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Over The Line
There is a tricky thing about ultimatums; sometimes the other party calls your bluff. In August President Obama drew a line with regards to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria when he said, “…that a red line for us is … Continue reading
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Tagged al Qaeda, Arizona, Assad, Bashar al Assad, Brewer & Shipley, Hezbollah, Iran, John McCain, Middle East, Obama, One Toke Over The Line, politics, Republicans, Russia, Syria
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Follow The Money
When investigating a crime, evaluating the validity of research or reading political tea leaves a wise route is to follow the money. Recently Mitt Romney hosted a series of events in Park City, Utah for many of his high roller … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Arizona, Chris Christie, Citizens United, Cory Booker, House, House Budget Committee, House of Representatives, John McCain, Kentucky, McCain-Feingold, Mitt Romney, money in elections, money in politics, New Jersey, Park City Utah, Paul Ryan, politics, Rand Paul, Russ Feingold, Senate, Supreme Court, Tea Party, Trenton New Jersey, Utah, Washington DC, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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The Banishment Of Darrell Issa
My only question about today’s banishment is: What took me so long? It is almost impossible to determine how long Republican Representative and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Darrell Issa (CA-49), has been a bad apple. … Continue reading
Posted in Harry's Hell
Tagged Arizona, balanced budget, Balanced Budget Amendment, California, Candy Crowley, CHIPs, Climate Change, CNN, Constitution, Darrell Issa, Drill Baby Drill, E.P.A., environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, gay marriage, gay rights, Georgetown University, Grover Norquist, homophobia, House, House of Representatives, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, immigration, Jay Carney, John McCain, lameduck Congress, Lindsey Graham, Mitt Romney, Obama, Obamacare, politics, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Ryan budget, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, Sandra Fluke, South Carolina, State of The Union, The Rush Limbuagh Show, U.S.P.S., United States Constitution, United States Postal Service, USPS, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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An Attempt At Further Abdication
While the conservatives claim to be the defenders of the Constitution in practice it is the progressives who are. We may not play dress-up and wear three cornered hats, but when rhetoric gives way to reality it is the political … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Arizona, Bob Corker, Carl Levin, conservative, Constitution, Dick Durbin, executive branch, FAA patch, George W. Bush, Illinois, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Michigan, Obama, politico, politics, progressive, Senate Armed Services Committee, South Carolina, Tennessee, United States Constitution, war powers
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Syria Is Not Simple
I procrastinated much more than normal before I started writing this piece. I like to write political opinions and observations based on the truth. That is the essence of the problem for Americans at the moment when commenting on Syria; … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Arizona Diamondbacks, Assad, Canada, chemical weapons, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Obama, politics, Republicans, right wing, South Carolina, Syria, Toronto Blue Jays
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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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Reining In Rand
This week’s big political theater was Tea Party/Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky taking to the Senate floor for an old fashioned talking filibuster. The session lasted just short of thirteen hours and may have contained 15 minutes of substance … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Arizona, C.I.A., Central Intelligence Agency, Chuck Hagel, CIA, CIA Director, Democrats, filibuster, Florida, GOP, John Brennan, John Cornyn, John McCain, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, politics, radical right, Rand Paul, Republicans, right wing, Secretary of Defense, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Utah
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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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