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An Attempt At Further Abdication
While the conservatives claim to be the defenders of the Constitution in practice it is the progressives who are. We may not play dress-up and wear three cornered hats, but when rhetoric gives way to reality it is the political … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Arizona, Bob Corker, Carl Levin, conservative, Constitution, Dick Durbin, executive branch, FAA patch, George W. Bush, Illinois, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Michigan, Obama, politico, politics, progressive, Senate Armed Services Committee, South Carolina, Tennessee, United States Constitution, war powers
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Real Women
What makes a woman a woman? I’m sorry to disappoint my readers, but I’m certainly not going to answer that question in the next several hundred words. I will tell you that I question how genuine a woman twelve Republican … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Alabama, Ann Wagner, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Cynthia Lummins, Democrats, Diane Black, discrimination, Eric Cantor, gender discrimination, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, illegal immigration, immigration, Indiana, Kay Hagan, Kristi Noem, Lynn Westmoreland, Marsha Blackburn, Martha Roby, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Missouri, Native American issues, North Carolina, Patty Murray, politics, racism, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, S47, Senate, sexual discrimination, South Dakota, Susan Brooks, Tennessee, VAWA, Vicky Hartzler, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, Virginia Foxx, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights, Wyoming
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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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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Afghanistan, Bristol - Myers Squibb, Budget Control Act of 2011, California, Camel, Cisco Systems, Congress, continuing resolution, Darrell Issa, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Doral, Florida, Fortune 500, Georgia, IMF, infrastructure, International Monetary Fund, Iowa, James Lankford, jobs, Joe wilson, Kansas, Kentucky, Kevin Yoder, Lamar Alexander, Lebanon, Libya, Louie Gohmert, Louisiana, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pall Mall, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Pete Olson, politics, Procter & Gamble, R J Reynolds, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Reynolds American, Rich Nugent, Ron Johnson, Salem, Sean Duffy, sequester, South Carolina, Steve King, Steve Stockman, Super Committee, Ted Cruz, Tennessee, Texas, The Bahamas, Tom Price, unemployment, Virginia Foxx, Winston, Wisconsin
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Hiding In The Background
Of the various proposals for gun regulations the one that has the broadest support and best chance of passing both chambers of Congress is a universal background check. Some polls have it with as high as 92% support. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, background check, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, F.B.I., FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida, Georgia, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, no-fly list, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, politics, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, T.S.A., Tennessee, Texas, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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The New F Word
I plead guilty; I actually watched CSPAN’s coverage of the Chuck Hagel cloture vote on Thursday. I wish more Americans did because it was a farce worthy of William Shakespeare. Republicans filibustered Hagel’s confirmation but went into long and convoluted … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, Alaska, Arizona, Benghazi, C SPAN, Chuck Hagel, cloture, Constitution, David Vitter, Democrats, filibuster, foreign policy, Harry Reid, Illinois, Iran, Israel, James Inhofe, Jeff Merkley, John Cornyn, John McCain, Kentucky, Lamar Alexander, Libya, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Louisiana, Maine, Mike Johanns, Mississippi, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Obama, Oklahoma, Oregon, Orrin Hatch, politics, Republicans, Secretary of Defense, Senate, South Carolina, Susan Collins, Tennessee, Texas, Thad Cochran, The Cable, Tom Udall, United States Constitution, Utah, William Shakespeare
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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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The Obama Volunteer – Progressive Of The Year
I spent a lot of time thinking about where this award should go for 2012. No one singular performance of any individual stuck out in my mind in 2012. Then I thought of recognition for lifetime achievement, but that is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Georgia, Mitt Romney, New York, North Carolina, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, South Carolina, Tennessee, Willard Mitt Romney
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The Banishment Of Ken Cuccinelli
If you are not a political junkie it is very possible the name Ken Cuccinelli does not ring a bell. He is not yet high profile but he will be very soon. That is not to say that he isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, abortion, abstinence only, Arizona, Bob McDonnell, Cheri Jacobus, Civil Rights, Climate Change, environment, Florida, gay rights, Georgia, gun control, guns, Hawaii, immigration, immigration reform, Indiana, Kansas, Michael Mann, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Obamacare, Papers Please, politics, right wing, Tennessee, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, University of Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Senate, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, WMAL, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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