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Same Old Mitch
Old plays still work in sports and politics. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell knows that well. On fourth and inches everyone in the stadium knows that the quarterback sneak is coming but it almost invariably gets the first down. In … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2014 election, Alison Grimes, Ashley Judd, Karl Rove, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, Mother Jones, Obama, politics, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Senate, Watergate
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The Banishment Of Pete Peterson
Did you ever wonder why millions of Americans obsess over the national debt, (although they mistakenly refer to it as the deficit), when the biggest economic problem facing America today is the lack of consumer demand caused by unemployment? Pete … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackstone Group, capital gains tax, carried interest, Comeback America Institute, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Committee on Economic development, deficit, economy, Fix the Debt, Forbes 400, greed, Medicare, Mitt Romney, national debt, New America Foundation, Pete Peterson, Peter G. Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, politics, Richard Nixon, Social Security, taxes, The Can Kicks Back, The Fiscal Times, Willard Mitt Romney
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The Banishment Of Roger Ailes
The first inductee into Harry’s Hell was Rupert Murdoch and I labeled him the facilitator of falsehoods. Today’s inductee is Roger Ailes the President of Fox News. If Murdoch is the facilitator, Ailes is the author. He is the architect … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968 election, 1984 election, 1988 election, 1992 election, 2000 election, 2010 elections, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, al Qaeda, American Crossroads, bigotry, Bill Clinton, birthers, Christine O'Donnell, Death Panels, Delaware, Florida, Fox News, Garrison New Jersey, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Ground Zero, health care, Hillarycare, homophobia, islamophobia, John Kasich, John Prescott Ellis, Joseph Coors, Judith Regan, Karl Rove, Lee Atwater, money in politics, Muslim, Nevada, New Jersey, Obama, Phillip Morris, prejudice, Presidential debate, R J Reynolds, racism, Republican Governor's Association, Richard Nixon, Roger Ailes, Ronald Reagan, Rupert Murdoch, Sarah Palin, Sean hannity, Sharon Angle, super PAC, Tea Party, Television News Incorporated, TNI, tobacco industry, Walter Mondale, Willie Horton
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Unaffordable Quality Education
I have long maintained that two of the three pillars of the Republican Party are greed and the promotion of ignorance. The two are almost mutually dependent. Much of the extremely wealthy, who forms the core of the Republican power … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkley, Cal-Berkley, California, college, college tuition, Daniel de Vise, economy, education, Fox News, government, greed, Hillary Clinton, New York, Ohio State, Penn State, politics, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Rutgers, social mobility, taxes, UCLA, University of California, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia, Washington Post
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Good News But A Cloudy Crystal Ball
Reading too much into any single special election is almost as dangerous as putting a lot of stock in an early political poll. That being said, while those of us in the Eastern Time Zone were busy rejoicing over Tuesday … Continue reading
If He Means What He Says
Monday Speaker John Boehner addressed The Economic Club of New York. I listened to the entire speech and the Q&A session that followed. What concerns me is how much was positioning and pandering, and how much did he really mean. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 budget, commodities, debt ceiling, defecit, Defense Spending, economy, gas prices, George W. Bush, government spending, John Boehner, Medicare, Obama, Peter G. Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation, regulation, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Ryan Plan, Social Security, speculation, taxes, The Economic Club of New York
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A Dead Skunk In Wisconsin
For someone who comments on politics from a progressive viewpoint the rookie Republican/Tea Party Governor Scott Walker’s administration and his friends in Wisconsin are the gifts that keep on giving. Hardly a day goes by without an occurrence that fails … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Braley, David Prosser, Dennis Kucinich, Gerry Connelly, high speed rail, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Jackie Speier, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Kathy Nickolaus, Loudon Wainwright III, Republicans, Richard Nixon, Scott Walker, Tea Party, union busting, unions, Waukesha County, William Gardner, Wisconsin, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad, Wisconsin Supreme Court
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