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A Solidly Republican House Crashes Down on Grover Norquist

January 3, 2013 By steven-j-gulitti 4 Comments

At this point all I can do is laugh when I think about how some of my friends on the far right were naive as to think that sensible Republicans in Congress had failed to heed the message of the 2012 election and the current political … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, barack-obama, Charles Krauthammer, Deficit Talks, Eric Cantor, Fiscal Cliff, grover-norquist, john-boehner, mitch-mcconnell, Patrick J. Toomey, Paul Ryan, tax-policy, tea-party-movement, tom-coburn

The Growing Revolt Against Grover Norquist

December 1, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti 1 Comment

Two weeks ago I penned a short piece titled “Grover Norquist Collateral Casualty of 2012?” where I broached the question of whether or not Norquist would become a casualty as a result of the coming fiscal cliff negotiations and where I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Anti-Government Ideas, barack-obama, Bob Corker, Conservative Ideas, Diane White, Entitlement Spending, Eric Cantor, Federal Deficit, Grand Bargain, grover-norquist, House Republicans, Jeff Flake, john-boehner, john-mccain, koch-brothers, Lamar Alexander, lindsey-graham, Peter King, republican-party, Saxby Chambliss, senate-republicans, sheldon-adelson, tax-policy, tea-party, Tom Cole, tom-coburn

True Republican Mavericks

April 26, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Retiring Republican Senator from Maine,  Olympia Snowe seems to be taking a parting shot at the right wing extremism currently infecting the G.O.P. She recently said that she will not necessarily give her $2.36 million dollar war chest to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Adam Kinzinger, American Action Network, citizens-united, club-for-growth, David Dewhurst, Don Manzullo, Eric Cantor, FreedomWorks, john-mccain, Mitch Daniels, mitch-mcconnell, olympia-snowe, Republican Primaries, Republican Radicals, republican-party, richard-lugar, SpeechNow.org, tea-party

The Looming Compromise on Revenues

July 8, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 2 Comments

Against the backdrop of heightened political rhetoric among conservatives about not being willing to raise tax revenues as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling, there is a growing acknowledgement among many Republicans in Washington … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: americans-for-tax-reform, Debt Negotiations, Entitlement Reform, Eric Cantor, grover-norquist, joe-biden, john-boehner, medicaid, medicare, Mike Lee, mitch-mcconnell, obama-administration, PBS News Hour, Pew Research Polling, republican-party, Saxby Chambliss, social-security, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tom-coburn, Vin Weber

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mszafranski413 Matt Szafranski @mszafranski413 ·
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INBOX: @StonewallDemsMa endorse @QPalfrey for AG. #mapoli

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mariasimoneau Maria Simoneau 🌻 @mariasimoneau ·
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.@MassGOV #affordablehousing is a #climatesolution + requiring towns to have at least 10% #affordablehousing to build #fossilfuel free bldgs is key for giving access to #climateresilient housing for low + moderate income residents. Sign #MAClimateBill! #mapoli

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#Netzero housing is NOT a $ problem-it's a political problem. Construction costs same or less v #fossilfuel bldg costs. @MassGov :Don’t block access to #cilmateresilient housing for all. Sign #MAClimateBill NOW. Report: https://builtenvironmentplus.org/road-to-net-zero/ #mapoli

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mszafranski413 Matt Szafranski @mszafranski413 ·
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Meanwhile, elsewhere in #8thHampden...
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adambassofmass Adam Bass @adambassofmass ·
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CORRECTION: Governor Baker has acted upon the transportation bond bill. #mapoli

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cdempc Chris Dempsey @cdempc ·
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Thank you to State Rep. Russell Holmes (@VoteRussell) for MC'ing our event in Nubian Square yesterday. I look up to you as a mentor and leader and I am honored to have your support. #mapoli #bospoli

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