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A Morning Gift; An Old Lesson
What to write about is seldom a problem for me. The opposite is true with good stories often waiting a day or more to be published. Tuesday morning was a great example. At 8:33am my Blackberry buzzed with a blurb … Continue reading
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Tagged Benghazi, Blackwater, C.I.A., Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Cold War, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, jobs, Mitt Romney, Obama, politics, Republicans, State Department, Tea Party, Washington Post, Willard Mitt Romney
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The Great Alaskan Giveaway
The first reaction of my regular readers is probably: what the hell is Larry doing writing about Alaska? Well I’ve never been to Alaska; the closest I’ve been to it is Pocatello, Idaho and I certainly can’t see it from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, Charles Koch, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, David Koch, Exxon Mobil, Fortune, Fortune 500, Harold Meyerson, Koch brothers, Mississippi, New Mexico, oil industry, politics, Republicans, Richard Mauer, right wing, Sean Parnell, taxes, The Tax Foundation, Washington Post
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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
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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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An Unmentioned Issue
Sunday morning I was perusing the Washington Post and came upon an Associated Press story that reminded me of an issue within our current national gun regulation debate that has received almost no attention. Hopefully this aspect will no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged AP, Associated Press, gun control, gun education, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun safety, gun violence, guns, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Indiana, Joe Biden, Medina Ohio, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, North Carolina, NRA, Ohio, politics, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Washington Post
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Rated R – Cancer Treatment Centers Of America
On Christmas Day Amy Gardner wrote a story in the Washington Post that has not received sufficient follow-up. Today I am doing my part by putting the Cancer Treatment Centers of America on the Rated R list.
Posted in Rated R
Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Amy Gardner, Art Pope, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Charles Koch, David Koch, Dick Armey, F.T.C., Federal Trade Commission, Freedom Works, FTC, greed, health care, Illinois, Joe Walsh, Kingston Pike Development LLC, Koch brothers, Mayo Clinic, money in elections, money in politics, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Richard J. Stephenson, Richard Stephenson, Roswell Park, Sloan Kettering, Speciality Group Inc., Tea Party, Washington Post, William S. Rose III
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Willard’s World – The Company He Is Keeping
There is an old adage that says, “You are judged by the company you keep.” This would be a prudent way for Americans to evaluate Republican Presidential nominee Willard Mitt Romney. With that in mind a brief mention in Chris … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Chris Cillizza, deficit, economy, education, firefighters, George W. Bush, Global economy, greed, House Budget Committee, Iran, Jonathan Burks, Medicare, Mitt Romney, national debt, Obama, Paul Ryan, police, politics, Rachel Weiner, Ryan Plan, taxes, teachers, The Fix, war, Washington Post, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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Blame It On Mikey
When President Obama defeats Willard Mitt Romney on November 6th there will be plenty of finger pointing and the blame game will be on in earnest in the GOP. I am a believer in the writings of Sun Tzu. Among … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 election, 2012 election, ABC, ABC News, Democrats, Donald Trump, Herman Cain, Hillary Clinton, Michael Steele, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, politics, Republican Presidential Primary, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RNC, RNC Rule 15, Washington Post, Washington Post/ABC News poll, Willard Mitt Romney
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Validated
The dominant story in the news this week is the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in the health care matter. I will not get into the legal matters in depth here because that cannot be handled well in a brief … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Chris Cillizza, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Clarence Thomas, Democrats, Elena Kagan, Franklin Roosevelt, health care, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, individual mandate, Jeffrey Toobin, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Jonathan Turley, Lyndon Johnson, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, progressive, Republicans, right wing, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, single payer, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Washington Post
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Say It Ain’t So, Virginia
Last month Democratic Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley said that when people put Republicans in complete control of a state that instead of creating jobs, as they promise during campaigns, they take a “Hard right turn” and produce a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, abortion, adoption, Alaska, Anita Kumar, Bob McDonnell, education, gay adoption, gay rights, greed, gun control, guns, HB 1, HB 1132, HB 1133, HB 1245, HB 189, HB 321, HB 369, HB 462, HB 55, HB 754, HB 9, HB 940, health care, Joe Miller, Ken Cuccinelli, Laura Vozzella, Lisa Murkowski, Martin O'Malley, Maryland, Obamacare, politics, religious freedom, SB 1, SB 323, SB 327, SB 349, SB 464, SB 496, SB 67, Senate, taxes, Tea Party, Virginia, Virginia House of Delegates, Virginia State Senate, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, war on women, Washington Post, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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