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Ed’s Back – Really
In mid-March when it was abruptly announced that Ed Schultz was leaving his 8pm weeknights timeslot for a weekend gig many feared that MSNBC was effectively putting him out to pasture. This weekend our fears were confirmed. What was originally … Continue reading
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Tagged 60 Minutes, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, CBS, Chris Christie, Chris Matthews, CNN, Ed Schultz, Fox News, Howard University, Karen Finey, Leo Gerard, Mark Sanford, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC, New Jersey, NFL, Paul Ryan, politics, Rachel Maddow, Steve Kornacki, television, The Ed Show, United Steel Workers, Up with Steve Kornacki, Vermont, Voter suppression
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A Day At The State Capitol
Wednesday the North Carolina House of Representatives held a public hearing on proposed voter ID legislation. Since I had strong, informed opinions on the topic and live about an hour from the Legislative Buildings I took a ride to Raleigh. … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Ryan budget, Tea Party, voter fraud, voter ID, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney
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Moneyball
It is a classic good news/bad news situation in the news. This week is opening week for the national pastime and my favorite sport – baseball. Next week Congress returns from one of its many vacations. Baseball will provide hours … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, Arnold Schwarzenegger, B.A.T.F., BATF, budget, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Chuck Hagel, Congress, continuing resolution, Danny DeVito, Department of Justice, E.P.A., Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, House, House of Representatives, jobs, Justice Department, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, Tampa Bay Rays, Tea Party, Treasury, White House
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Let The Insanity Continue
Last week the circus, a/k/a CPAC, was in Washington; well, National Harbor, Maryland to be specific. CPAC’s annual gathering is supposed to be the thinking seminar for the conservative base of the Republican Party. After the results of the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr, Ashley Judd, bigotry, Bowie Kuhn, budget, budget deficit, C.I.A., CIA, CIA Director, CPAC, CPAC 2013, deficit, Democrats, Donald Trump, education, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, House, House Budget CommitteeKentucky, immigration, Jeb Bush, Jerry Springer Show, John Brennan, Kentucky, Lullaby, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, national debt, National Harbor Maryland, New Jersey, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Rafael Edward Cruz, Rand Paul, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rush Holt, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Sarah Palin, Senate, Shawn Mullins, social mobility, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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Are You Serious?
Taking a cursory glance at the Ryan Plan 3.0 I am reminded of the first retort my youngest grandchild learned, “Are you serious?” It was cute, we all laughed and Olivia repeated it a time or two to get more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Coprorate Income tax, defecit, Food Stamps, House, House Budget Committee, income tax, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Michigan, national debt, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Rick Snyder, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, sequester, social safety net, Social Security, student loans, tax breaks, tax loopholes, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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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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Tagged 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Alan West, Alaska, Ann Wagner, Artur Davis, Bill Bolling, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, CPAC, CPAC 2013, David Keene, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, Jeb Bush, Jim DeMint, Kelly Ayotte, Ken Cuccinelli, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Massachusetts, Mike Lee, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newt Gingrich, NRA, Obama, Oklahoma, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Schafly, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Johnson, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, South Carolina, Steve Scalise, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tim Scott, Todd Akin, Tom Coburn, Utah State, Virginia, war on women, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, women's issues, women's rights
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Sequester Siesta
Back in the summer of 2011 America was dealing with one of the many fiscal crises that the Tea Party/Republicans have manufactured in the 112th and 113th Congress. The solution/punt formation included the creation of a Supercommittee that if … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Afghanistan, Bristol - Myers Squibb, Budget Control Act of 2011, California, Camel, Cisco Systems, Congress, continuing resolution, Darrell Issa, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Doral, Florida, Fortune 500, Georgia, IMF, infrastructure, International Monetary Fund, Iowa, James Lankford, jobs, Joe wilson, Kansas, Kentucky, Kevin Yoder, Lamar Alexander, Lebanon, Libya, Louie Gohmert, Louisiana, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pall Mall, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Pete Olson, politics, Procter & Gamble, R J Reynolds, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Reynolds American, Rich Nugent, Ron Johnson, Salem, Sean Duffy, sequester, South Carolina, Steve King, Steve Stockman, Super Committee, Ted Cruz, Tennessee, Texas, The Bahamas, Tom Price, unemployment, Virginia Foxx, Winston, Wisconsin
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Executive Order Vs. Hold
With the failure of any meaningful filibuster reform in the Senate and the reelection of Reince Priebus as Chairman of the Republican National Committee signaling that any changes in Republican strategy, (with the possible exception of immigration reform), will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, Bobby Jindal, Charlotte, executive order, filibuster, hold, immigration, immigration reform, Louisiana, Michael Steele, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Project Redmap, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, RNC, Scott Walker, Senate, Tea Party, Washington, Washington DC, White House, Wisconsin
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New Punt Formation
The dilemma facing the Republican/Tea Party coalition in the House of Representatives was how to extricate themselves from an untenable position they had placed themselves into without looking like they gave into President Obama. The solution was a variation of … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 27th Amendment, budget, Congress, Constitution, debt ceiling, economy, federal budget, filibuster, House, House of Representatives, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, Tea Party, United States Constitution
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Touch ‘Em All Barack
Yesterday was a very busy day in Franklin County, North Carolina where I have the privilege of living. I may be a transplanted Yankee but I have lived in the South long enough to know that each county in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 Democratic Natioanl Convention, Democrats, Eric Cantor, Franklin County North carolina, Grover Norquist, inauguration, Kentucky, Martin Luther King, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Obama, Ohio, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, social safety net, State of The Union, Virginia, Wayne LaPierre, Willard Mitt Romney
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