Site Search
Site Navigation
Blogroll
Tag Archives: Renee Ellmers
The Next Tea Party Princess
I am waiting for the following ad to appear in Washington, DC newspapers: Wanted – Photogenic and crazy female member of the Republican House caucus for the position of Tea Party Princess. Duties include looking good on camera, spouting crazy … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, birther, China, Drill Baby Drill, Fox News, gay marriage, GOP, House Republican caucus, House Tea Party caucus, Kansas, Kelly Ayotte, Keystone XL pipeline, Lynn Jenkins, Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann, Missouri, national debt, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, pedophilia, politics, polyogamy, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Rick Santorum, same-sex marriage, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, Tennessee, Vicky Hartzler
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
1 Comment
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
Leave a comment
Definition
I learned a lot in the fifteen years I spent on the bench in a suit and tie. Foremost among those lessons was that the team that controlled the tempo of the game usually won. Politics isn’t that different from … Continue reading
Second Class
North Carolinians started going to the polls on Thursday with the commencement of early voting in advance of the May 8th primary. Aside from what is now a meaningless Republican Presidential primary, the Democrats have to choose a gubernatorial candidate, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2012 election, ballot initiatives, conservative, gay marriage, gay rights, get out the vote, GOTV, grandparents' rights, greed, John Hood, marriage, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina primary, politics, progressive, Renee Ellmers, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, same-sex marriage, Tea Party, The John Locke Foundation
Leave a comment
Shades Of 1937
It’s not too often that I break with the President, but Friday was one of those times. The subject lines on my e-mails told of the House and then the Senate passing the payroll tax holiday extension. That was the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 1937, 2012 election, big oil, capital gains, capital gains tax, Congress, doc fix, economy, federal employees, Great Depression, Great Recession, health care, House, jobs, lame duck Congress, Medicare, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, payroll tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, politics, Renee Ellmers, Republican, Senate, senior citizens, Social Security, taxes, Tea Party Budget Rally, unemployment, unemployment benefits, Wall Street
1 Comment
Political Charades
There is an old adage; you can’t judge a book by looking at the cover. Well equally true is that you can’t judge a political group by its name.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2010 elections, 2010 mid-term elections, American Crossroads, Americans for Job Security, Arkansas, Bill Hatcher, Blanche Lincoln, Bob Etheridge, Colorado, Democrats, FEC, Federal Election Commission, Government regulations, Harry Teague, House, insurance industry, jobs, Joe Sestak, John Boozman, Karl Rove, Ken Buck, Massachusetts, Michael Arcuri, Michael Bennet, money in politics, Morgan Griffith, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pat Meehan, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, regulation, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Richard Hanna, Rick Boucher, Scott Brown, Scott Tipton, Senate, Steve Pearce, taxes, Tea Party, Virginia
1 Comment
“Concessions”
Last week Friday both chambers of Congress finally passed the sales tax holiday and unemployment benefits extension. It was for all intents and purposes the very same bill the Senate had passed on Saturday December 17th by a vote of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 111th Congress, 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Affordable Health Care Act, Congress, Democrats, Dodd-Frank, Elizabeth Warren, Fox News, government regulation, House, jobs, John Boehner, Karl Rove, Massachusetts, Nan Hayworth, New York, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, payroll tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, politics, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Rupert Murdoch, Ryan Plan, Scott Brown, Senate, Tea Party, Tom Reed, unemployment, Wall Street Journal, Wisconsin
Leave a comment