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Rated R – Reynolds American
I’m certain the kneejerk reaction of conservatives who monitor my site is there goes another liberal pouncing on the tobacco industry. It is not their products, but how Reynolds American uses the profits they derive to harm America that motivated … Continue reading
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Tagged A.L.E.C., ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, American Snuff, Art Pope, Brown & Williamson, Camel, Camel Snus, Capri, conservative, Cougar, David Power, Dental Scotch, Dental Sweet, Doral, Garrett Scotch, Garrett Sweet, George W. Bush, Grizzly, Grover Norquist, H.B. Scott's, Hawken, Honest Scotch, John Bolton, Kodiak, Kool, Levi Garrett, Misty, Natural American Spirit, Niconovum, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Pall Mall, Peach Sweet, politics, R J Reynolds, Republicans, Salem, Sante Fe Natural Tobacco, Taylor's Pride, tobacco, tobacco industry, Tube Rose, U.N., UN, United Nations, University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Board of Governors, Winston, Zonnic
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The Attack Commences
Over last weekend when the news of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s concussion broke I told my wife watch the right wing gin up the rumor mill that this is contrived so she doesn’t have to appear before the Congressional … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2016 election, 9/11/12, Benghazi, Democrats, diplomatic illness, Fox News, George W. Bush, John Bolton, John Kerry, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Libya, Massachusetts, Mike Mullen, politics, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Scott Brown, Secretary of State, State Department, Thomas Pickering, U.N., UN, United Nations
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The Third Option
When the Washington press is not talking about the fiscal cliff it seems the conversation turns to who President Obama will nominate to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. The conventional wisdom is that it has narrowed down to … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, Democrats, Dick Lugar, Dr. Susan Rice, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Indiana, Joe Donnelly, John Kerry, Kentucky, Lugar-Obama Proliferation and Threat Reduction Initiative, Maine, Massachusetts, Mike Lee, Obama, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Richard Lugar, Scott Brown, Secretary of State, Senate, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, State Department, Susan Collins, Susan Rice, Tea Party, UN, United Nations, Utah
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The Worse Of Two Evils
There was a potentially significant news event that went dangerously underreported last week. I’m not talking about the events in Syria (what little the outside world knows of them at this point), the fiscal cliff posturing in Washington, nor am … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, caveat emptor, censorship, conservative, David Cameron, economy, England, fiscal cliff, Fox News, free market, Hawaii, liberal, media, media scandal, politics, Rupert Murdoch, Syria, The Economist, U.K., U.N., United Nations
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2014 And The Upper Chamber
Well it is Black Friday and those of us who are not napping are out shopping. Congress is in recess so it is another good day to look into that nearly opaque crystal ball and try to make some early … Continue reading
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Tagged 114th congress, 2008 election, 2014 election, Al Franken, Alaska, Arkansas, Christine O'Donnell, Colorado Republican Party, Democrats, Dr. Susan Rice, Elizabeth Dole, Jay Rockefeller, John Kerry, Kay Hagan, Louisiana, Mark Begich, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Mary Landrieu, Massachusetts, Max Baucus, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, politics, Republicans, Scott Brown, South Dakota, Susan Rice, Tea Party, Ted Stevens, Tim Johnson, Todd Akin, Tom Udall, U.N., United Nations, Virginia, Voter suppression, West Virginia
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W III
The more the Republican presidential race unfolds one striking set of observations continue to haunt me. Despite his name never being uttered, the leading candidates seem to be advocating a third George W. Bush term. They are in complete denial … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, abortion, Alabama, Arizona, Attorney General, Bill Haslam, Bob McDonnell, child labor, child labor laws, Chris Christie, D.A.D.T., Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Dodd-Frank, Drill Baby Drill, Florida, George W. Bush, Government regulations, Health and Human Services, HHS, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Indiana, Jan Brewer, John Bolton, John Kasich, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, minimum wage, Mitch Daniels, money in politics, New Jersey, Office of Management and Budget, Ohio, OMB, Paul LePage, politics, recall, regulations, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Robert Bentley, Ronald Reagan, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, State Department, taxes, Tennessee, Texas, Treasury, U.N., union busting, unions, United Nations, VA, Veteran's Administration, Virginia, Wisconsin, women's rights
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Let The Show Continue
According to Nielsen last Saturday night’s debate on ABC was the highest rated to date with 7.6 million viewers. In fact it was the most watched program on television last Saturday night, period. According to the U.S. Census Bureau there … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, ABC, Census Bureau, Democrats, Iowa, Iowa Caucus, John Bolton, Michele Bachmann, Michelle Obama, New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich, Nielsen, Obama, Ohio, politics, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, RNC, South Carolina, Star Wars, U.N., United Nations
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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 Endorsement Of Elizabeth Warren
My regular readers know how I love to nail politicians with their own words. Today we will look at the other side of that coin. Much like they trumped up their phony “socialist” argument in 2008, the Republicans are setting … Continue reading
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Tagged class warfare, consumer advocate, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democrats, Dodd-Frank Act, Elizabeth Warren, financial regulation, Forbes, George W. Bush, Harvard, John Bolton, Massachusetts, politics, progressive, regulations, Republicans, Scott Brown, Senate, socialism, T.A.R.P., taxes, Tea Party, U.N., United Nations, Wall Street
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A Possible And 4 Pretenders
Last night I tuned into Fox News at 9pm to watch the Republican Presidential Debate from South Carolina and thought I had stumbled upon Monday Night Football. I was greeted by Brent Baier hyping the debate like a sportscaster who … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bret Baier, Cap and Trade, Chris Wallace, Donald Trump, Fox News, Gary Johnson, George W. Bush, Herman Cain, jobs, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, Obama, Obamacare, Osama bin Laden, Republican Presdiential Primary debate, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Ryan Plan, Tea Party, United Nations, waterboarding
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