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House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

What About the Senate on Gun Reciprocity?

November 24th, 2011

H.R. 822 Passed the House, Now What? The H.R. 822 passed however, with that said, it does not mean the Bill will become law anytime soon.  During the last few months, the House of Representatives has passed numerous pieces of … Continue reading

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House of Representatives, U.S. Debt, U.S. Senate

Super Committee – Just Another Caste?

November 20th, 2011

Trust us, there will be no pukka solution from the Super Committee! With media being garrulous on the Super Committee and the upcoming “deadline,” we began to wonder, do the American people as a whole buy it?  We hope not. … Continue reading

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2012 Federal Elections, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

20th Amendment – The Lame Duck Re-visited, Again.

November 19th, 2011

More evidence that Congress is broken… More than a year ago, we posted our first article on the issue of lame duck congressional actions, titled Shoot the Lame Duck!.  The post opines how ridiculous and damaging it is to have members … Continue reading

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2012 Federal Elections, Exectutive Branch, Executive Orders, Teaparty

CH(ANG)E or CH(OIC)E ?

November 11th, 2011

We are three years in to more (imposed) change than choice. More than a year ago, the following was written by someone close to us.  The article is posted here in its entirety with the addition of our current straight … Continue reading

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Education, Exectutive Branch, Executive Orders, State Department, U.S. Debt

Occupy Sesame Street!

November 6th, 2011

Leave Wall Street, Go to Sesame Street. The U.S. is on top of its foreign policy, foreign aid game don’t you think?  We get it that most people don’t care enough to think or speak about issues; much less take … Continue reading

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2012 Federal Elections

Bachman, Cain, Santorum: Remember the Alamo!

October 21st, 2011

We have three words for Bachman, Santorum and Cain; the three amigos. Bachman, Santorum and Cain have hammered Governor Rick Perry at the GOP debates for his unwillingness to strongly state that if elected president, he would build a wall … Continue reading

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2012 Federal Elections, Education, Elections, Exectutive Branch

VP Joe Biden. A Most Shameful Politician

October 19th, 2011

Vice President Biden campaigns at an elementary school in York, Pa.! Say it ain’t so, Joe!  The fact that VP Biden is campaigning now (OBama has apparently given him permission to speak) is scary enough.  The fact that he recently … Continue reading

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2012 Federal Elections, Elections, State Politics, Teaparty

In-State Tuition Arguments Perry Missed

October 18th, 2011

Anyone who has listened to the news surrounding the Republican Presidential candidates and the debates is aware of the several attacks on Rick Perry for his support of in-state tuition prices for the children of illegal residents.  We are all … Continue reading

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Canadian Federal, Canadian Politics

Canadian Politicians Trying to Tax iPods!

January 1st, 2011

Three Political Parties in Canada Want an iPod Tax! What? An iPod tax–what is that?  Listen to the radio ad below.  As a part of an attempt to modernize federal copyrights laws, Conservative Canadian lawmakers introduced C-32 Copyright Modernization Act.  … Continue reading

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Elections, House of Representatives

End Lame Duck – HR 5842 IH Is Getting New Life!

January 1st, 2011

Kansas Representative Lynn Jenkins: On July 22, 2010, Jenkins (R-Ks) introduced the “End the Lame Duck Act; To deem any adjournment of the House of Representatives which is in effect on the date of the regularly scheduled general election for … Continue reading