bill had been introduced in the North Carolina Senate. While researching to confirm this and get … Continue reading
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Tagged A.L.E.C., abortion, ALEC, Amend Women's Right To Know Act, American Legislative Exchange Council, Bureau of Labor Statistics, but Allowed to Keep Guns, Democrats, family values, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, jobs, Michael Luo, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Neal Hunt, New York Times, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina State Senate, NRA, politics, radical right, Republicans, right wing, Roe v. Wade, Ruled a threat to Family, S308, Shirley Randleman, Tea Party, unemployment, war on women, Warren Daniel, Washington, women's health issues, women's issues, Women's Right to Know Act, women's rights
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