Gun-Grabbers to the Left of Me, Voyeurs to the Right

I’ve got gun grabbers to the left of me, voyeurs to the right. In the wake of the Orlando shooting, politicos of both the Republican and Democratic persuasion scrambled to apply Rahm Emanuel’s salient advice. “Never let a crisis go to waste.” Right wingers filled my Facebook newsfeed with complaints about the lefty gun-grabbers exploiting…

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Guess Harry Reid wasn’t paying proper attention to Obama’s speeches

Looks like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying harder than Reid is; The Obama campaign sent out an email today asking supporters to urge Congress to at least vote on the president’s jobs bill almost immediately after Democratic majority leader Harry Reid blocked a vote on the bill in the Senate. On the Senate [...]

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Nebraskans: Our Representatives in Congress Just Waived Their White Flags on the Constitution

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, all of Nebraska’s representatives in Congress sent up white flags of surrender… Flag 1: Upholding and defending the Constitution Flag 2: Ensuring federal spending will escalate another $2.5 trillion Note: Considering the margins by which “the debt deal” passed, if you’re not in Nebraska, at least some of [...]

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These Nebraskans Are Not Alone: Proposed Debt Limit Deals Are Total Foolishness

Like many other Americans, some of our number are following the “debt ceiling debate” as closely as they can. One of them is doing so in between working even longer hours than he used to – like many other small business owners in the current economy. And despite long days, he has taken the time, [...]

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Deserving of Darts: Debt Ceiling Trial Balloons From Dems and GOP

Considering that most of the wheeling and dealing involved in government goes on behind closed doors, more likely than not most of what we Americans hear and see playing out in the media is maneuvering. These P.R. battles seem to provide politicians the ability to “throw some red meat” to their respective bases of support. [...]

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