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The Unseen American
Wow! Like millions of other progressives I tuned into the Ed Show on MSNBC on Wednesday night. I tend to be a bit cynical and anticipated that the hype would exceed reality; that the show would be, to put it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 47%, China, Ed Schultz, Ed Show, greed, labor, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Obama, politics, right wing, Scott Prouty, social safety net, Willard Mitt Romney
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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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A Challenge Issued
I’m a self-confessed political junkie; as such I almost never miss a State of the Union address. I have to admit to some degree enjoying the pomp and circumstance however I am beyond being overwhelmed by it. The several days … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 99%, budget, Congress, defecit, Defense Budget, Democrats, Desiline Victor, economy, executive order, Florida, Illinois, jobs, Obama, politics, Republicans, Rick Scott, social safety net, State of The Union, Tammy Duckworth, taxes
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Starvation As Motivation
Last week Republican Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield introduced SB 0132 in the Tennessee State legislature. His bill proposes to cut Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) by 30% if a child in the family isn’t performing at a satisfactory … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, AIDS, beastiality, education, gay rights, gays, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, homosexuality, politics, racism, radical right, Rick Santorum, right wing, SB o132, social safety net, Stacey Campfield, T.A.N.F., TANF, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Tennessee, Tennessee legislature, Tennessee State Senate
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Touch ‘Em All Barack
Yesterday was a very busy day in Franklin County, North Carolina where I have the privilege of living. I may be a transplanted Yankee but I have lived in the South long enough to know that each county in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 Democratic Natioanl Convention, Democrats, Eric Cantor, Franklin County North carolina, Grover Norquist, inauguration, Kentucky, Martin Luther King, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Obama, Ohio, Paul Ryan, politics, Republicans, social safety net, State of The Union, Virginia, Wayne LaPierre, Willard Mitt Romney
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If A Than B
Monday President Obama put forth the name of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. What interested me was why and what does that tell us. Hagel, the former Republican Senator from Nebraska, had been rumored to be in line for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabinet, Chuck Hagel, defecit, Defense Budget, defense contractors, Defense Spending, Democrats, Department of Defense, fiscal policy, gay rights, House Budget Committee, Israel, military bases, military budget, military spending, military-industrial complex, natioanl debt, national security, Nebraska, Obama, politics, Republicans, Secretary of Defense, security, security budget, security spending, social safety net, Tea Party, terrorism
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Guns And Personal Responsibility
Part of the Republican – especially in their Tea Party wing –mantra is that people need to take personal responsibility. That is a major part of their rational in opposing the entire gamut of the social safety net including unemployment … Continue reading
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Tagged business ethics, Congress, Connecticut, Constitution, ethics, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, mass shooting, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New York, Newtown Connecticut, NRA, Obama, personal responsibility, politics, Republicans, social safety net, Tea Party, unemployment benefits, United States Constitution, Wayne LaPierre, Webster New York
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Another Lead Balloon
It becomes clearer every day that the chances of an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff are becoming rarer. I really feel that what is going on are the late stages of a negotiation for a retroactive resolution of this … Continue reading
April Fools’ Day
Today is April Fools’ Day and I can’t think of a more appropriate time to look at the Scott Walker led Republicans in Wisconsin. To further add to our joy it appears the “disease’ they are afflicted with is contagious … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, American Serb Memorial Hall, Democrats, fake Democrats, Medicare, Milwaukee, Mitt Romney, NBC News/Marist poll, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, recall, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Ryan Plan, social safety net, Stephan Thompson, taxes, The Path to prosperity, union, union busting, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, voter turnout, Willard Mitt Romney, William Conley, Wisconsin, Wisconsin primary, Wisconsin Republican party, Wisconsin State Senate
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Reopening Another Front
I have come to the conclusion that the Republican Party thinks that the way to win elections is to declare war on various segments of the American population and then expect them to vote Republican. If that sounds insane to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Albert Einstein, American Enterprise Institute, Benjamin Franklin, Bill Clinton, budget, consumer demand, deficit, Democrats, economy, health care, health insurance, Heritage Foundation, House, Mark Twain, Medicaid, Medicare, national debt, Obamacare, Occupy movement, Paul Ryan, politics, repatriation, Republican, Ryan Plan, social safety net, tax code, tax rate, taxes, The Path to prosperity, war on women, Wisconsin
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