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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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Brookings Institution: Governance Studies- Molly Reynolds: Limitations of The Senate Filibuster
Source: The New Democrat Warning! This article is only for truly hard-core political and Congressional junkies and people who haven’t slept in days and need to fall asleep real quick. Great bedtime reading for your hard-core insomniacs. Because this is … Continue reading
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Tagged 115Th Congress, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Rules, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Molly Reynolds, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate
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Crash Course: Craig Benzine- The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Crash Course: Craig Benzine- The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics The main reason why we have a bicameral Congress made up of a House of Representatives and a … Continue reading
Brookings Institution: Fix Gov- Molly E. Reynolds: Can Speaker Paul Ryan Keep His Promise of Amendment Opportunities For the Rank and File?
Source: Brookings Institution: Fix Gov- Molly E. Reynolds: Can Speaker Paul Ryan Keep His Promise of Amendment Opportunities For the Rank and File? Warning! This piece may come off as inside Congress and the beltway wonky for all of you … Continue reading
The New Republic: Opinion- Brian Beutler- Republican Homeland Security Spirals Out of Control
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus For the life of me, I can’t figure out how Democrats lose to these Tea Party and Neoconservative Republicans in any elections outside of the Bible Belt. Congressional Republicans know … Continue reading
The New Republic: Opinion: Kevin Mahnken: President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch and Need For Succession Reform
The New Republic: Opinion: Kevin Mahnken: President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch and Need for Succession Reform This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress Here’s a post that perhaps only political, Constitution and American history junkies would … Continue reading
The Hill: Report: Mike Lillis: Time For House Democrats to Elect New Leaders?
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The Hill: Report: Mike Lillis: Time For House Democrats to Elect New Leaders? Nancy Pelosi has been the leader of the House Democrats for the last twelve years. Eight … Continue reading
U.S. Senate Democrats: Video: Senator John Tester: Taking Care of Veterans is a Cost of Going to War
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator John Tester with the lines of the veterans affairs debate. Senator Bernie Sanders, “that if you can afford to send your soldiers to war, … Continue reading
