Tag Archives: Marco Rubio

The Minority Of The Minority

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Larry

Tuesday the Senate took up comprehensive immigration reform. There were two largely procedural and seemingly redundant votes that had similar favorable outcomes. Do not read too much into these votes. Although they allowed the process to continue they are not … Continue reading →

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Facilitators Of Death

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Larry

If the tone of this article is angry it is because I am. If it is somewhat confusing, that is because about 10% of my readership comes from outside the United States and I have to attempt to explain to … Continue reading →

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The Courageous And The Cowardly

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Larry

Thursday the Senate voted 68-31 to limit debate on gun regulation. In (relatively) plain English they stopped the filibuster and will soon actually vote on the gun regulation proposals. Some Senators took what is commonly perceived as courageous votes while … Continue reading →

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Representative Democracy Texas Style

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Larry

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 1 Comment

Let The Insanity Continue

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Larry

Last week the circus, a/k/a CPAC, was in Washington; well, National Harbor, Maryland to be specific. CPAC’s annual gathering is supposed to be the thinking seminar for the conservative base of the Republican Party. After the results of the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Reining In Rand

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Larry

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

Who’s Your Daddy?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Larry

The Republican Party is in serious jeopardy of relegating itself to a regional political Party incapable of winning the White House or a majority in the Senate. The only reason it currently retains a majority in the House of Representatives … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 112th Congress, 2010 election, 2014 election, Bobby Jindal, Congress, Constitution, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Eric Cantor, Florida, George W. Bush, gerrymandering, GOP, Haley Barbour, Herman Cain, House, John Boehner, Kentucy, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, Obamacare, Ohio, politics, R.N.C., Reince Priebus, Republicans, RNC, Sarah Palin, Senate, Tea Party, United States Constitution, Virginia, White House | 1 Comment

A Question Of Status

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Larry

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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Disingenuous Indignation

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Larry

There is a saying of disputed origin, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. President Obama has learned from the mistakes of early in his first term thereby proving his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arizona, Congress, David Gregory, Florida, House, House of Representatives, immigration, John Boehner, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Meet The Press, Moeller High School, Obama, Ohio, politics, Republicans, Senate, Tea Party | Leave a comment

22 Names Women Need To Remember

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Larry

John Barrasso and Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Roy Blunt of Missouri, John Boozman of Arkansas, Tom Coburn and James Inhofe of Oklahoma, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas, Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott of South Carolina, Chuck Grassley of … Continue reading →

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