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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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Job Creation Identification
Debunking Republican lies would require a book, this is a column. Therefore I will briefly focus my attention on just one of them – the myth of the job creators. Since the Republicans are completely devoid of economic ideas that … Continue reading
Gap Spawned By Greed
America just experienced one of its unique quasi-holidays, Black Friday. It reminded us of the great inequity that exists in this country. A very few at the top manipulated the masses of have nots- who in most cases don’t even … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Grayson, anti-union, benefits, Black Friday, consumer demand, Demos, Forbes, Forbes 400, greed, illegal labor practices, labor, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, politics, retail, S. Robson Walton, Sam Walton, small business, union busting, unions, wage inequality, wages, Wal Mart, Walton fortune, Wal_Mart, wealth distribution, wealth gap
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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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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Affordable Health Care Act, Al Franken, Amy Klobucher, children's issues, conservative, Constitution, Democrat, Democratic-Farmers-Labor Party, Department of Agriculture, DFL, energy, gay rights, House, Jesse ventura, jobs, LGBT rights, Maine, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Missouri, Native American issues, Norm Coleman, Obamacare, politics, progressive, Republican, Roy Blunt, Senate, small business, Social Security, Susan Collins, tourism, United States Constitution, University of Chicago, veterans, women's rights, Yale
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The Ransom Note Arrived
With the Republicans holding the payroll tax holiday and unemployment extensions hostage, the arrival of the ransom note was only a matter of time. Friday afternoon was that time. The House Republican leadership unveiled their proposal.
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Tagged 112th Congress, BP oil spill, cloture, Congress, Democrat, drug testing, economy, EPA, filibuster, Florida, Fox News, Harry Reid, House, jobs, Keystone XL, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, Medicare, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, payroll tax, Payroll Tax Holiday, politics, Republican, Reuters, Rick Scott, Senate, small business, taxes, Tea Party, unemployment, unemployment benefits
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Congressional Extensions
December is extensions month in the 112th Congress. The two major issues that it appears they will address are the extensions of the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits. Outcomes are less certain than many would lead you to believe. … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Arizona, Berinie Sanders, big business, cloture, Congress, deficit, Democrats, economy, filibuster, Fox News, Fox News Sunday, Grover Norquist, Harry Reid, House, jobs, Joe Manchin, John Boehner, Jon Kyl, Jon Tester, Maine, Mitch McConnell, Montana, Obama, Payroll Tax Holiday, payroll taxes, politics, Republicans, Senate, small business, Social Security, Susan Collins, taxes, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Tea Party, unemployment, unemployment benefits, Vermont, West Virginia
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Rated R – Koch Industries
If I have to explain why Koch Industries’ products are being placed on the restricted list then you simply haven’t been paying attention. This is a classic example of why progressives should not spend money with an organization. The Koch … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Agrotain, Angel Soft, Blue Ribbon, boycott, Brawny, Broadspan, Charles Koch, Comforel, Condura, construction industry, contractors, Coolmax, Dacron, David Koch, Dense Armor, Dixie, DryGuard, Europe, Fibre Strong, Fire Defender, Flexrock, Georgia-pacific, Google, housing, Hushboard, Iran, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, Lyrca, Mardi Gras, Nautilus, Nitamin, Nitamin NFusion, Phenrez, Polarguard, politics, Polyclear, Polyshield, progressive, Quilted Northern, right wing, small business, Soft'n gentle, Solarmax, Somerelle, Spakle, Stainmaster, Supplex, Tactel, Tactesse, Terate, Terathane, Thermolite, Thermostat OSB, Tough Armour, Vanity Fair, XJ 85, Zee
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Something To Do With Your Grandchildren
The Occupy Wall Street movement has just entered its second month. It is difficult to comment on it because it has evolved and is no longer a single homogeneous event. Perhaps it never was.
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Tagged 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, Afghanistan, bailouts, big business, Congress, conservative, Democrats, draft, economy, England, Europe, Government regulations, housing, Iraq, jobs, NYPD, Obama, obstruction, Occupy Wall Street, police, regulations, Republicans, Rick Perry, small business, socialism, taxes, Tea Party, U.K., underemployment, unemployment, union busting, unions, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Wall Street, Wisconsin
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Resolved, Maybe
If you are a little confused about how the pending government shutdown was averted you have a lot of company. In fact until sometime after 11 a.m. on Thursday morning funding to keep the government running through Tuesday October 4th … Continue reading
A Political Winner, But
Thursday night President Obama, in an atmosphere resembling a State of the Union address, spoke to a joint session of Congress. What progressives hoped for was a proposal, which if implemented, would consist of a big jobs program that would … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democrats, economy, education, GI Bill, Harry Truman, House, infrastructure, jobs, labor, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama, progressives, Republicans, small business, Super Committee, tax loopholes, taxes, Tea Party, The American Jobs Act, unemployment, unions
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