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The Growing Revolt Against Grover Norquist

December 1, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

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

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

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

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

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clean-energy, climate, kerry, lindsey-graham, nrdc-action-fund

Bullies and Bystanders

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

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: john-kerry, lindsey-graham, nrdc-action-fund, senate-climate-bill, tea-party

The Flawed Logic of William Kristol

December 19, 2009 By steven-j-gulitti

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: americans-for-tax-reform, andrew-sullivan, bob-inglis, christie-todd-whitman, colin-powell, conservatives, david-frum, freedom-works, glenn-beck, john-mccain, kathleen-parker, lindsey-graham, mickey-edwards, mike-huckabee, mitt-romney, neoconservatives, newt-gingrich, olympia-snowe, republican-party, rush-limbaugh, sarah-palin, tea-party, tom-ridge, william-kristol

Quick hits

October 14, 2009 By Charley on the MTA

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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