Tag Archives: Roy Blunt

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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