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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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Left, Right, Center?
Anyone who reads me on a regular basis knows I am not a Chris Christie fan. However, in recent months the Republican Governor of New Jersey seems to have canned the bully act and instead has been acting with interests … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Angus King, Chris Christie, Democrats, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Jeb Bush, Maine, Mitt Romney, New Jersey, Obama, Olympia Snowe, politics, radical right, Republicans, right wing, Sandy, Superstorm Sandy, Willard Mitt Romney
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Yankeecans
Could history be repeating itself as it so often does and could a chasm in the Republican Party be starting?
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Alan West, Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, Dixiecrats, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, Florida, Georgia, House, John Boehner, Louie Gohmert, Maine NAACP, Olympia Snowe, Paul Broun, politics, racism, Republicans, Sandy, Senate, South Carolina, Strohm Thurmond, Superstorm Sandy, Susan Collins, Tea Party, Texas, Yankeecans
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Remember In November
Sometimes I think the biggest thing the Democrats have going for themselves is the Republican Party. Last weekend the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, reinforced that thought in an interview on Bloomberg TV.
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, abortion, Al Hunt, Bloomberg TV, Blunt Amendment, Bush Tax Cuts, Climate Change, Congress, Democrats, evolution, Fox News, Gallup/USA Today poll, Georgia, Georgia State Senate, House, HR 3, Hyde Amendment, Maine, Medicare, Michael Steele, Mississippi, Mitt Romney, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Obama, Olympia Snowe, Paul Ryan, Planned Parenthood, politics, Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, right wing, RNC, Rush Limbaugh, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Scott Walker, Senate, Tate Reeves, Tea Party, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senate, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Tournament Politics
Super Tuesday really gave us more of the same despite some drama. With nine of the ten states either called or close enough to draw conclusions Mitt Romney remains the man to beat and nobody was able to do that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Alabama, Alabama primary, Alaska, Alaska caucus, Bob Kerrey, energy, Georgia, Georgia primary, gerrymandering, House, Idaho, Idaho caucus, Massachusetts, Massachusetts primary, Mississippi, Mississippi primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, North Carolina, North Dakota, North Dakota caucus, Obama, Ohio, Ohio primary, oil, Oklahoma, Oklahoma primary, Olympia Snowe, politics, redistricting, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, RNC, RNC Rule 15, Ron Paul, Senate, Sheldon Adelson, Super Tuesday, Tampa, Tennessee, Tennessee primary, Vermont, Vermont primary, Virginia, Virginia primary, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Dem Ladies
The outstanding Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza does a number of features among them is one called the Worst Week in Washington. I don’t know who will be this week’s recipient, but I will tell you who had the best … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006 election, 2012 election, Arizona primary, Ben Nelson, Bernie Sanders, Bob Kerrey, Chellie Pingree, Chris Cillizza, Connecticut, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democrats, Donald Sussman, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Kearney High School, Maine, Medal of Honor, Michigan primary, Nebraska, Obama, Olympia Snowe, Omaha Central High School, Omaha World-Herald, partisanship, Patty Murray, politics, progressive, Progressive Caucus, Republicans, Senate, Susie Buffett, Vermont, Warren Buffett, Washington, Washington Post
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The Endorsement Of Sherrod Brown
If you look up the term bellwether state in the dictionary you figuratively see the map of Ohio. In 2010 Ohioans went to the polls and elected Tea Party/Republicans John Kasich and Rob Portman as Governor and United States Senator … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006 election, 2010 elections, 2012 election, Alaska, Alaska Republican Party, Bernie Sanders, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Connecticut, Connie Schultz, D.A.D.T., D.O.M.A., Dean Heller, Democrats, District of Columbia, Don't Ask Don't Tell, free trade, gay adoption, gay rights, Illinois, insider trading, Issue 2, Joe Lieberman, John Kasich, LBGT rights, Lisa Murkowski, Maine, Mark Kirk, Massachusetts, Mike DeWine, money in politics, Nevada, Ohio, Ohio State, Olympia Snowe, Poland, politics, Progressive Caucus, Pulitzer Prize, Republican, Rob Portman, S 2036, same-sex adoption, SB5, Scott Brown, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Stock Act, super PAC, Tea Party, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, union, union busting, Vermont, Yale
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You Are What You Eat
I can’t help but speculate as to who is more harmful to America; the cowardly alleged leadership in the House Republican caucus or the mostly unqualified and incompetent freshman who are manipulating it. The House Republican Caucus met for some … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Arizona, Dean Heller, Democrats, Dick Lugar, Eric Cantor, Florida, gerrymandering, Harry Reid, health care, Indiana, Jeff Flake, jobs, John Boehner, Jon Kyl, Keystone XL, Keystone XL pipeline, Koch brothers, Maine, Massachusetts, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Nevada, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Olympia Snowe, payroll tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, politics, Republicans, Scott Brown, senior citizens, Tea Party, Thomas Rooney, unemployment, Washington Post
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