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Don’t Send Condolences; Send Apologies
This was a huge news week and many stories are either going to get lost in the shuffle or get less coverage than they merit. On Wednesday night the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas was the scene of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adair Grain Incorporated, anhydrous ammonia, anti-union, Donald R. Adair, E.P.A., education, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, government regulation, politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, right to work laws, Scott Podsednik, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, unions, West Fertilizer Plant, West High School, West Texas
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Representative Democracy Texas Style
On April 1st – the irony of April Fools’ Day hasn’t escaped me – Texas’ Republican Governor Rick Perry reiterated that Texas would not expand Medicaid under Obamacare. This was during a public appearance he made with Texas’ Republican United … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, background check, Congress, filibuster, Florida, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, health care, House, House of Representatives, James Inhofe, John Cornyn, Kaufman County Texas, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Medicaid, Mike Lee, Mike McLelland, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, Obamacare, Oklahoma, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Perry, Senate, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Utah, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre
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Selling Spats
Somewhere in the 1920’s spats went out of style. I’m already considered a senior citizen by many and I don’t ever remember seeing them except in movies and plays. They were a garment that was primarily worn by men covering … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, C.P.A.C., CPAC, CPAC 2013, Democrats, education, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, GOP, Government regulations, Herman Cain, immigartion, Michele Bachmann, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, NIMBY, Obama, politics, regulations, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RNC, S.P.A.T.S., same-sex adoption, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, student loans, Stupid Political Anti Talk Sustainment, taxes, union busting, unions, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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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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They Have Not Begun To Fight
As I randomly talk to other Americans it is obvious that in the wake of the tragedy in Connecticut there is more of an appetite for reasonable gun regulation than ever. Rest assured that attitude in not unanimous and there … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, A.L.E.C., ALEC, Aurora Colorado, Bill Bennett, California, Chris Wallace, Colorado, Connecticut, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, Fox, Fox News, Fox News Sunday, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, guns, House, Louie Gohmert, Meet The Press, N.R.A., NRA, politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, right wing, Ronald Reagan, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Sarah Palin, Senate, Texas
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Premature Coronation
Another in the seemingly endless premature coronations is taking place in American politics – Chris Christie is being proclaimed as the 2016 Republican Presidential nominee. Even more people jumped onto the bandwagon Monday when Christie filed papers to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 New Jersey Govenor's Race, 2016 election, 2106 Republican Presidential primary, Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Democrats, Donald Trump, Herman Cain, Marco Rubio, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Newt Gingrich, Paul Ryan, politics, Quinipiac, Quinipiac poll, Quinipiac University, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Sandy, Sarah Palin, Saturday Night Live, Superstorm Sandy, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Willard Mitt Romney
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Willard’s World – Watching Willard Wiggle
The last time we visited Willard’s World the then presumptive Republican nominee for President was busy visiting his dancing horse in London and insulting the United Kingdom. That visit was on July 30th and things haven’t gotten much better for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Democratic Convention, Democrats, Donald Trump, economy, England, Herman Cain, London, Maine, Massachusetts, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Nebraska, Newt Gingrich, North Carolina, Paul Ryan, political polling, politics, radical right, Republican Convention, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Tampa, United Kingdom, Willard Mitt Romney
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Pander In August – Lose In November
Throughout the comedy show known as the Republican Presidential Primary race the Romney campaign looked like a well oiled machine. It just kept chugging along at a nice steady pace destroying one challenger after another, always staying in the number … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2012 election, Charles Koch, David Koch, deficit, Democrats, Donald Trump, economy, George W. Bush, Herman Cain, House, House Budget Committee, House of Representatives, Jared Bernstein, Joe Biden, John McCain, Koch brothers, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, national debt, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, radical right, Republicans, Rick Perry, right wing, Romneyhood, Rupert Murdoch, Ryan Plan, Sarah Palin, taxes, Tea Party, turnout, Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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Does It Really Matter?
In America about this time every four years the favorite political parlor game becomes who will be the Vice Presidential nominee. The answer to that question rarely justifies the hyperbole around it or the time spent discussing it. While, aside … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2012 election, 2012 Olympics, Democrats, Donald Trump, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Harry Truman, Herman Cain, hispanics, Joe Biden, John McCain, latinos, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, New Mexico, Newt Gingrich, Office of Management and Budget, Ohio, Olympics, Paul Ryan, politics, Republican National Convention, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Ryan Plan, Sarah Palin, Susana Martinez, Tea Party, Tim Pawlenty, Vice President, Wisconsin, women
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Willard’s World – Dangerous And Scary
In the early stages of the sitcom known as the 2012 Republican Presidential Debates people would often comment to me that they were afraid of Willard Mitt Romney. I basically dismissed the comments probably because I was distracted by the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2012 election, Democrats, George W. Bush, Gordon Gekko, Great Depression, Great Recession, Herman Cain, House Budget Committee, John McCain, Karl Rove, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Obama, Office of Management and Budget, Ohio, Paul Ryan, politics, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Ryan Plan, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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