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The Rat Pack Conference
We are in the midst of March Madness and the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball championship tournament has taken over a good part of Americans’ attention. We spend considerable parts of weekends glued to television sets passionately involved in the fortunes of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2014 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Chris Matthews, CPAC 2013, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, John Kasich, Kansas, Maine, March Madness, Michigan, N.B.A., N.C.A.A., NBA, NCAA, Ohio, Paul LePage, Pennsylvania, politics, radical right, Rat Pack, recall, Republicans, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, right wing, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, Tom Corbett, Wisconsin
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Sequester Siesta
Back in the summer of 2011 America was dealing with one of the many fiscal crises that the Tea Party/Republicans have manufactured in the 112th and 113th Congress. The solution/punt formation included the creation of a Supercommittee that if … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Afghanistan, Bristol - Myers Squibb, Budget Control Act of 2011, California, Camel, Cisco Systems, Congress, continuing resolution, Darrell Issa, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Doral, Florida, Fortune 500, Georgia, IMF, infrastructure, International Monetary Fund, Iowa, James Lankford, jobs, Joe wilson, Kansas, Kentucky, Kevin Yoder, Lamar Alexander, Lebanon, Libya, Louie Gohmert, Louisiana, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pall Mall, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Pete Olson, politics, Procter & Gamble, R J Reynolds, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Reynolds American, Rich Nugent, Ron Johnson, Salem, Sean Duffy, sequester, South Carolina, Steve King, Steve Stockman, Super Committee, Ted Cruz, Tennessee, Texas, The Bahamas, Tom Price, unemployment, Virginia Foxx, Winston, Wisconsin
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Hiding In The Background
Of the various proposals for gun regulations the one that has the broadest support and best chance of passing both chambers of Congress is a universal background check. Some polls have it with as high as 92% support. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, background check, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, F.B.I., FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida, Georgia, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, no-fly list, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, politics, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, T.S.A., Tennessee, Texas, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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The Banishment Of Ken Cuccinelli
If you are not a political junkie it is very possible the name Ken Cuccinelli does not ring a bell. He is not yet high profile but he will be very soon. That is not to say that he isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, abortion, abstinence only, Arizona, Bob McDonnell, Cheri Jacobus, Civil Rights, Climate Change, environment, Florida, gay rights, Georgia, gun control, guns, Hawaii, immigration, immigration reform, Indiana, Kansas, Michael Mann, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Obamacare, Papers Please, politics, right wing, Tennessee, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, University of Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Senate, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, WMAL, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Lies, Damn Lies And Republicans
Yes, I stole the title from the expression from lies, damn lies and statistics which was popularized in America by Mark Twain and is generally attributed to 19th Century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. I only wish the Republicans had … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Arizona, Benjamin Disraeli, breast cancer, Carry On My Wayward Son, Chris Wallace, Democrats, Dust In The Wind, Fox News, Georgia, HB 2443, HB 2598, health care, health insurance, Illinois, incest, Jan Brewer, Joe Patton, Kansas, LB 22, Mark Twain, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, politics, rape, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Rush Limbaugh, Texas, Tom Corbett, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, Virginia, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Romney Rolls On
In perhaps one of the strangest days in what has been a very strange 2012 Republican Presidential Primary season Mitt Romney inched closer to the nomination. The states of Kansas and Wyoming along with the territories of Guam, the Northern … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Christian, District of Columbia, Guam, Guam caucus, Kansas, Kansas caucus, Matt Romney, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Northern Marianas, Northern Marians caucus, politics, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands caucus, Westboro Baptist Church, Willard Mitt Romney, Wyoming, Wyoming caucus
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