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Whose Agenda?
The Republicans have long been obsessed with their agenda to the point of neglecting the needs of the people they profess to represent. Of course their true agenda includes representing the desires of their financiers. Recent events have made that … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Schumer, Democrats, Dzhorkhar Tsarnaev, Government regulations, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, hispanics, immigration, Iowa, labor, New York, O.S.H.A., OSHA, politics, Republicans, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Tea Party, terrorism, Texas, Tsarvaev brothers, West Texas, workplace safety
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What Do We Really Know?
One week ago this afternoon the focus of the world shifted to Boston because of the bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. As of this writing, (Sunday morning), unfortunately we know precious little more than we did … Continue reading
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Tagged bombings, Boston, Boston Marathon, Boston Red Sox, breaking news, Chechnya, Dzhorkhar Tsarnaev, economy, politics, Russia, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, terrorism, U.S.S.R., USSR
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Brief Statement On The Tragedy In Boston
It has been nearly 24 hours since the tragedy at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. My silence is not an indication of my ignorance of the event. In fact I knew of it with the earliest news reports. … Continue reading
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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Do They Even Have A Clue?
Is it possible that prominent Republicans are so out of touch that they don’t even understand what the vast majority of Americans are facing on a daily basis? Is it possible that their base is so brainwashed that they don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 99%, Americans for Prosperity, Annette Spicuzza, Anthony Bologna, Fox News, Glenn Grothman, greed, Homeland Security, jobs, John Birch Society, John Pike, Linda Katehi, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, New York City, Newt Gingrich, NYPD, Obama, Occupy movement, Occupy Wall Street, police, politics, Republicans, Rudi Guliani, Tea Party, terrorism, UC Davis, unemployment, Wisconsin
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Iraq – What Really Happened
Shortly before 1 pm Eastern time last Friday President Obama announced that by year’s end all American troops, except for the approximately 150 that are assigned to defend our embassy, were coming home. Every embassy has a contingent of troops … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Christian, Crusades, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George W. Bush, Iraq, Islam, Joseph Stiglitz, military, Muslim, neo-con, Obama, right wing, terrorism, war
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Who’ll Be The Next In Line?
About sixty minutes into last night’s debate, after we saw Herman Cain’s campaign and what was left of Rick Perry’s campaign go down in flames The Kinks 1965 hit, Who’ll Be the Next in Line, started to run through my … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 9-9-9, CNN, Drill Baby Drill, economy, Fed, Federal Reserve, foreign aid, Gitmo, Grover Norquist, health care, Herman Cain, hypocrisy, illegal immigration, immigration, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obamacare, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, terrorism, Texas, The Kinks, U.N., United Nations, Wall Street, Western Republican Presidential Debate, White House
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The Banishment Of Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney is universally considered to have been the most powerful Vice President in history. There is a very compelling case to be made that he was also the worst. Only a fan of his could deny that he was … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, al Qaeda, American Enterprise Institute, apartheid, Constitution, cop killer bullets, Council on Foreign Relations, Dennis Miller, Deptment of Education, Dick Cheney, Energy Task Force, enhanced interrogation, Enron, executive branch, George W. Bush, greed, Halliburton, House, Iraq, Karl Rove, legislative branch, Patrick Leahy, plasticguns, racism, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Scotter Libby, Senate, South Africa, terrorism, Texas, torture, treason, United States Constitution, Valerie Plame, war crimes, waterboarding, Wyoming
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History At The One Hour And Forty-five Minute Mark
Monday night the CNN/New Hampshire Republican Presidential Debate had a historic moment near its end that has gone largely unnoticed. Before I unveil it let’s explore the evening’s events.
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Tagged 9/11, al Qaeda, auto bailout, Candy Crowley, CBO, CNN, Death Panels, deficit, Drill Baby Drill, economy, ethonal, Florida, France, George W. Bush, Germany, Great Depression, Grover Norquist, health care, Herman Cain, House Intelligence Committee, Iraq, jobs, Joe Biden, John King, Libya, Massachusetts, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, military bases, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Primary, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, regulation, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Romneycare, Ron Paul, Ryan Plan, Sarah Palin, taxes, Tea Party, terrorism, Tim Pawlenty, treason, unemployment, Wolf Blitzer
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