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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: Fix-Gov- Vanessa Williamson: Back Without Popular Demand- Tax Cuts For The Wealthy & Tax Hikes For The Middle Class
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat If you’re going to talk about tax reform especially if you’re saying you’re proposing it which is what President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are saying that they’re doing, you … Continue reading
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Tagged 115Th Congress, America, American Economy, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Democrats, Congressional Republicans, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, House Democrats, House Republicans, Josh Boak, Middle Class, Middle Class Tax Hike, Middle Class Tax Increase, Middle Class Taxes, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, Tax Cuts, Tax Hikes, Tax Increases, Tax Reform, Taxes, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Vanessa Williamson
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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
Posted in Congress
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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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
▶ U.S. Senate Democrats: Video: Leader Harry Reid To Republicans: It’s Not Too Late To Do The Right Thing
FRS FreeState on Facebook ▶ Leader Harry Reid to Republicans: It’s Not Too Late To Do The Right Thing – YouTube. Looks like Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have a compromise in the Senate. That would not … Continue reading
Senate Democrats: Video: Leader Harry Reid: It’s Time to End Gridlock In Washington: How to Reform The U.S. Senate
It's Time to End Gridlock In Washington – YouTube. I’ll start this post with a few old sayings not to be cheesy but to make a broader point. That you should be careful what you wish for because you just … Continue reading
Slate: David Weigel- Filibuster Reform Kicks Open the Coffin and Returns From the Dead: Senators Have a Right to Make Assholes Out of Themselves
I wouldn’t mind having a super majority requirement to confirm executive appointments in the U.S. Senate, if the leaderships in both parties were responsible and not blocking appointments because they are being made by a president from the other party. … Continue reading
