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Facilitators Of Death
If the tone of this article is angry it is because I am. If it is somewhat confusing, that is because about 10% of my readership comes from outside the United States and I have to attempt to explain to … Continue reading →
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Tagged 113th Congress, 114th congress, 2014 election, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, cloture, Congress, Connecticut, continuing resolution, Dan Coats, David Vitter, Dean Heller, deb Fischer, Democrats, filibuster, Florida, Georgia, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, House, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, James Inhofe, James Risch, Jeff Flake, Jeff Sessions, Jerry Moran, Joe Manchin, John Barrasso, John Boozman, John Cornyn, John Hoeven, John McCain, John Thune, Johnny Isakson, Kansas, Kelly Ayotte, Kentucky, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Louisiana, Maine, Manchin-Toomey Amendment, Marco Rubio, Mark Begich, Mark Kirk, Mark Pryor, mass shooting, Max Baucus, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Mike Johanns, Mike Lee, Mississippi, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Montana, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Newtown Connecticut, North Carolina, North Dakota, NRA, Ohio, Oklahoma, Orrin Hatch, Pat Roberts, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Richard Burr, Richard Shelby, Rob Portman, Roger Wicker, Ron Johnson, Roy Blunt, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, shadow sales, South Carolina, South Dakota, straw purchases, Susan Collins, Ted Cruz, Tennessee, Texas, Thad Cochran, Tim Scott, Tom Coburn, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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The Courageous And The Cowardly
Thursday the Senate voted 68-31 to limit debate on gun regulation. In (relatively) plain English they stopped the filibuster and will soon actually vote on the gun regulation proposals. Some Senators took what is commonly perceived as courageous votes while … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2014 election, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, background check, Bill Nelson, Chuck Grassley, Claire McCaskill, cloture, Congress, Dan Coats, David Vitter, deb Fischer, Democrats, filibuster, Florida, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, House, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, James Inhofe, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, Jerry Moran, Joe Donnelly, John Barrasso, John Cornyn, John Thune, Kansas, Kentucky, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Mark Begich, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Mike Johanns, Mike Lee, Mississippi, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nebraska, NRA, Ohio, Oklahoma, Orrin Hatch, Pat Roberts, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Richard Shelby, right wing, Rob Portman, Roger Wicker, Ron Johnson, Roy Blunt, Sandy Hook, Senate, Sherrod Brown, South Carolina, South Dakota, swing voters, Tammy Baldwin, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Thad Cochran, Tim Johnson, Tim Scott, Tom Coburn, Tom Harkin, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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22 Names Women Need To Remember
John Barrasso and Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Roy Blunt of Missouri, John Boozman of Arkansas, Tom Coburn and James Inhofe of Oklahoma, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas, Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott of South Carolina, Chuck Grassley of … Continue reading →
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Tagged 112th Congress, 19th Amendment, 2014 election, 2016 election, Alabama, Arkansas, Chuck Grassley, Congress, Constitution, Eric Cantor, Florida, House, House of Representatives, Idaho, immigration, Iowa, James Inhofe, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, John Barrasso, John Boozman, John Cornyn, John Thune, Kansas, Kentucky, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Middle East, Mike Enzi, Mike Johanns, Mike Lee, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, North Korea, Oklahoma, Orrin Hatch, Pat Roberts, politics, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, Roy Blunt, Senate, South Carolina, South Dakota, State of The Union, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tim Scott, Tom Coburn, United States Constitution, Utah, VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, war on women, Wisconsin, women's issues, women's rights, Women's Sufferage, Wyoming
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The Dirty 3 Dozen
Monday the Senate cast only its third and fourth roll call votes of the 113th Congress and they were real eye openers! They both dealt with Sandy relief aid. Fortunately there were enough real Americans to counteract the votes of … Continue reading →
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2016 election, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Climate Change, Dan Coats, deb Fischer, Florida, Georgia, HR 152, hypocrisy, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, James Inhofe, James Risch, Jeff Flake, Jeff Sessions, Jerry Moran, John Barrasso, John Boozman, John Cornyn, John McCain, John Thune, Johnny Isakson, Kansas, Kelly Ayotte, Kentucky, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mark Kirk, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Mike Johanns, Mike Lee, Missouri caucus, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Orrin Hatch, Pat Roberts, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, Roy Blunt, Sandy, Sandy aid, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, South Carolina GOP/Fox News, South Dakota, Superstorm Sandy, Ted Cruz, Tennessee, Texas, Tim Scott, Tom Coburn, Wisconsin, Wyoming caucus
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Demonstrable Danger
Sanity prevailed in the United States Senate yesterday, but only by a small margin. As threatened, Missouri Republican Senator Roy Blunt attempted to tag the so-called Blunt Amendment onto an important piece of legislation, in this case the Highway Funding … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Ben Nelson, Blunt Amendment, Bob Casey, Bob Corker, Bob Kerrey, Catholics, contraception, Dean Heller, Democrats, Dick Lugar, Harry Reid, health care, Highway Funding Bill, Illinois, Indiana, Joe Manchin, John Barrasso, Maine, Mark Kirk, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Obamacare, Olympia Snowe, Orrin Hatch, Pennsylvania, politics, religious freedom, Richard Lugar, Roger Wicker, Roy Blunt, Scott Brown, Senate, separation of church and state, Tea Party, Tennessee, Utah, war on women, West Virginia, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights, Wyoming
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Another Day, Another Republican Outrage
It seems I spend most of my time writing negative articles. Perhaps that is why I enjoy endorsements so much; they are a change of pace. I will make a promise to the Republicans, stop doing stupid, radical and dangerous … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 election, AIDS, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Barney Frank, Ben Nelson, Blunt Amendment, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Constitution, Dan Coats, David Vitter, Democrats, Dick Lugar, Elizabeth Edwards, First Amendment, Florida, gay rights, Georgia, health care, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, James Inhofe, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, Jerry Moran, John Barrasso, John Boozman, John Cornyn, John Hoeven, John McCain, John Thune, Johnny Issacson, Jon Kyl, Kansas, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kelly Ayotte, Kentucky, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Marco Rubio, Massachusetts, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Mike Johanns, Mississippi, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Orrin Hatch, Pat Roberts, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Rand Paul, religion, religious freedom, Republicans, Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Roger Wicker, Roy Blunt, S 1467, Saxby Chambliss, Scott Brown, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tea Party, Temmessee, Texas, Tom Coburn, United States Constitution, Utah, vaccination, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights, Wyoming
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The Endorsement Of Amy Klobucher
An interesting question to ask is: who is the hardest working member of the United States Senate. If the time period you were covering was January 3, 2009 to July 7, 2009 the answer would be easy: Minnesota’s senior Senator … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Affordable Health Care Act, Al Franken, Amy Klobucher, children's issues, conservative, Constitution, Democrat, Democratic-Farmers-Labor Party, Department of Agriculture, DFL, energy, gay rights, House, Jesse ventura, jobs, LGBT rights, Maine, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Missouri, Native American issues, Norm Coleman, Obamacare, politics, progressive, Republican, Roy Blunt, Senate, small business, Social Security, Susan Collins, tourism, United States Constitution, University of Chicago, veterans, women's rights, Yale
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Who Do You Love
In 1956 Bo Diddley had a hit with the song Who Do You Love where he sang of the sacrifices he would make for the object of his affections. In the very early evening hours of Tuesday 48 Senators proved … Continue reading →
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Tagged Americans for Tax Reform, Ben Nelson, Bo Diddley, Bob Corker, BP, Chevron, Chuck Grassley, Close BigOil Loopholes Act, ConocoPhillips, Daniel Coats, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Democrats, Dick Lugar, Exxon Mobil, Grover Norquist, James Inhofe, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, Jerry Moran, Jim DeMint, John Barrasso, John Boozman, John Cornyn, John Hoeven, John McCain, John Thune, Johnny Issacson, Jon Kyl, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kelly Ayotte, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Marco Rubio, Mark Begich, Mark Kirk, Mary Landrieu, Michael Enzi, Mike Crapo, Mike Johanns, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, oil industry, Olympia Snowe, Orrin Hatch, Pat Roberts, Patrick Toomey, Rand Paul, Republicans, Richard Burr, Richard Shelby, Rob Portman, Robert Menendez, Roger Wicker, Ron Johnson, Roy Blunt, S940, Saxby Chambliss, Scott Brown, Shell, Susan Collins, tax loopholes, taxes, Thad Cochran, Tom Coburn
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