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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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The New F Word
I plead guilty; I actually watched CSPAN’s coverage of the Chuck Hagel cloture vote on Thursday. I wish more Americans did because it was a farce worthy of William Shakespeare. Republicans filibustered Hagel’s confirmation but went into long and convoluted … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, Alaska, Arizona, Benghazi, C SPAN, Chuck Hagel, cloture, Constitution, David Vitter, Democrats, filibuster, foreign policy, Harry Reid, Illinois, Iran, Israel, James Inhofe, Jeff Merkley, John Cornyn, John McCain, Kentucky, Lamar Alexander, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Louisiana, Maine, Mike Johanns, Mississippi, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Obama, Oklahoma, Oregon, Orrin Hatch, politics, Republicans, Secretary of Defense, Senate, South Carolina, Susan Collins, Tennessee, Texas, Thad Cochran, The Cable, Tom Udall, United States Constitution, Utah, William Shakespeare
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The Attack Commences
Over last weekend when the news of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s concussion broke I told my wife watch the right wing gin up the rumor mill that this is contrived so she doesn’t have to appear before the Congressional … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2016 election, 9/11/12, Benghazi, Democrats, diplomatic illness, Fox News, George W. Bush, John Bolton, John Kerry, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Libya, Massachusetts, Mike Mullen, politics, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Scott Brown, Secretary of State, State Department, Thomas Pickering, U.N., UN, United Nations
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Conference Politics
I don’t know if it was his original idea but until corrected I will give attribution for it to Chris Matthews because I first heard him talk in these terms. Months ago he likened the campaign for the Republican Presidential … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 9-9-9, abortion, Africa, birthers, Chicago, Chris Matthews, Constitution, Donald Trump, Ed Rollins, Fair Tax, Flat Tax, George W. Bush, Herman Cain, Iowa, Iowa Straw Poll, Jon Huntsman, Libya, Massachusetts, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, NBC, New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich, Obama, politics, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Steve Forbes, Texas, Tiffany's, Tim Pawlenty, United States Constitution
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The Banishment Of Marco Rubio
If there is any logic in the Republican electorate Marco Rubio’s political career may be over in 2016 when he faces reelection. Keep in mind “if” is the biggest little word in the English language.
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Tagged 2010 mid-term elections, Afghanistan, birthers, Cuba, Cuban revolution, Daniel Rivera, Ed Schultz, England, Fidel Castro, Florida, foreclosure, Fox News, France, Gaddafi, government, House, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, hypocrisy, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Iraq, John Boehner, Libya, Marco Rubio, Medicaid, Medicare, Mexico, Moammar Gaddafi, MSNBC, Obama, partisanship, politics, Reagan Library, Reclaim America, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Senate, Social Security, Tallahassee, Tea Party, UK, United Kindom
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Who’ll Be The Next In Line?
About sixty minutes into last night’s debate, after we saw Herman Cain’s campaign and what was left of Rick Perry’s campaign go down in flames The Kinks 1965 hit, Who’ll Be the Next in Line, started to run through my … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 9-9-9, CNN, Drill Baby Drill, economy, Fed, Federal Reserve, foreign aid, Gitmo, Grover Norquist, health care, Herman Cain, hypocrisy, illegal immigration, immigration, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obamacare, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, terrorism, Texas, The Kinks, U.N., United Nations, Wall Street, Western Republican Presidential Debate, White House
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Numbers The GOP Ignores
Every once in a while you hear a statistic that just strikes you; it was that way for me earlier this week when I heard that according to the Census Bureau 46.2 million Americans are living in poverty.
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Tagged abortion, Afghanistan, Alaska, Arkansas, Austrailia, Canada, Census Bureau, Congress, Connecticut, consumer demand, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, economy, gay marriage, Greece, Haiti, Idaho, Iowa, Iraq, Israel, jobs, Kansas, Libya, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Obama, Oklahoma, Oregon, Planned Parenthood, poverty, Republicans, Rhode Island, same-sex marriage, Saudi Arabia, South Dakota, Tea Party, unemployment, union busting, Utah, Vermont, Voter suppression, West Virginia, women's health issues, women's rights, Wyoming
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2012 Won’t Be 2008
It is a sad but true fact that Americans tend to vote against individuals or issues and not for them. That is why we see so many negative ads at election time. Everyone says they hate them but the politicians … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960 election, 2008 election, abortion, American Legion, Arab Spring, Berlin, Berlin Wall, Cairo, Cairo University, Citizens United, Democrats, Egypt, Florida, gay rights, George W. Bush, Germany, John Kasich, John Kennedy, Karl Rove, Libya, Michele Bachmann, Michigan, negative ads, Obama, Ohio, Osama bin Laden, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, Ronald Reagan, Ryan Plan, Scott Walker, South Carolina, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin, women's rights
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Libya – A Preliminary Analysis
Monday morning Americans woke up to the news that it was basically all over in Libya. For all intents and purposes Moammar Gaddafi had been overthrown and the Libyan revolution was a success. The first chapter in the Libyan portion … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Arab Spring, Arizona, Congress, Constitution, Gaddafi, George W. Bush, Iraq, John McCain, Libya, Lindsey Graham, NATO, Obama, Republicans, South Carolina, Tea Party, UN, war powers
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History At The One Hour And Forty-five Minute Mark
Monday night the CNN/New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate had a historic moment near its end that has gone largely unnoticed. Before I unveil it let’s explore the evening’s events.
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Tagged 9/11, al Qaeda, auto bailout, Candy Crowley, CBO, CNN, Death Panels, deficit, Drill Baby Drill, economy, ethonal, Florida, France, George W. Bush, Germany, Great Depression, Grover Norquist, health care, Herman Cain, House Intelligence Committee, Iraq, jobs, Joe Biden, John King, Libya, Massachusetts, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, military bases, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Primary, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, regulation, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Romneycare, Ron Paul, Ryan Plan, Sarah Palin, taxes, Tea Party, terrorism, Tim Pawlenty, treason, unemployment, Wolf Blitzer
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