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John Boehner: Caught Between a Rock and a Tea Party

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Few can forget Minority Leader John Boehner's constant haranguing of President Obama with the question: "Mr. President, where are the jobs?" In fact, in the run up to the 2012 mid-term elections all Boehner and the rest of the Republican … [Read more...]

The Proof of the Pudding Concerning the Koch Brothers

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A few days ago I posted "Scott Walker, Conservative Hero Propped Up By the Koch Brothers" wherein which I laid out the bare facts behind the brothers Koch and their involvement in the anti-public employee union battles currently taking … [Read more...]

Scott Walker, Conservative Hero Propped Up By the Koch Brothers

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has been heralded by some as a conservative hero, a man of the grass roots if you will, who is attempting to bring order to the financial woes of the state by crushing the public employee unions. The Governor … [Read more...]

Scott Walker’s Plummeting Poll Numbers

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Moreover, the polling results belie Governor Walker and his lieutenant's claims that they have the backing of most of the state's residents. The survey asked: "If state workers agree to pay more for healthcare and retirement as the Governor … [Read more...]

Glenn Beck and His “Caliphate” Upended by the Arab Street

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If there's one thing that can be discerned for sure from recent events in the Middle East, it's the upending of Glenn Beck's "Caliphate Conspiracy" and the rendering of that theory and its author to nothing more than a farcical sideshow to … [Read more...]

Republican Leaders Again Equivocate on Spending Cuts

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Once more since arriving on Capitol Hill, the new Republican dominated House of Representatives and the newly reinforced Republican Senate minority has equivocated on the topic of spending cuts. By now we are all well aware that the … [Read more...]

The Tea Party Agenda: Is It Already Slip Sliding Away ?

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As the 112th Congress gets down to business, a major element of the Tea Party agenda, deficit reduction, seems to have already been reduced in scope, now seemingly becoming the object of negotiation and political theater. Having reached the … [Read more...]

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