Posts Tagged ‘Democrats’
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David Obey
Posted on May 6, 2010
David Obey plays a mean harmonica. I know that because we traveled to Ireland once as part of a CODEL, and one night, as we had a few pints in...
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Assault on The Primary System
Posted on May 4, 2010
In the early 20th century, in an effort to return power to the people, progressive politicians like Robert La Follette pushed hard to reform the political system by insisting that...
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How Do You Run Against This?
Posted on March 23, 2010
The Democrats and their allies are feverishly trying to spin their health care victory as a victory for their political fortunes. Stan Greenberg, in the New York Times, says, “Democrats...
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Can the House trust the Senate? (From CNN)
Posted on March 12, 2010
Washington (CNN) — When the Founding Fathers decided to create a bicameral legislative branch, they were trying to make things difficult for the federal government to grab power from the...
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Rude, Nude and Crazy?
Posted on March 9, 2010
Last week, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel had to step down because he had been bedeviled by ethics problems, including a failure to pay his taxes. That wasn’t...
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