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Internal Revenue Stupidity
There is a theory out there that House Speaker John Boehner is very, very bad at his job. It exists because there is a lot of evidence to support it. One of the things I expected in the 113th Congress … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 501(c)4, 9/12, Americans for Prosperity, California, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Crossroads GPS, Darrell Issa, David Koch, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I.R.S., Internal Revenue Service, IRS, John Boehner, Karl Rove, Koch brothers, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Organizing for America, politics, Priorities USA, Republicans, Sheldon Adelson, Supreme Court, tax code, Tea Party
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The Banishment Of Phil Gingrey
In 1979 the Charlie Daniels Band had a hit record entitled The Devil Went Down To Georgia. I certainly don’t pretend to be an expert on the devil’s itinerary, but looking at the Republican wannabes for the 2014 United States … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, 2014 election, AFLAC, ARMPAC, Balanced Budget Amendment, Bank of Elijay, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Democrats, F.A.A., FAA, FAA patch, Federal Aviation Administration, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, John Boehner, legitimate rape, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Mick Mulvaney, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, Mulvaney Amendment, N.L.R.B., National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Phil Gingrey, politics, Republicans, Richard Mourdock, Rush Limbaugh, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, sequester, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, Todd Akin, Tom Delay, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, war on women, women's health issues, women's rights
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A Good Night’s Sleep
Today is the special election in South Carolina’s First Congressional District to replace now Senator Tim Scott in the House of Representatives. It has gotten a lot of press because it has been a sexy news item. The storyline is … Continue reading
But I Told You So
If you haven’t already, I strongly suggest you read Shotgun Suppression from April 10th and A Day At The State Capitol from April 14th to put these events in context. RALEIGH, NC–4:55 PM, Friday, April 12, 2013. Late this afternoon, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jay DeLancy, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Board of Elections, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Secretary of State, politics, Tea Party, Texas, The Rachel Maddow Show, True The Vote, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter Integrity Project, voter registration, Voter suppression
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Sequester Stupidity
The Sequester was born of a forced compromise to placate the Tea Party faction within the Republican House caucus. That is simply historical fact that no amount of revisionist history will change and this space does not allow another explanation … Continue reading
Ashley’s Exit
Last week the news broke that Ashley Judd’s much anticipated run for the United States Senate in Kentucky was not going to happen. If the reporting of some very reputable journalists is to be believed I expect there was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2014 election, Ashley Judd, Democrats, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, politics, Republicans, Senate, Tea Party
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Seperate And Unequal
The Republicans have been attacking public education for decades. Several of their 2012 Presidential Primary candidates openly advocated eliminating the Department of Education. This week seven North Carolina Republican State Senators introduced S337; a bill in the Jim Crow tradition … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pope, charter schools, Dan Forest, Dan Soucek, E.S. Buck Newton, education, Janet Cowell, Jerry Tillman, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina State, North Carolina State Board of Education, North Carolina State Senate, politics, public education, public schools, Ralph Hise, Republicans, Ronald Rabin, S 337, Thom Goolsby, Warren Daniel
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The New Empire State
I grew up and was educated in what I thought was the Empire State – New York State. In 2013 there appears to be a new empire in the United States – the Empire of Rick Snyder’s Michigan.
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, Detroit, Emergency Financial Manager, emergency managers, James Day, Kevyn Orr, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, New York, politcs, Public Act 4 of 2011, Republicans, Rick Snyder, right to work, right to work laws, Tea Party, union busting, unions, Voter suppression, voter turnout, wealth transfer
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Could The End Be Nearing?
Early Monday afternoon the Daily Beast broke the news of an Office of Congressional Ethics investigation of Michele Bachmann. There have long been allegations of impropriety in her 2012 Presidential campaign and this appears to be the beginning of it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2012 Republican Primary, Congress, Daily Beast, House, House Ethics Committee, House of Representatives, hypocrisy, Iowa, Iowa Straw Poll, John Avlon, Kent Sorenson, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, money in elections, money in politics, office of Congressional Ethics, politics, right wing, Ron Paul
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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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