Site Search
Site Navigation
Blogroll
Tag Archives: Violence Against Women Act
The Banishment Of Phil Gingrey
In 1979 the Charlie Daniels Band had a hit record entitled The Devil Went Down To Georgia. I certainly don’t pretend to be an expert on the devil’s itinerary, but looking at the Republican wannabes for the 2014 United States … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, 2014 election, AFLAC, ARMPAC, Balanced Budget Amendment, Bank of Elijay, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Democrats, F.A.A., FAA, FAA patch, Federal Aviation Administration, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, John Boehner, legitimate rape, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Mick Mulvaney, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, Mulvaney Amendment, N.L.R.B., National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Phil Gingrey, politics, Republicans, Richard Mourdock, Rush Limbaugh, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, sequester, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, Todd Akin, Tom Delay, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, war on women, women's health issues, women's rights
1 Comment
The Banishment Of Virginia Foxx
If you wanted a poster woman for a political crazy lady you would need look no further than North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District and their Republican Representative Virginia Foxx. The scary thing is that she not only looks the part; … Continue reading
Posted in Harry's Hell
Tagged 14th Amendment, Affordable Health Care Act, anchor babies, auto bailout, auto industry, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chrysler, Civil Rights, Congress, Davis-Bacon Act, discrimination, education, for-profit education, gay rights, General Motors, George W. Bush, GM, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, health care, House, House of Representatives, immigration, jobs, Katrina, labor, Matthew Sheppard, Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act., McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, minimum wage, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Ricahrd Burr, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, student loans, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, unemployment, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia Foxx, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
1 Comment
The Banishment Of Louie Gohmert
This was a long time coming. It would be easy to dismiss Louie Gohmert as just another loony Tea Party/Republican, except that as a member of the House of Representatives he actually gets to vote on and propose legislation – … Continue reading
Posted in Harry's Hell
Tagged 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Alan West, Americans for Tax Reform, anchor babies, Arizona, Aurora Colorado, balanced budget, Balanced Budget Amendment, C.N.N., Climate Change, CNN, Colorado, Connecticut, conservative, Constitution, Dick Cheney, discrimination, Drill Baby Drill, embryonic stem cell research, employment discrimination, F.I.S.A., FBI, FISA, Fox Business News, Fox News Sunday, gerrymandering, Government regulations, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, House, House Natural Resources Committee, House of Representatives, HR 1503, immigration, job discrimination, John McCain, Louie Gohmert, mass shooting, Medicare, Medicare Part D, personhood, photo ID, Planned Parenthood, politics, radical right, redistricting, regulations, Republicans, Rick Perry, right wing, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Sandy Hook Elementary School, sex discrimination, sexual discrimination, Sharia Law, stem cell research, Tea Party, terror babies, Texas, the pledge, Tom Delay, trans-Alaskan pipeline, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, United States Constitution, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, voter ID, Voter suppression, Washington Post
1 Comment
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
1 Comment
Cleanup on Aisle 113
With the transition from Thursday morning to afternoon came the birth of the 113th Congress. In the House the 112th left so much unfinished business that the 113th is faced with an immediate mess.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, C SPAN, Chris Christie, Congress, Democrats, Do Harm Congress, Eric Cantor, House, John Boehner, New Jersey, New York, Peter King, politics, Republicans, Sandy, Senate, Superstorm Sandy, VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia
Leave a comment
Women Lost In The Shuffle
About a week ago I received an e-mail from Senator Kay Hagan, (D-NC). In it she outlined her and Senator Patty Murray’s, (D-WA), concern over the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, (VAWA), which is currently stalled in the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 112th Congress, Amnesty International, Congress, Democrats, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Eric Cantor, fiscal cliff, House, Joe Biden, Kay Hagan, Native American issues, New York Times, North Carolina, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, politics, prejudice, rape, Republicans, Senate, sexism, sexist, sexual assault, sexual violence, Tea Party, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Vermont, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights
Leave a comment
Unfathomable Stupidity
There is only the slightest hyperbole in the following statement: Democrats should just let the Republicans keep talking; the job of self-incrimination they are doing far exceeds anything the Democrats could say to lessen the chances of a Republican victory … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 112th Congress, 2012 election, Alalbam, Arizona, Bill Clinton, Chuck Grassley, Democrats, domestic abuse, domestic violence, gay rights, House, Illinois, immigration, Iowa, Jeff Sessions, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Jon Kyl, Lindsey Graham, Mark Kirk, Mike Lee, Native American issues, New York Times, Oklahoma, Orrin Hatch, politics, Republicans, Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, South Carolina, Texas, Tom Coburn, Utah, Violence Against Women Act, visas, war on women, women's issues, women's rights
1 Comment