Category Archives: Republicn Policy

Play To Win

Last Sunday I watched the Green Bay Packers play the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC berth in the Super Bowl next Sunday. Most folks who saw that game will tell you they saw one of the greatest comebacks in the … Continue reading

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Robert Reich On Republican Priorities

Truer words were never spoken – Robert Reich on facebook 01/10/2015 (yesterday): Look at the priorities of the new Republican congressional – the Keystone XL Pipeline, the Trans-Pacific Trade agreement, tax cuts for big corporations and the wealthy, rollbacks of … Continue reading

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Republicans Playing Games With YOUR Lives

There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans you say? So you stayed away from voting last fall because, well, what difference does it make anyway? Or maybe you voted for a Republican because they are strong … Continue reading

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CRomnibus: A Hint Of Things To Come

Americans have been conditioned by our news cycles and our lifestyles to get worked up about something today only to have it stroked from our memories tomorrow. For all but a few, stitching today’s thread of news into the fabric … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Warren Asks: Who Does Congress Work for?

The House responds with a resounding “CORPORATIONS!” very late Thursday night. And it will only get worse after the first of the year, folks. Both in the country in general and in the state in particular This is what America … Continue reading

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Say Hello To ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE

Maybe you missed it because there was no birth announcement. The lack of a birth announcement is probably due to the fact that the parents, Charles and David Koch and their corporate concubines don’t want anyone to know. Just like … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders: 12 point Economic Program

I think we all know what the right wing of this country is proposing for a budget for our country – cut taxes on the rich, privatize Social Security, cut social safety nets and all the savings will trickle down … Continue reading

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Time To Find Out Republican Policies, America!

From Bernie Sanders: Here’s the interesting point. You talk about Republican principles. The Republicans forgot to tell the American people what their principles are, so let me make a prediction. Let me make a prediction, and a year from now … Continue reading

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Pulling Up The Ladder

Note: this is an outtake from a column by Charles P. Pierce who writes the Politics blog for Esquire magazine. Mr. Pierce is one of the funniest, yet most insightful commentators around. This week he discusses the hypocrisy of the … Continue reading

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This Should Be The Biggest Story of The Year

Last weekend in an interview with Sam Stein of the Huffington Post, Dr. Francis Collins, head of the National Institute of Health, said that a vaccine for ebola would have probably already have been found had it not been for … Continue reading

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