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A Day At The State Capitol
Wednesday the North Carolina House of Representatives held a public hearing on proposed voter ID legislation. Since I had strong, informed opinions on the topic and live about an hour from the Legislative Buildings I took a ride to Raleigh. … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Mitt Romney, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Ryan budget, Tea Party, voter fraud, voter ID, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney
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Moneyball
It is a classic good news/bad news situation in the news. This week is opening week for the national pastime and my favorite sport – baseball. Next week Congress returns from one of its many vacations. Baseball will provide hours … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, Arnold Schwarzenegger, B.A.T.F., BATF, budget, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Chuck Hagel, Congress, continuing resolution, Danny DeVito, Department of Justice, E.P.A., Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, House, House of Representatives, jobs, Justice Department, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, NRA, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, Tampa Bay Rays, Tea Party, Treasury, White House
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Are You Serious?
Taking a cursory glance at the Ryan Plan 3.0 I am reminded of the first retort my youngest grandchild learned, “Are you serious?” It was cute, we all laughed and Olivia repeated it a time or two to get more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Coprorate Income tax, defecit, Food Stamps, House, House Budget Committee, income tax, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Michigan, national debt, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Rick Snyder, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Senate, sequester, social safety net, Social Security, student loans, tax breaks, tax loopholes, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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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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Give Them What They Deserve
Perhaps the best news about the fiscal cliff negotiations is that they are taking place under a news blackout. That means that something substantial may actually be getting done and both sides have no need to posture in public. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Democrats, economy, fiscal cliff, health care, income tax, jobs, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, retirement age, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, taxes, unemployment
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Believe It Or Not: Defending John Boehner
There are two kinds of Republicans in the House of Representatives these days: the economically ignorant and the obstinately economically ignorant. The later presents the problem. The former group – of which Speaker John Boehner is a member – is … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, Arthur Laffer, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, economy, filibuster, fiscal cliff, House, House Budget Committee, income tax, John Boehner, Kentucky, Laffer curve, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Ohio, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Senate, taxes, Tea Party, Wisconsin
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He Has Nothing To Lose – But Your Family Does
It’s a rhetorical line that every politician seems to utilize every election, “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” In 2012 that “line” is true – to date anyway. The two Parties have radically different views of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, big government, deficit, deregulation, economy, George W. Bush, House, House Budget Committee, Iran, Mitt Romney, national debt, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, private enterprise, Republicans, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, taxes, trickle down, unemployment, Viet Nam, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Favorite Son Law
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The Banishment Of Joe Walsh
The world of rock and roll is filled with one hit wonders. Thankfully it appears that the freshman class of the 112th Congress may have more than its fair share of one term wonders – prominent among them will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Alan West, bigotry, Congress, debt ceiling, deficit, Florida, health care, House, Iraq, jobs, Joe Walsh, national debt, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Republicans, Ryan budget, Talking Points Memo, Tammy Duckworth, Tea Party, The Eagles, unemployment, unemployment benefits, war crimes
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Remember In November
Sometimes I think the biggest thing the Democrats have going for themselves is the Republican Party. Last weekend the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, reinforced that thought in an interview on Bloomberg TV.
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, abortion, Al Hunt, Bloomberg TV, Blunt Amendment, Bush Tax Cuts, Climate Change, Congress, Democrats, evolution, Fox News, Gallup/USA Today poll, Georgia, Georgia State Senate, House, HR 3, Hyde Amendment, Maine, Medicare, Michael Steele, Mississippi, Mitt Romney, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Obama, Olympia Snowe, Paul Ryan, Planned Parenthood, politics, Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, right wing, RNC, Rush Limbaugh, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Scott Walker, Senate, Tate Reeves, Tea Party, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senate, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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