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Reloading?
One news item that came out of last Sunday’s talk shows was that Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is seriously considering reintroducing the compromise gun regulation legislation he co-authored with Republican Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey. Make no mistake; neither … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Arizona, background check, Democrats, F.A.A., FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, guns, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin, Kelly Ayotte, Lisa Murkowski, Manchin-Toomey Amendment, Max Baucus, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Obama, Ohio, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Rob Portman, sequester, Tea Party, West Virginia
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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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A Question Of Status
I admit that one of the events I look forward to each year is the CPAC convention. It always provides a wealth of material for my writing. This year, with the Republican Party in desperate need of a transformation, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Alan West, Alaska, Ann Wagner, Artur Davis, Bill Bolling, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, CPAC, CPAC 2013, David Keene, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, Jeb Bush, Jim DeMint, Kelly Ayotte, Ken Cuccinelli, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Massachusetts, Mike Lee, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newt Gingrich, NRA, Obama, Oklahoma, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Schafly, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Johnson, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, South Carolina, Steve Scalise, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tim Scott, Todd Akin, Tom Coburn, Utah State, Virginia, war on women, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, women's issues, women's rights
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The Wife Or The Mistress
There is an old story that veteran bartenders tell about the night near closing time when the only patron left in the bar is a woman they have known for some time. In her advanced state of inebriation she begins … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, Arizona, Bob Dole, Bobby Jindal, Brian Sandoval, Chris Christie, Constitution, endorsement, Herman Cain, Joe Arpaio, John Sununu, Kelly Ayotte, Louisiana, Maricopa County, Michele Bachmann, Nevada, Nevada Caucus, Nikki Haley, Obama, Orrin Hatch, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Supreme Court, Tea Party, Tim Pawlenty, United States Constitution
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It Started As A Joke
The other day I caught Lizz Winstead on a news talk show. Her comments are usually comedic, why not she is a professional comedienne. This line struck me as more of an observation than a joke. Here it is: “Well … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, California 36, Charlie Bass, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Democrats, Frank Guinta, House, Indiana, Jack Kimball, John McCain, John Nichols, Kelly Ayotte, Lizz Winstead, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Republican Party, New York 23, New York 26, Obama, Ohio, Olympia Snowe, Orrin Hatch, Republicans, Richard Lugar, SB5, Senate, Sharon Angle, Tea Party, The Nation, Utah, Wisconsin
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Debbie Comes Through In The Clutch
If you want to accuse me of doing a feel good story instead of hard news analysis, I plead guilty. As this blurb came across my laptop and television Friday I just couldn’t help myself. I remember a halftime speech … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Mitchell, Betty Sutton, cancer, charity, Colleen Hanabusa, Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, Democratic national Committee, Democrats, DNC, Donna Edwards, Ilena Ros-Lehtinen, Jean Schmidt, Jo Ann Emerson, Kathy Castor, Kathy Hochul, Kay Hagan, Kelly Ayotte, Kirsten Gillibrand, Laura Richardson, Linda Sanchez, NBC, Shelly Moore Capito, Susan Davis, Young Survivors Coalition
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