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According to www.rawstory.com/..., another GOP rep is getting hammered by his constituents, this time in Arkansas.
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) hosted a “coffee with the congressman” event Tuesday morning at the West Fork City Hall, where more than 150...
by BlueInARedState
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 05:45 PM PST
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Maybe some senior republican statesman, possibly Senator Grassley or John McCain, should have called for a timeout and sent republican members of congress to their rooms to think about the ramifications of the 6 year republican political temper tantrum...
by lamina566
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 09:25 AM PST
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The pressure mounts:
A conservative group has launched a new television ad in Indiana attacking Sen. Joe Donnelly for being too liberal and urging him to vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch.
The 30-second ad, also...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 08:24 AM PST
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Here’s why we need to target this GOP Senator big time next year:
Republicans in Congress are setting their sights on killing the Federal Communications Commission's landmark internet privacy rules, the next target in their push to roll back...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 08:12 AM PST
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For my Pennsylvania Kossacks, the good news is Keystone State Democrats have a great opportunity to take back control:
Pennsylvania’s next state-level redistricting is four years away, but the hands have already been dealt. A durable majority on...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 07:29 AM PST
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. . . and Trump claims to care about the children. 1 comments
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 08:24 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH):
I’ve got a prime example of why it’s so important we get rid of Citizens United.
Before she became Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos ran an organization called...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 06:58 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D. IN):
Like many of you, I was deeply disturbed by the news that General Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former National Security Adviser, discussed lifting U.S. sanctions on...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 06:43 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from Lt. Governor Ralph Northam’s (D. VA) gubernatorial campaign:
Friend --
When you believe in something, you fight for it. That’s why I fight so hard for a woman’s right to choose. President Trump and the GOP may...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 06:32 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy For America:
Donald Trump is desecrating American values with his border wall and unconstitutional Muslim ban. We need to make sure governments across America are filled with elected officials...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 06:16 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee:
The New York Times reports that the flood of campaign spending by billionaires and big corporations could get much worse.
New York Times: "A Democrat on the Federal...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 05:46 PM PST
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A nice, elderly lady came to my office today for her epilepsy. Her sister (also Medicare age) brought her because the patient hasn’t been driving since her recent discharge from the hospital. The patient had been in the hospital for 4 weeks after...
by neuroguy
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 09:37 AM PST
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Congress is currently in its first recess of the year. The Coalition on Human Needs just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, with a look at what members tackled before the break, and what’s waiting for them when they return on Feb....
by lichn
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on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 08:47 AM PST
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I realize I’m preaching to the choir with this one. Sounding off in my own blissful bubble. I can’t help it. I am a big believer in self-reflection. Of taking a quick review of my recent choices to ensure they match my core values. It allows me to...
by Darrin Stephens
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 04:48 PM PST
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You would think that by now even hardcore Trump supporters would be able to see the man is clueless and making it up as he goes along. But if you thought that, you would probably be one of those people that actually reads a newspaper every once in a...
by brooklynpaul
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 02:10 PM PST
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The White House machinery has slipped a gear. President Trump declared the White House hierarchy and personnel, “a fine(sic) tuned machine.” This was on the heels of his National Security Adviser’s resignation or firing, the unsuccessful Labor...
by ReasonaBill
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 11:47 AM PST
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When I was in high school, I loved the science lab. God knows I was no scientist, any more than I was a mathematician, but it was always fun to move from the chalkboard and get down with the beakers, Bunson burners and toys. I guess the chalkboard...
by Murfster35
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 11:17 AM PST
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Yesterday’s Abbreviated Pundit Roundup (and, for some reason, today’s as well) brought to our attention a New York Times op-ed by Sabrina Tavernise entitled, “Are Liberals Helping Trump?” You can pretty much predict where it goes from there:
Every...
by GrafZeppelin127
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 09:06 AM PST
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Sorry for the delay:) On February 11, I attended the Colorado Stands with Planned Parenthood Rally in Denver, Colorado. Approximately 1000 + Planned Parenthood supporters gathered at Skyline Park on 17th and Arapahoe, outside of Republican Senator...
by Marina Asbury
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on Sun Feb 19, 2017 at 08:51 PM PST
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Trump is more extreme in his rhetoric, more offensive in his assertions, insults, and opinions, more bombastic and more disingenuous than other Republicans we have seen at the very top. But his noise and ugliness and lies are at about the same level...
by Floyd Blue
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on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 07:17 AM PST
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