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Go Figure
Yesterday afternoon the Senate finally confirmed Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense by a vote of 58-41. Getting there was an adventure!
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Tagged 113th Congress, Alabama, Chris Christie, Chuck Hagel, cloture, Democrats, filibuster, Frank Lautenberg, Kentucky, Mike Johanns, Nebraska, Obama, politics, Rand Paul, Republican, Richard Shelby, Robert Bacharch, Secretary of Defense, Senate, Tea Party, Thad Cochran
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The Endorsement Of Alan Grayson
One speech doesn’t make a political career or a politician, but it can leave them indelibly etched in our minds. The prime example of that is President Barack Obama’s speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Even his … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 Democratic National Convention, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, Alan Grayson, bigotry, conservative, courage, Democrats, Do Harm Congress, Florida, George Will, gun control, guns, Harvard, Hate Crime Expansion Act, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, health care, homeschooling, House, Jeb Bush, John Kennedy, Lily Ledbetter, Obama, Obamacare, Orlando, politics, prejudice, progressive, racism, Republican, Republican Health Care Plan, right wing, Sanford Florida, Sarah Palin, Stand Your Ground, Tea Party, Teri Schiavo, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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A Sweeper And A Dreamer
It came as no big surprise to anyone paying attention when Mitt Romney swept the Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia primaries Tuesday night. Baring death or the greatest political collapse in modern history Mitt Romney will be the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976 election, 2012 election, Connecticut, Connecticut primary, Delaware, Delaware primary, District of Columbia, District of Columbia primary, economy, Evangelical Christians, gas prices, gasoline, Mars Pennsylvania, Maryland, Maryland primary, Medicare, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, New York, New York primary, Obama, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania primary, Pittsburg Steelers, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, politics, Republican, Rhode Island, Rhode Island primary, Rick Santorum, Ronald Reagan, Ryan Plan, Senate, swing voters, Tea Party, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, Wisconsin primary
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April Fools’ Day
Today is April Fools’ Day and I can’t think of a more appropriate time to look at the Scott Walker led Republicans in Wisconsin. To further add to our joy it appears the “disease’ they are afflicted with is contagious … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, American Serb Memorial Hall, Democrats, fake Democrats, Medicare, Milwaukee, Mitt Romney, NBC News/Marist poll, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, recall, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Ryan Plan, social safety net, Stephan Thompson, taxes, The Path to prosperity, union, union busting, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney, William Conley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin primary, Wisconsin Republican party, Wisconsin State Senate
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Reopening Another Front
I have come to the conclusion that the Republican Party thinks that the way to win elections is to declare war on various segments of the American population and then expect them to vote Republican. If that sounds insane to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Albert Einstein, American Enterprise Institute, Benjamin Franklin, Bill Clinton, budget, consumer demand, deficit, Democrats, economy, health care, health insurance, Heritage Foundation, House, Mark Twain, Medicaid, Medicare, national debt, Obamacare, Occupy movement, Paul Ryan, politics, repatriation, Republican, Ryan Plan, social safety net, tax code, tax rate, taxes, The Path to prosperity, war on women, Wisconsin
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Mitt Mops Up
Going into Sunday’s Puerto Rico primary the only question was would Mitt Romney hit the 50% plus 1 threshold needed to take all twenty committed delegates or not. He answered that in resounding style.
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Tagged 2008 election, 2012 election, Canada, conservative, Constitution, delegates, District of Columbia, Luis Fortuno, Mitt Romney, New Progressive Party, Newt Gingrich, Obama, politics, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico caucus, Puerto Rico primary, Puerto Rico statehood, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, seperation of church and state, statehood, United States Constitution, Willard Mitt Romney
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March Madness Wisconsin Style
It started out simply enough. Thursday night I caught a blurb on television that the dates had been set for the Wisconsin recall elections. As I set out to do some research on Friday I saw that while I was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 Wisconsin Act 23, Ann Walsh Bradley, Charles Koch, David Koch, David Prosser, Democrats, JoAnne Kloppenburg, jobs, Koch brothers, Pam Galloway, politics, Rebecca Kleefisch, recall, Republican, Scott Walker, Tea Party, unemployment, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assembly, Wisconsin State Senate, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Romney Rolls On
In perhaps one of the strangest days in what has been a very strange 2012 Republican Presidential Primary season Mitt Romney inched closer to the nomination. The states of Kansas and Wyoming along with the territories of Guam, the Northern … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Christian, District of Columbia, Guam, Guam caucus, Kansas, Kansas caucus, Matt Romney, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Northern Marianas, Northern Marians caucus, politics, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands caucus, Westboro Baptist Church, Willard Mitt Romney, Wyoming, Wyoming caucus
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Where Is Home?
Immigration is one of the most vexing challenges facing America today. It is a complex problem. No simple one step solution is going to solve it. Solving the problem involves not only legal but social change. Legislation is not sufficient … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, border security, Buffalo, Buffalo New York, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress, conservative, Dream Act, education, greed, immigration, Mexico, Poland, politics, racism, Red Foxx, Republican, Tea Party, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, voting rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Warsaw Poland
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The Endorsement Of Marcy Kaptur
When this year started I told my readers that I would be endorsing candidates for the House of Representatives. At that time I stated that the House endorsements might come out a little slowly due to the uncertainty redistricting brought … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Affordable Health Care Act, Bernie Sanders, Citizens United, Congress, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Constitution, Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, Drill Baby Drill, Glass-Steagall Act, Great Lakes, Health and Human Services, health care, House, jobs, Joe the Plumber, Kathleen Sebelius, Marcy Kaptur, Medicare, Obamacare, Ohio, politics, progressive, Republican, Samuel Wurzelbacher, Social Security, Supreme Court, unemployment, union, Vermont, Wall Street
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