Tag Archives: Washington DC

The Washington Post: Jonathan Capehart: ‘John Boehner Needs to Follow His Own Advice on DHS Funding’

Source:The New Democrat It is not often that I agree with House Speaker John Boehner on anything and I’ll let you judge for yourself how often that is. But he has a point here. The House did their job at … Continue reading

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The Hill: Keith Laing: Senator Bernie Sanders: $1T Infrastructure Bill Would Be Cheaper Than Iraq War

Source:The New Democrat Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be Bernie Sanders if we wasn’t proposing things like a trillion-dollars in infrastructure investment to rebuild America. And I agree with him as far as the amount of money that we should invest to … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler- Republican Homeland Security Spirals Out of Control

Source:The New Democrat 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 that if they vote to overturn President … Continue reading

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William Galston: ‘State of The Union, President Obama in Campaign Mode: Pushes Middle Class Agenda’

Source:Brookings Institution– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) giving his 2015 SOTU. Source:The New Democrat “As President Obama strode to the podium to deliver his 2015 State of the Union address, he had good reason to feel confident. Helped by … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Kevin Mahnken: President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch & Need For Succession Reform

Source:The New Democrat  Here’s a post that perhaps only political, Constitution and American history junkies would be interested. I just happen to be all three, so I’m more than qualified to be interested in this. But here’s something that I … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: Cuba Explained- Ending the Embargo

Source:The New Democrat I’m not saying ending the Cuban trade embargo unconditionally is a good idea and sure as hell hope that is not what President Obama did. I’m in favor of ending the embargo conditionally. That any American trade … Continue reading

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Linu Teko: Rivals – Jackie Kennedy vs. Marilyn Monroe

. Source:The New Democrat I’ve made this point before, but the more I read about Marilyn Monroe and the more documentaries I’ve seen about her this point just becomes even more true and this video is just another example of … Continue reading

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The Democratic Strategist: William Galston: On Non-Populist Liberalism

Source:The New Democrat  Populism tends to get mixed in with either how should I call it, how about the hard Left and hard Right. The most loyal followers of the Left and Right in the Democratic Party and Republican Party. … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Michael Gerson: Are Democrats Stuck in 1979?

Source:The New Democrat Just to answer Mike Gerson’s title of his column, no. Democrats are not stuck in 1979, but some are. Pre-1976 and why the Democratic Party lost back-to-back presidential elections in 1968 and 72 and in 72 Senator … Continue reading

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The Marilyn Monroe Lounge: The Kennedys (2011) Marilyn Monroe & JFK

. Source:The New Democrat I think this scene is pretty accurate. That Marilyn Monroe wanted Jack Kennedy, but that Jack was smart enough to know that he couldn’t get involved with her. Because of everything that he would’ve risked, especially … Continue reading

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