Tag Archives: Washington DC

President Jimmy Carter: ‘One Ounce: Proposing Marijuana Decriminalization in 1977’

Source:The New Democrat  President Jimmy Carter: “I support a change in law to end federal criminal penalties for possession of up to 1 ounce of Marijuana. Leaving the states free to adopt whatever laws they wish concerning Marijuana.” – Jimmy … Continue reading

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The National Journal: Peter Beinart- The Cost of Disowning Jimmy Carter

Source: The New Democrat Jimmy Carter, is one of those president’s who looks a lot better 30 years later than he did, really at anytime he was in office. By late 1977, President Carter’s approval rating was dropping he never gained … Continue reading

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VOA News: Mil Arcega: US Economy Adds 215K Jobs in July

Source:VOA News- Source:The New Democrat  The fact that the Federal Reserve is considering raising interest rates, tells me as a non-economist that the American economy is starting to do well. That people are going back to work, that their incomes … Continue reading

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Julie Borowski: Should Pro-Life People be Forced to Subsidize Planned Parenthood?

Source:Life & Liberty Magazine presenting part of their 2015 Christmas wishlist. Source:The New Democrat With all due respect to Julie Borowski over at Life and Liberty Magazine who I personally don’t know and just saw her name for the first … Continue reading

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CBS News: The Longines Chronoscope- U.S. Representative John F. Kennedy (1952)

Source:CBS News Longines Chronoscope interviewing U.S. Representative John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) in 1952. Source:The New Democrat John F. Kennedy, at this point was Representative John F. Kennedy who was completing his third and last term in the House of … Continue reading

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The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare

Source:The New Democrat The fiftieth anniversary of the most successful government health insurance program in the country, if not the most successful health insurance program period. No other health insurer has provided more health insurance to more Americans than Medicare. … Continue reading

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USA Today: Senator Tom Coburn: ‘A Deficit of Debt Discussion’

Source:USA Today-former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (Republican, Oklahoma) 2005-13. Source:The New Democrat  “The 2016 presidential race is beginning in earnest with new candidates entering the crowded field weekly. The Republican Party boasts a host of compelling and well qualified aspirants, … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Press Statement

Source:The New Democrat The 1996 Welfare to Work Law, I believe is the best part of the Clinton Presidency. Along with moving the Democratic Party back to the Center-Left and making it a national party again. That can win outside … Continue reading

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Associated Press: Sandy Kozel- Deal Reached Over Iranian Nuclear Program

Source:The New Democrat From what I’ve seen of the Iranian nuclear deal so far, it looks very good to me. The only issue that I have with it is the part where Iran, can veto, or challenge requests made by … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: William Saletan: Is Polygamy Next After Gay Marriage? Chief Justice John Roberts Says Yes

Source:The New Democrat  Just to be clear, I don’t think there’s a good case against polygamy. At least one that I’ve seen that would say, “you know what, polygamy is a bad thing. To the point that it should be … Continue reading

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