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The Banishment Of Louie Gohmert
This was a long time coming. It would be easy to dismiss Louie Gohmert as just another loony Tea Party/Republican, except that as a member of the House of Representatives he actually gets to vote on and propose legislation – … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Alan West, Americans for Tax Reform, anchor babies, Arizona, Aurora Colorado, balanced budget, Balanced Budget Amendment, C.N.N., Climate Change, CNN, Colorado, Connecticut, conservative, Constitution, Dick Cheney, discrimination, Drill Baby Drill, embryonic stem cell research, employment discrimination, F.I.S.A., FBI, FISA, Fox Business News, Fox News Sunday, gerrymandering, Government regulations, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, House, House Natural Resources Committee, House of Representatives, HR 1503, immigration, job discrimination, John McCain, Louie Gohmert, mass shooting, Medicare, Medicare Part D, personhood, photo ID, Planned Parenthood, politics, radical right, redistricting, regulations, Republicans, Rick Perry, right wing, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Sandy Hook Elementary School, sex discrimination, sexual discrimination, Sharia Law, stem cell research, Tea Party, terror babies, Texas, the pledge, Tom Delay, trans-Alaskan pipeline, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, United States Constitution, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, voter ID, Voter suppression, Washington Post
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The GOP Immigration Dilemma
A rock and a hard place; damned if you, do damned if you don’t – or to steal a line from the 1983 hit song Wrapped Around Your Finger by the Police – “Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis”, (hey, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 census, 2016 election, 2020 election, 2024 election, bigotry, comprehensive immigration reform, Democrats, demographics, economy, electoral votes, gerrymandering, greed, hispanics, House, House of Representatives, immigration, immigration reform, labor, latinos, Medicare, money in elections, money in politics, organized labor, politics, racism, redistricting, Republicans, Social Security, Texas, The Police, unions
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The Golden Rule
I had spent a few days pondering what to publish for today. A piece on the inauguration would be a natural since the public ceremonies are being held today, but I have long held that I would like to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, Alaska, Art Pope, bigotry, Bob Etheridge, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Congress, David Koch, Democrats, Dick DeVos, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, gerrymandering, government spending, House, House of Representatives, inauguration, Koch brothers, Martin Luther King, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, Ohio, politics, racism, redistricting, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party
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Abusing The Privilege
I remember coming across a novelty key chain years ago that said, “Everyone has a right to be stupid, but you are abusing the privilege”. A few days ago some statistics crossed my desk that seemed to illustrate the same … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2002 election, 2010 election, 2012 election, Bev Perdue, Census, Congress, Constitution, Democrats, Electoral College, gerrymandering, House, House of Representatives, Michele Bachmann, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, politics, redistricting, Republicans, United States Constitution, Voter suppression
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For Sale – Sold
A few weeks ago I sent an e-mail to a political friend of mine in which I predicted Raleigh in 2013 would be what Madison was in 2011. I predicated my prediction on the fact that extreme right wing money … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pope, bigotry, Charles Koch, David Koch, education, education funding, education spending, gerrymandering, greed, income taxes, jobs, Koch brothers, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, Madison Wisconsin, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State, Pat McCrory, politics, public education, racism, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, redistricting, Republicans, right wing, taxes, Tea Party
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Nancy The Bungee Cord
On November 27th I posted an article entitled Cliff Diving With A Bungee Cord. After Thursday night’s Republican House Caucus that bungee cord has a name and it is Nancy Pelosi.
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Tagged Congress, fiscal, fiscal cliff, fiscal policy, gerrymandering, Harry Reid, House, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Nevada, Obama, Plan B, politics, redistricting, Senate
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Commitment
Monday the news broke that Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R, Mo-8) resigned from the House of Representatives to become the new President and C.E.O. of the National Rural Electricity Cooperative Association. She had just won reelection in November and was … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2010 census, 2010 elections, 2012 election, 2022 elections, Bill Emerson, Census, Democrats, gerrymandering, House, House of Representatives, Illinois, Jesse Jackson Jr., Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, politics, redistricting, Republicans, special elections
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Double Bunking In A Single Bed
Tuesday, while all the attention in Ohio was focused on the Republican Presidential Primary the political career of Representative Dennis Kucinich may have come to an end. My awareness of Dennis dates further back than most. We were both born … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2010 election, 2012 election, Air Force One, Amy Goodman, Buffalo, Buffalo New York, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Cleveland, Cleveland Ohio, Congress, Democracy Now, Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, gerrymandering, health care, House, Joe the Plumber, Marcy Kaptur, Meet The Press, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Obamacare, Ohio, Ohio primary, politics, public option, redistricting, Republican, Samuel Wurzelbacher, single payer, Social Security, Washington
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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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