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Filibuster Bust
Is the filibuster dead? Was last week’s Senate move “unprecedented”? Was it “unthinkable”? Did it ever deserve the hyperbolic appellation “nuclear option”? Did the media overreach when they used such language? The event was certainly significant in its effects, but … Continue reading
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Tagged congress, filibuster, Garland, Gorsuch, media, partisan, Scalia, Senate, Supreme Court
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Obama Accomplished Nothing, Nada, Zip
Another election season, another Big Lie. Oh, sure, the classic Big Lies are still out there: Social security is going bankrupt and must be privatized; union members are overpaid featherbedders; Democrats are wasteful spenders who are soft on defense; Barack … Continue reading
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Tagged compromise, congress, Democrat, dream act, economy, failure, filibuster, government, House, hypocrisy, immigration, jobs, legislation, media, progress, Republican, Senate, supermajority, unions
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