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Category Archives: Democratic Party
The Democratic Party Marijuana Evolution
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Share the post “The Democratic Party Marijuana Evolution”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The same week President Obama “evolved” out of the gay marriage closet, congressional Democrats tried to evolve federal medical marijuana laws with a bipartisan amendment: None of the funds made available in this … Continue reading
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We the People
Share the post “We the People”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail If you’re seriously thinking about voting for Romney, or voting Third Party or not even voting (both of which are tantamount to voting for Romney), you seriously need to listen to The Boss. Emphasis … Continue reading
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Time to Put the Right Kind of Blue into Blue Collar
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Share the post “Time to Put the Right Kind of Blue into Blue Collar”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Yes, I’m a Baby Boomer. Yes, I was part of that post-War generation who was, I suppose, brought up in what some now call the Age … Continue reading
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Yankees, Please …
Share the post “Yankees, Please …”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Like Charles Blow said in his column this weekend, and as I say regularly again and again, Southerners do not find caricature endearing. That’s a nice way of saying, we don’t much appreciate some … Continue reading
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Sex, Drugs, Rock’n Roll … and Democrats
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Share the post “Sex, Drugs, Rock’n Roll … and Democrats”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIn the end, the Election of 2012 will not be remembered as the one fought on the economy or on immigration issues or even healthcare. This election is all about sex … Continue reading
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Virginia Democrats, Don’t Laugh … SHOUT!
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Share the post “Virginia Democrats, Don’t Laugh … SHOUT!”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailLord, Lord … the more I see of what’s going on in Virginia, the more I think I’m going to have to come home, swallow my pride, sell some land and run … Continue reading
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Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
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Share the post “Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRepublicans are doing a great job marginalizing themselves by sticking up for employers’ “rights” to deny their employees birth control. More importantly, a stand against birth control access nullifies … Continue reading
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Republicans Double-Down, Democrats Disperse
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Share the post “Republicans Double-Down, Democrats Disperse”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailHouse Speaker John Boehner really isn’t very good at his job. In case you haven’t heard, Mr. Tropic Thunder called President Obama “almost un-American” during a press conference Tuesday. (“Almost,” because you don’t nevah … Continue reading
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The Center Cannot Hold
Share the post “The Center Cannot Hold”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I could not bear to watch the final Republican debate. One of my Twitter correspondents — a sweet-tempered Alabamian named Jill who identifies with neither party, and so considers herself part of the … Continue reading
I Have a Question for Senator Sanders
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Share the post “I Have a Question for Senator Sanders”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailBy Emilia 1956 This is specifically related to the end of his interview with Rev Al Sharpton on MSNBC. I, too, hope that the Democrats stand tall with the working families … Continue reading
More Southern Voices Contradict the Professional Left
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Share the post “More Southern Voices Contradict the Professional Left”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Alan Jackson, Democrat, wrote a song two years ago about the effect corporations and their financed business entities were having on the rural and small-town South. It’s very poignant and … Continue reading
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