Tag Archives: Missouri

Facilitators Of Death

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

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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Real Women

What makes a woman a woman?  I’m sorry to disappoint my readers, but I’m certainly not going to answer that question in the next several hundred words.  I will tell you that I question how genuine a woman twelve Republican … Continue reading

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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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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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22 Names Women Need To Remember

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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A Widening Chasm

Monday’s big political news was that Karl Rove was starting a new political funding venture called the Conservative Victory Project.  This affords us the opportunity to explore two issues: the growing chasm in the Republican Party and the role of … Continue reading

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Poetic Justice And Hopefully Deja Vu

Last week Friday Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia announced he would not seek reelection in 2014.  If I cried that day this announcement was certainly not the motivation!  Chambliss came to the Senate as a result of what many … Continue reading

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Why Let The Truth Get In The Way – Heritage Style

Yesterday, I began my morning the way I usually do by reading including the Washington Post.  I came across an op-ed written by former Republican South Carolina Senator and current Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint entitled Conservative ideas need a … Continue reading

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America’s Danger From Within

During the 2012 campaign season Representative Barney Frank, (D-MA), sported a bumper sticker on his car that read, “We’re not perfect but they’re nuts.”  This came from an ad lib remark he had made during a television interview and refers … Continue reading

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