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The Banishment Of Phil Gingrey
In 1979 the Charlie Daniels Band had a hit record entitled The Devil Went Down To Georgia. I certainly don’t pretend to be an expert on the devil’s itinerary, but looking at the Republican wannabes for the 2014 United States … Continue reading
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The Sequester Comes To A Small Town Near You
The right wing noise machine has attacked President Obama as a fear monger. They claim the Sequester is a nothing and that Obama was just out to scare everybody. The more enlightened among us knew that was just their spin … Continue reading
Reloading?
One news item that came out of last Sunday’s talk shows was that Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is seriously considering reintroducing the compromise gun regulation legislation he co-authored with Republican Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey. Make no mistake; neither … Continue reading
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Read A Book
The Sequester finally started to hit home this week and the N.I.M.B.Y. factor in the Right Wing “fiscal conservatives” came out. Their “conventional wisdom” was shattered by reality. They like to be portrayed as martyrs. In their minds government does … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, economics, economy, F.A.A., FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, fiscal conservatives, Head Start, House, House of Representatives, income redistribution, John Boehner, Joseph Stiglitz, Meals on Wheels, N.I.M.B.Y., NIMBY, P&G, P.A.T.C.O., PATCO, Paul Krugman, politics, Procter & Gamble, Republicans, right wing, Ronald Reagan, Senate, sequester, Tea Party, unemployed, union busting
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Mortgage Or Maui
As frustrating as it may be, sometimes it is necessary to discuss policy with Tea Party/Republicans within the misconceptions that are their viewpoints. One of their “common sense” arguments about the deficit is that you have to run the federal … Continue reading
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Tagged 1937, 2014 election, deficit, Democrats, economy, education, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, government spending, Great Depression, Great Recession, Hawaii, infrastructure, Maui, oil industry, politics, pump priming, Republicans, sequester, tax breaks, tax code, Tea Party, voter turnout
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Sequester Stupidity
The Sequester was born of a forced compromise to placate the Tea Party faction within the Republican House caucus. That is simply historical fact that no amount of revisionist history will change and this space does not allow another explanation … Continue reading
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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Necessary Pain
Ask any veteran politician what frustrates them the most and high on the list will be the N.I.M.B.Y. people. N.I.MB.Y. stands for not in my backyard. These are the people who want government to do things as long as they … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, Budget Sequestration, Congress, Democrats, Fox News, government spending, House, House of Representatives, Keith Ellison, Minnesota, money in elections, money in politics, N.I.M.B.Y., national debt, NIMBY, politics, Republicans, Sean hannity, sequester, small business, Tea Party
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Sequester Siesta
Back in the summer of 2011 America was dealing with one of the many fiscal crises that the Tea Party/Republicans have manufactured in the 112th and 113th Congress. The solution/punt formation included the creation of a Supercommittee that if … Continue reading
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The Next Act
The next act in the manufactured crisis that is Washington since the emergence of the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party will be a parallel tract drama involving the debt ceiling and the sequester.
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 2012 election, Budget Sequestration, Congress, debt ceiling, Democrats, fiscal cliff, government shutdown, House, House of Representatives, Jay Carney, John Cornyn, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Senate, sequester, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, White House
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