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The Mayor’s Money
For decades the NRA has been the only organization that spent significant money on gun regulation issues. As a lobbyist for gun, gun accessory and munitions manufacturers masquerading as a sportsman’s’ organization its idea of good regulation is no regulation. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, Angus King, Arizona, Arkansas, Chuck Grassley, Dan Coats, Daniel Coats, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Democrats, Georgia, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp, House, Indiana, Iowa, Jean Shaheen, Jeff Flake, Joe Donnelly, John Boozman, John Hoeven, John McCain, Johnny Isakson, Kay Hagan, Kelly Ayotte, Louisiana, Maine, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Michael Bloomberg, money in elections, money in politics, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York City, North Carolina, North Dakota, NRA, Ohio, Patrick Toomey, Pennsylvania, politics, Republicans, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Robert Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Susan Collins, Tom Harkin
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The Golden Rule
I had spent a few days pondering what to publish for today. A piece on the inauguration would be a natural since the public ceremonies are being held today, but I have long held that I would like to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, Alaska, Art Pope, bigotry, Bob Etheridge, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Congress, David Koch, Democrats, Dick DeVos, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, gerrymandering, government spending, House, House of Representatives, inauguration, Koch brothers, Martin Luther King, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, Ohio, politics, racism, redistricting, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party
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Thanksgiving 2012
Today is Thanksgiving. It is a day to spend with family, even if that includes your misinformed, loudmouth, conservative uncle who suffers from a case of the Foxpox. Being an old basketball coach I recognize that the sport of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Alan West, Citizens United, Civil Rights, Congress, Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, Democratic national Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democrats, DNC, DSCC, economy, Florida, gay marriage, House, Illinois, immigration, immigration reform, Joe Walsh, liberal, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, money in politics, MSNBC, Obama, Obamacare, Ohio, Patty Murray, progressive, Republicans, same-sex marriage, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Social Security, Supreme Court, Tea Party, unemployment, Washington
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The Endorsement Of Sherrod Brown
If you look up the term bellwether state in the dictionary you figuratively see the map of Ohio. In 2010 Ohioans went to the polls and elected Tea Party/Republicans John Kasich and Rob Portman as Governor and United States Senator … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006 election, 2010 elections, 2012 election, Alaska, Alaska Republican Party, Bernie Sanders, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Connecticut, Connie Schultz, D.A.D.T., D.O.M.A., Dean Heller, Democrats, District of Columbia, Don't Ask Don't Tell, free trade, gay adoption, gay rights, Illinois, insider trading, Issue 2, Joe Lieberman, John Kasich, LBGT rights, Lisa Murkowski, Maine, Mark Kirk, Massachusetts, Mike DeWine, money in politics, Nevada, Ohio, Ohio State, Olympia Snowe, Poland, politics, Progressive Caucus, Pulitzer Prize, Republican, Rob Portman, S 2036, same-sex adoption, SB5, Scott Brown, Senate, Sherrod Brown, Stock Act, super PAC, Tea Party, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, union, union busting, Vermont, Yale
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A Victorious Night
Rare is the instance when I begin writing an article with its outcome unknown, this is one of those rare exceptions. Monday I wrote that I would be watching three contests on Tuesday night. I was confident about one, cautiously … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Amendment 26, Associated Press, Christian Right, class warfare, Colorado, Democrats, economy, education, Electoral College, George W. Bush, Issue 2, jobs, John Kasich, Jon Hustad, Kevin Hill, Koch brothers, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, politics, progressives, Raleigh, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, SB5, Sherrod Brown, Tea Party, unemployment, union busting, unions, Vote No On 26, Wake County, Wake County School Board, Wake County School Board Election, Wake County Schools, We Are Ohio, Wisconsin, women's health issues, women's rights
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Staying In The Big Ten
For any who doubted that working class American’s won in Wisconsin the proof of that conclusion occurred Wednesday in Ohio. While our attention in 2011 has been concentrated on Wisconsin there has been just as important of, and to this … Continue reading
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Tagged Democrats, John Kasich, Melissa Fazekas, Obama, Ohio, Quinnipiac polls, recall, Republicans, SB5, Sherrod Brown, Tea Party, union busting, unions, Voter suppression, We Are Ohio, Wisconsin
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