Hi, Republican friends! It’s been a while since I’ve seen many of you in person. And how you’ve changed! You used to be all about standing tall with our allies, free trade, balanced budgets, morality and family values. And I was pretty sure you thought truth and honesty had some
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We hear it all the time: "Politicians are all crooks. We should get rid of all of them." Then comes the mega-dose of reality—the same politicians get reelected time after time. My fellow Americans, if you think all politicians are crooks, then do something about it. At the federal level,
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Dateline January 21, 2041 — As America gets set for the inauguration of President Baron Trump after his landslide victory over token opposition, it’s a good time to look back and retrace our steps toward this historic moment. The Democrats were widely believed to have an open path to the
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Go to enough congressional hearings, and you will eventually hear a Republican charge that Democrats are trying to pick business winners and losers. They say that's the free market’s job. But the Republicans are the guilty parties on this score. We say, it’s time to let the American people pick
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The U.S. Constitution has been under steady attack for almost nine years. Conservative Republicans in the Senate and on the Supreme Court have sabotaged the voice of the majority of citizens and inflicted what may be lasting damage to the foundations of this nation. Here's a look at some of
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A casual walk through the U.S. Constitution looks at the historical context in which it was written. Did the Founding Fathers intend for the document to be followed exactly as worded? Or did they envision it being amended as the future evolved? [This is the first of two parts.] The
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Mentally challenged? On the no-fly list? No problem. Pick any gun you want. Heck, buy lots of them. Another day, another gun massacre. What have the senators from North Carolina done about it? They have blown some hot air followed by no action whatsoever, joining with their colleagues in Washington
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North Carolinians, are you feeling a little under-represented? You should be. Your senator speaks for just under 10.25 million citizens. Meanwhile, a senator from Wyoming speaks for less than 590,000. The difference carries a factor of 17. For Californians, it’s much worse. A senator speaks for just under 40 million
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Yes, it’s true. I’m a libtard. Or so say some of my Facebook friends. Although the intellectual underpinnings for their charge often escape me, I don’t much care what they call me. But I would like to remind them that they’re also talking about my Mom, and she certainly doesn't
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Tragically, the famous movie line “Houston, we have a problem” needs to be changed to “Houston: We have a problem.” We haven’t even begun to assess the ultimate cost of Hurricane Harvey, and our hearts go out to its many victims. But on the plus side, if the history of
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