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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...]

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DREAM Now Recap: The Ghost of Virgil Goode Possesses the Republican Party

August 6, 2010 By kyledeb Leave a Comment

Last week, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and the nativist organization NumbersUSA were behind a political effort to release an inflammatory memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  The memo was released with the … [Read more...]

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Climate: Lindsey Graham is right. (??)

April 26, 2010 By Charley on the MTA 31 Comments

Graham pulls support for the tri-partisan climate bill because Reid puts immigration reform in front: Graham (R-SC) charged that Obama and Senate leaders have signaled immigration is their priority. Graham said that "has destroyed my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate-change, environment, global-warming, john-kerry, kerry, lindsey-graham

Next Up: A Climate Bill

March 26, 2010 By heather-taylormiesle-nrdc-action-fund 13 Comments

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the undecideds are starting to vocally call for Congress to consider a bill.  Earlier this week, Senator Tom Udall lead a group of 22 moderate Senators in calling on Senator Majority Leader Reid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-energy, climate-change, congress, health-care-reform, joe-lieberman, john-kerry, lindsey-graham, politics, senate, tom-udall

Why Young People Must Call Congress About Climate – Repeatedly

March 3, 2010 By heather-taylormiesle-nrdc-action-fund Leave a Comment

This weekend, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said that kind of thinking could get the G.O.P. in trouble with young people. Indeed, he said one of the central reasons he is reaching across the aisle on clean energy and … [Read more...]

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Bullies and Bystanders

February 12, 2010 By heather-taylormiesle-nrdc-action-fund 1 Comment

Thankfully I had eventually made some decent friends and one day when the resident bully showed up one of them stepped in and told her to stop. Others quickly backed her up; the bully went away and never bothered me again. My experience … [Read more...]

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The Flawed Logic of William Kristol

December 19, 2009 By steven-j-gulitti 3 Comments

In a recent Washington Post article titled "A Good Time to be a Conservative"; Mr. Kristol made a bold assumption, claiming the "center of gravity" within the Republican Party would shift farther to the right, propelled in that direction by … [Read more...]

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Quick hits

October 14, 2009 By Charley on the MTA 31 Comments

OK, two more:Jon Cohn's 10 Things Worth Fighting For in health care. Among them: Subsidize people farther up the income ladder (up to 400% of poverty level); Open up the exchanges (like our Connector) to anyone;Yes, public option... … [Read more...]

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SenJoanLovelySen. Joan B. Lovely@SenJoanLovely·
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Honored to be guest speaker at @MarianRyanDA Opioid Task Force alongside @TheNANProject ED Jake Cavanaugh & peer mentor John Oxenford. Pleased to provide a legislative update & share efforts to support mental well-being among youth & adults. #MAPoli

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RWwatchMATrump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy@RWwatchMA·
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.@WSJopinion:"There’s no doubt that a racist subculture exists in America and is spread on social media. Politicians and media figures have an obligation to condemn it and such conspiratorial notions as 'white replacement theory.'" #BuffaloTerrorist

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Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy@RWwatchMA

'A racist subculture exists in America': WSJ slams politicians pushing 'white replacement theory' https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-racist-subculture-exists-in-america-wsj-slams-politicians-pushing-white-replacement-theory/ar-AAXkQQS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=f828b7ce3274492db9f3a2efb1844a14 #mapoli #vtpoli #nhpolitics #mepolitics @lawrence

Is Rupert Murdoch putting @RepStefanick et al. on notice, or is the WSJ slam cover for Murdoch?

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lisakashinskyLisa Kashinsky@lisakashinsky·
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“We have some commitments” from delegates, @chrisforma says on @bloombergbaybiz. “But a lot of them, you know, show up at the convention and vote how they feel.” Adds that “even today I'm calling up to the last minute.” #mapoli

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AlisonKuznitzAlison Kuznitz@AlisonKuznitz·
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Inbox: The second round of $500 payments to essential workers from the Baker administration will roll out in June. #mapoli

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Happening now in the House gallery (but no photos allowed): 13-month-old twins squealing. #mapoli

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GlobeOpinionBoston Globe Opinion@GlobeOpinion·
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Massachusetts needs to harness the drive and curiosity of its students and expose them to STEM careers early, but we can’t do it unless companies are willing to hire interns, write @MassLtGov Karyn Polito and @MassEducation Sec. James Peyser. #mapoli https://trib.al/L5S4j5v

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