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The Endorsement Of Ed Markey
2013 doesn’t promise to be a big year for endorsements; there simply are not that many elections that are going to be held and I don’t endorse for every election. With Tuesday night’s primaries in Massachusetts history, the choice for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 election, Boston College, BP, BP oil spill, Brian Schweitzer, Democrats, Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, environment, Gabriel Gomez, Gulf Oil Spill, Harvard, House, House of Representatives, John Kerry, labor, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Montana, politics, post office, postal service, Republicans, Scott Brown, Senate, special elections, Stephen Lynch, Tea Party, Ted Kennedy, U.S.P.S., unions, USPS, Willard Mitt Romney
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Don’t Send Condolences; Send Apologies
This was a huge news week and many stories are either going to get lost in the shuffle or get less coverage than they merit. On Wednesday night the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas was the scene of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adair Grain Incorporated, anhydrous ammonia, anti-union, Donald R. Adair, E.P.A., education, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, government regulation, politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, right to work laws, Scott Podsednik, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, unions, West Fertilizer Plant, West High School, West Texas
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All In
Very rarely do I use this column to be a television critic, but this is one of those rare occasions. Monday night was the debut of All In With Chris Hayes on MSNBC. The thing that surprised me the most … Continue reading
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Tagged All In With Chris Hayes, Arkansas, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, Bernie Sanders, Chris Hayes, environment, ExxonMobil, Keith Olbermann, Kevin Ware, MSNBC, N.C.A.A., NCAA, Oddball, oil spill, politics, Rachel Maddow, television, The Rachel Maddow Show, unions, University of Louisville, Up with Chris Hayes, Vermont
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The New Empire State
I grew up and was educated in what I thought was the Empire State – New York State. In 2013 there appears to be a new empire in the United States – the Empire of Rick Snyder’s Michigan.
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, Detroit, Emergency Financial Manager, emergency managers, James Day, Kevyn Orr, Michigan, money in elections, money in politics, New York, politcs, Public Act 4 of 2011, Republicans, Rick Snyder, right to work, right to work laws, Tea Party, union busting, unions, Voter suppression, voter turnout, wealth transfer
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There Must Be A Path
Immigration reform is the most complex issue facing America today. That being said, our current system is not working and the sooner we address the issue in a meaningful way the better off we will be collectively. As with most … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, citizenship, comprehensive immigration reform, conservative, consumer demand, demand, House, House of Representatives, illegal immigration, illegals, immigration, immigration reform, jobs, labor, liberal, path to citizenship, pathway to citizenship, politics, right to work state, undocumented, unions, Wisconsin State Senate
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Selling Spats
Somewhere in the 1920’s spats went out of style. I’m already considered a senior citizen by many and I don’t ever remember seeing them except in movies and plays. They were a garment that was primarily worn by men covering … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, C.P.A.C., CPAC, CPAC 2013, Democrats, education, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, GOP, Government regulations, Herman Cain, immigartion, Michele Bachmann, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, NIMBY, Obama, politics, regulations, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RNC, S.P.A.T.S., same-sex adoption, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, student loans, Stupid Political Anti Talk Sustainment, taxes, union busting, unions, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Two Sides Of One Ocean
Tuesday night I was driving home and picked up the BBC broadcast on the radio. The big story that hit me was that the House of Commons approved same-sex marriage in England and Wales. I do almost exclusively American political … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006 election, 2006 mid-term, BBC, California, Conservative Party, consumer demand, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, consumer protection, Darrell Issa, economy, England, gay marriage, gay rights, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, guns, House Of Commons, jobs, labor, New York Times, organized labor, Poland, politics, Postal Accountablility and Enhancement Act of 2006, Republicans, right wing, Roayl Assent, Russia, same-sex marriage, Saturday mail delivery, UK, unemployment, union busting, unions, United States Postal Service, USPS, Wales, Washington Post
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The GOP Immigration Dilemma
A rock and a hard place; damned if you, do damned if you don’t – or to steal a line from the 1983 hit song Wrapped Around Your Finger by the Police – “Caught between the Scylla and Charybdis”, (hey, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 census, 2016 election, 2020 election, 2024 election, bigotry, comprehensive immigration reform, Democrats, demographics, economy, electoral votes, gerrymandering, greed, hispanics, House, House of Representatives, immigration, immigration reform, labor, latinos, Medicare, money in elections, money in politics, organized labor, politics, racism, redistricting, Republicans, Social Security, Texas, The Police, unions
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Hidden In The Apparent Insanity
I have long felt that the thinnest line is the one between insanity and genius. Remember genius can be diabolical. The radical right of the Tea Party/Republican coalition is so obsessed with their dangerous agenda that they will use every … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, budget, coal, Congress, disaster relief, Eric Cantor, federal budget, Grover Norquist, House, House of Representatives, Hurricane Irene, Mick Mulvaney, money in elections, money in politics, natural disaster, New Jersey, New York, oil, oil industry, petroleum industry, politics, Republicans, Sandy, South Carolina, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, union busting, unions, Virginia
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