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Tag Archives: Obama administration
What Has Obama Done For Me Lately?
A friend and former contributor to this site is often fond of pointing out that perception is everything. It doesn’t matter that the perception is incorrect or not. If people believe something is true then it follows that it must … Continue reading
The Problem With the ‘Throw All the Bums Out’ Strategy
The Occupy Wall Street protests highlight what everyone suspected and the polls reflected; that there is a lot of public resentment towards our current climate on Capital Hill and its apparent collusion with corporate America. With polls showing record lows … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Hill, Citizens United, Democratic, Democrats, Obama administration, Occupy Wall Street, Republican
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There’s a New Sheriff in Town…and His Name is Obama
Remember that scene when Gary Cooper walked the streets of Hadleyville, New Mexico Territory trying to elicit help from it’s citizens to deal with the Miller Gang bent on terrorizing them? Well think of Obama as the Marshall who’s tried … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush tax cuts, Eric Cantor, Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, High Noon, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Obama administration
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Science and Conscience
Around the middle of February, something quite significant happened, and almost nobody noticed. The Obama administration quietly moved to rescind most of the provisions of the Bush-era “conscience laws” that allowed health care workers to opt out of providing services with … Continue reading
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Tagged Conscience laws, Obama administration, Presidency of George W. Bush
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Tsunami? How About Just High Tide?
I feel I should point out that there are at least 11 races outstanding. And the Democrats appear to be winning those handily. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/05/2010-elections-11-undecided-races_n_779791.html So much for a tsunami or a repeat of 1994. There’s a lot of chatter on how … Continue reading