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The Rat Pack Conference
We are in the midst of March Madness and the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball championship tournament has taken over a good part of Americans’ attention. We spend considerable parts of weekends glued to television sets passionately involved in the fortunes of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2014 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Chris Matthews, CPAC 2013, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, John Kasich, Kansas, Maine, March Madness, Michigan, N.B.A., N.C.A.A., NBA, NCAA, Ohio, Paul LePage, Pennsylvania, politics, radical right, Rat Pack, recall, Republicans, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, right wing, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, Tom Corbett, Wisconsin
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Rat Pack Route
In 2012 you will hear a lot about the number 270. In American politics it will be the most important number of the year. It is the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency. As we all get … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Democrats, District of Columbia, Electoral College, electoral votes, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, John Kasich, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, mid-term elections, Minnesota, Misissippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Paul LePage, Pennsylvania, politics, Rat Pack, Republican, Rhode Island, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, Scott Walker, Tea Party, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Voter suppression, Washington, Wisconsin
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3rd Quarter Grades – 2011
Well it is self-imposed report card time again. On New Year’s Day I made a prediction of what the five biggest political stories of the year would be in 2011. Let’s take a look at them and see what my … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congess, Citizens United, class action, Congressional hearings, Darrell Issa, debt ceiling, Do Nothing Congress, Elizabeth Warren, Florida, House Homeland Security Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Massachusetts, New York, Peter King, politics, Rat Pack, Republicans, Rick Scott, Tea Party, U.S.P.S., unemployment, union busting, United States Postal Service, Wal Mart v. Dukes, Wisconsin
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Give Them An Inch
We have all heard the expression, “Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile”. It is actually a modern day adaptation of an ancient Chinese saying. In today’s American politics it describes what the Republicans are doing with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Constitution, consumer demand, deficit, Democrats, District of Columbia, economy, Electoral College, electoral votes, gerrymandering, House, jobs, Maine, national debt, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Senate, Rat Pack, redistricting, Republicans, Senate, Tea Party, Tom Corbett, unemployment, United States Constitution, Voter suppression, voter turnout
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The Banishment Of John Kasich
May you be in heaven a full half-hour before the devil knows you’re dead. That is an old Irish expression that I just love and it is totally appropriate in this case. While researching another article I was looking to … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, budget, Census Bureau, Democrats, econmomy, education, Fox News, HB 125, HB 78, House, John Kasich, Lehman Brothers, Ohio, police, Rat Pack, Republicans, SB5, union busting, unions, We Are Ohio, women's health issues, women's rights
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They Know What They Are Doing
When I hear the words that come out of the mouths of a lot of Republicans, especially the religious right and the Tea Party people, I just shake my head in disbelief. I am reminded of the last words of … Continue reading
The Banishment Of Sam Brownback
It is time for Paul LePage to throw another coaster on the bar. Another Rat Pack Governor is about to join the crew in Harry’s Hell. The only question is what took me so long?
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Tagged abortion, Balannced Budget Amendment, Bob Dole, C Street, civil unions, Dr. George Tiller, Estate Tax, Flat Tax, gay adoption, gay marriage, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, House, Jeff Colyer, Kansas, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, Kris Kobach, Paul LaPage, Paul LePage, Rat Pack, Republicans, Sam Brownback, same-sex marriage, Senate, Tea Party, women's health issues
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First And Fourteenth For A Million
Wednesday, during a relatively hastily called Presidential new conference, President Obama fired what many are considering his first broadside of the 2012 campaign. Looming in the background was a possible 14th Amendment solution to an unnecessary crisis. While in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 1946 election, 1948 election, Chris Matthews, debt ceiling, Democrats, Do Nothing Congress, Florida, Harry Truman, John Kasich, Michigan, MSNBC, Obama, Ohio, Paul Ryan, Rat Pack, Republicans, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, Ryan Plan, Scott Walker, taxes, Tea Party, Tim Pawlenty, Wisconsin
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2nd Quarter Grades – 2011
Today is the last day of the second quarter of 2011. On New Year’s Day I made a prediction of what the five biggest political stories of the year would be in 2011. Let’s take a look at them and … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, abortion, Congress, Congressional hearings, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Darrell Issa, debt ceiling, deficit, Do Nothing Congress, Elizabeth Warren, House, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, legislative gridlock, NPR, Obama, Planned Parenthood, Rat Pack, recalls, Republicans, Senate, Supreme Court, taxes, union busting, Voter suppression, Wal Mart, Wal Mart v. Dukes, Wisconsin
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Size Matters
On January 1st I published an article entitled, 2011 The Preview. In it I said that the Supreme Court ruling in Wal Mart v. Dukes would be the most important political story of the year. Monday the Court rendered its … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Citizens United, Clarence Thomas, employment discrimination, Fortune 500, gender discrimination, John Roberts, Lily Ledbetter, McCain-Feingold, Rat Pack, Samuel Alito, sex discrimination, Supreme Court, Wal Mart, Wal Mart v. Dukes
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