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Poision Pens
In the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School the gun regulation debate has raged. While most of the nation took a sane, sober look at the situation the gun and munitions manufacturers’ lobby, (which is what the … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, conservative, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Eddie Haskell, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, liberal, Maors Against Illegal Guns, Mark Glaze, mass shooting, Michael Bloomberg, Mississippi, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New York City, NRA, Obama, politics, prejudice, progressive, Republicans, Roger Wicker, Sadie Holland, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Wayne LaPierre
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What If Plan B?
The other day I was thinking about what really holds the Tea Party/Republican coalition together. The conventional political wisdom is that they need each other. The true Republicans standing alone are simply too few and too regional to have any … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960 election, 2008 election, 2012 election, 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut, Dan Malloy, Democrats, George W. Bush, H.U.D., Hillary Clinton, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Mario Cuomo, Martin O'Malley, Maryland, Mitt Romney, New York, Obama, politics, Republicans, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Tea Party, Willard Mitt Romney
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The Banishment Of James Inhofe
Like most banishments to Harry’s Hell this one has been long in the making. Republican Senator James Inhofe has been a nutcase for years. We can’t blame him on the Tea Party, he is that zany, but the very senior … Continue reading
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Tagged C Street, Climate Change, Congress, Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, Drill Baby Drill, electric utilities industry, environment, F.A.A., FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, gas industry, gay marriage, gay rights, Global Warming, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, James Inhofe, Jeff Sharlet, Jim Inhofe, mass shooting, Obama, oil industry, Oklahoma, politics, Republicans, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Senate, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Tea Party, The Family, The New Yorker, torture
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What’s The Buzz On Guns?
Tuesday night I attended a political meeting. The business was wrapped up pretty quickly and the group decided to take advantage of the situation by breaking into a freeform political discussion. At one point the question of what is happening … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, background check, Congress, conservative, Democrats, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, high capacity clips, mass shooting, media, politics, progressive, Republicans, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary School, shadow sales
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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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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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