Monthly Archives: March 2014

Associated Press: U.S. Senate Blocks President Obama’s Pick For Civil Rights Post

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Wow, President Obama losing a vote on one of his executive nominations in a Democratic Senate with a clear 55-45 majority, where the minority can no longer block executive nominations by themselves. This loss has to do … Continue reading →

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CBS Sports: NFL 1976-NFC Divisional Playoff: NFL Today Pre-Game Show

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  An interesting game comes after this pre-game show, with this being the last playoff game for George Allen, not only as head coach of the Redskins, but also in the NFL as well as against the Minnesota … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Economic Gap Takes Priority in President Obama’s FY 2015 Budget

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kireschneider

Since very little of anything will be passed this year in Congress, with a Republican House and Democratic Senate, this will be a year when Democrats led by President Obama and Republicans led by House Speaker John Boehner will offer … Continue reading →

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Think Progress: Cap Action War Room: A Progressive Vision: President Obama’s FY 2015 Federal Budget

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Think Progress: Cap Action War Room: A Progressive Vision Source:The New Democrat I haven’t had a chance to see President’s Obama’s full budget proposal. I’ve just seen summaries from the partisan right, who see it as another progressive wish-list tax-and-spend … Continue reading →

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NBC Sports: NFL 1980-Week 10: Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Colts: Full Game

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The Colts actually looked like contenders in the AFC through nine games in 1980 but then went back to where they had been in 1978 and 1979, which was a competitive but not a winning team with … Continue reading →

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Mises Institute: Mises Daily: Gary Galles: Labor Unions and Freedom of Association

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Mises Institute: Mises Daily: Gary Galles: Labor Unions and Freedom of Association Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter Here’s a perfect example of why I love being a Liberal. It is the … Continue reading →

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American Throwback: Video: CBS Sports: NFL 1975-NFL Today Pre-Game Show For NFC Divisional Playoffs 12/28/75

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter The pre-game show for one of the best NFL playoff games of all time was this 1975 NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys, led … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Andrew Cohut: Are Democrats Getting Two Liberal?

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This is where political labels, that is, labels that only describe one’s political ideology, get people into trouble when they don’t understand what the labels mean and what that political ideology is about. I agree with Andrew … Continue reading →

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Slate: Opinion: Dave Weigel: Why the Left is Stronger Without the Democrats: The Current Democratic Coalition

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Slate: Opinion: Why the Left is Stronger Without the Democrats  Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter It’s generally not a good idea to compare American politics with British politics because the center … Continue reading →

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AP: Video: Harriman Institute Director Timothy Frye: Analysis: Economic Sanctions Might Hurt Russia

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter Maybe we could see an international coalition of America, Canada, Britain, United Nations,  European Union, the Slavic states, not including Russia, but also Ukraine stepping up … Continue reading →

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