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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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Tagged 112th Congress, Alabama, Ann Wagner, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Cynthia Lummins, Democrats, Diane Black, discrimination, Eric Cantor, gender discrimination, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, illegal immigration, immigration, Indiana, Kay Hagan, Kristi Noem, Lynn Westmoreland, Marsha Blackburn, Martha Roby, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Missouri, Native American issues, North Carolina, Patty Murray, politics, racism, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, S47, Senate, sexual discrimination, South Dakota, Susan Brooks, Tennessee, VAWA, Vicky Hartzler, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, Virginia Foxx, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights, Wyoming
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Women Lost In The Shuffle
About a week ago I received an e-mail from Senator Kay Hagan, (D-NC). In it she outlined her and Senator Patty Murray’s, (D-WA), concern over the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, (VAWA), which is currently stalled in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Amnesty International, Congress, Democrats, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Eric Cantor, fiscal cliff, House, Joe Biden, Kay Hagan, Native American issues, New York Times, North Carolina, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, politics, prejudice, rape, Republicans, Senate, sexism, sexist, sexual assault, sexual violence, Tea Party, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Vermont, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights
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Thanksgiving 2012
Today is Thanksgiving. It is a day to spend with family, even if that includes your misinformed, loudmouth, conservative uncle who suffers from a case of the Foxpox. Being an old basketball coach I recognize that the sport of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Alan West, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Congress, Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, Democratic national Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democrats, DNC, DSCC, economy, Florida, gay marriage, House, Illinois, immigration, immigration reform, Joe Walsh, liberal, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, money in politics, MSNBC, Obama, Obamacare, Ohio, Patty Murray, progressive, Republicans, same-sex marriage, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Social Security, Supreme Court, Tea Party, unemployment, Washington
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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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112th Turkey
With six days left until the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is due to present its report to Congress it is a fair time to revisit my speculation. My concerns and predictions remain substantially unchanged from my August 13, … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Arizona, California, Carl Levin, Chris Van Hollen, Congress, Dave Camp, debt ceiling, deficit, Democrats, Do Harm Congress, economy, Eric Cantor, filibuster, Fred Upton, George W. Bush, House, James Clyburn, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, Joe Biden, John Boehner, John Kerry, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Jon Kyl, Maryland, Massachusetts, Max Baucus, Michigan, Montana, national debt, Ohio, Pat Toomey, Patty Murray, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Rob Portman, Senate, South Carolina, Super Committee, Texas, Treasury, underemployment, unemployment, Washington, Xavier Becerra
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Not So Super Committee
With Thursday’s announcement of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s picks the so-called Super Committee is complete. As part of the debt ceiling deal each leader in Congress got to name three people from their caucus to a committee that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, Arizona, budget, California, Chris Van Hollen, Club for Growth, Congress, Dave Camp, debt ceiling, Defense Spending, deficit, Democrats, economy, Fred Upton, George W. Bush, Grover Norquist, health care, House, James Clyburn, Jeb Hensarling, Jeb Henserling, John Boehner, John Kerry, Jon Kyl, Marland, Massachusetts, Max Baucus, Michigan, Mitch McConnell, Montana, Nancy Pelosi, national debt, Obamacare, Ohio, Pat Toomey, Patty Murray, Pennsylvania, Republicans, Rob Portman, Senate, Senate Finance Committee, South Carolina, Super Committee, Texas, TSA, Washington, Xavier Becerra
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