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Over The Line
There is a tricky thing about ultimatums; sometimes the other party calls your bluff. In August President Obama drew a line with regards to the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria when he said, “…that a red line for us is … Continue reading
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Tagged al Qaeda, Arizona, Assad, Bashar al Assad, Brewer & Shipley, Hezbollah, Iran, John McCain, Middle East, Obama, One Toke Over The Line, politics, Republicans, Russia, Syria
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Stop The Waste
“Cut the waste, fraud and abuse.” How many times have you heard those words come out of a candidate’s mouth? It is boilerplate language for any candidate challenging an incumbent or who is a member of the minority Party. I … Continue reading
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Tagged House, House of Representatives, Obama, politics, Republicans, scandal
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The Banishment Of Darrell Issa
My only question about today’s banishment is: What took me so long? It is almost impossible to determine how long Republican Representative and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Darrell Issa (CA-49), has been a bad apple. … Continue reading
Posted in Harry's Hell
Tagged Arizona, balanced budget, Balanced Budget Amendment, California, Candy Crowley, CHIPs, Climate Change, CNN, Constitution, Darrell Issa, Drill Baby Drill, E.P.A., environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, gay marriage, gay rights, Georgetown University, Grover Norquist, homophobia, House, House of Representatives, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, immigration, Jay Carney, John McCain, lameduck Congress, Lindsey Graham, Mitt Romney, Obama, Obamacare, politics, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Ryan budget, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, Sandra Fluke, South Carolina, State of The Union, The Rush Limbuagh Show, U.S.P.S., United States Constitution, United States Postal Service, USPS, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Endangered Species
Has the Republican Party gone so far to the right that Republicans are an endangered species in the Northeast? The answer appears to be yes. We had another example of that last week when Rhode Island’s independent Governor Lincoln Chafee, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, 2013 election, Alaska, Angus King, Arlen Specter, Bernie Sanders, Chris Christie, Connecticut, conservative, Delaware, Democrats, Elizabeth Warren, gun legislation, gun regulation, I.R.S., Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jim Jeffords, Joe Miller, Kelly Ayotte, liberal, Lincoln Chafee, Lisa Murkowski, Maine, Manchin-Toomey Amendment, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Obama, Obamacare, Olympia Snowe, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, Republicans, Rhode Island, Sandy, Scott Brown, Senate, Superstorm Sandy, Susan Collins, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Vermont
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Poision Pens
In the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School the gun regulation debate has raged. While most of the nation took a sane, sober look at the situation the gun and munitions manufacturers’ lobby, (which is what the … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, conservative, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Eddie Haskell, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, liberal, Maors Against Illegal Guns, Mark Glaze, mass shooting, Michael Bloomberg, Mississippi, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New York City, NRA, Obama, politics, prejudice, progressive, Republicans, Roger Wicker, Sadie Holland, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Wayne LaPierre
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The Next Tea Party Princess
I am waiting for the following ad to appear in Washington, DC newspapers: Wanted – Photogenic and crazy female member of the Republican House caucus for the position of Tea Party Princess. Duties include looking good on camera, spouting crazy … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, birther, China, Drill Baby Drill, Fox News, gay marriage, GOP, House Republican caucus, House Tea Party caucus, Kansas, Kelly Ayotte, Keystone XL pipeline, Lynn Jenkins, Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann, Missouri, national debt, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, pedophilia, politics, polyogamy, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Rick Santorum, same-sex marriage, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, Tennessee, Vicky Hartzler
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A Preemptive Plea Deal
Wednesday morning one of the first things I did was check my Blackberry and there I received the news that Michele Bachmann (R, MN-6) had announced she would not run for reelection in 2014 in an overnight 8 minute and … Continue reading
It’s About American Values
Too many Americans have an “us versus them” mentality about too many things. This taints the views of many on religion, immigration, homosexuality and especially foreign relations. This is magnified when it comes to terror suspects – even if they … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Congress, Cuba, detainees, George W. Bush, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Guantanimo Bay, justice, Obama, politics, Spanish-American War, terrorism, Yemen
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The Last Memorial Day
I have a wonderful wish for America – which is that someday we no longer celebrate Memorial Day. I mean no disrespect for the sacrifices of the men and women who comprise our war dead and whose memories are honored … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, C.I.A., Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Cold War, Congress, drone, drone strikes, Europe, executive branch, George W. Bush, Gitmo, Guantanimo, Iraq, Iraq war, Korea, Korean War, military, Obama, politics, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, war on terror, war on terrorism, war powers, World War II, WW II, Yugoslavia
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