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About kireschneider

I’m primarily a current affairs blogger focusing on center-right Republican conservatism and progressivism. But current affairs, public policy, and history, are not my only subjects as a blogger. Which is one reason why I’ve also written for The Daily Review USA Blog. I’m also interested in Classic Hollywood, especially actresses and actors, but films and TV as well, as well as humor and lifestyle

The Fiscal Times: Edward Morrissey: Why Michael Bloomberg’s Nanny Campaign Will Backfire

Posted on April 27, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  New York, New York, what a city.  Trust me, that sounds funnier with my fake New York accent than it does with my fake Philadelphia accent, for some reason.  New York might be the only big city … Continue reading →

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Andrew Sullivan: If America Had Scandinavia’s Tax Rate

Posted on April 26, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat Jonathan Chait had a column in the, formerly liberal (ha ha) New Republic magazine arguing that, as we celebrate tax day, the U.S. should be thinking about increasing taxes on everyone across the board except for the working … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN: Lewis Black: ‘The Beltway Alone Was Built by Idiots’

Posted on April 24, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  In the fall of 2011, Congress, with a Republican House and Democratic Senate, reached  a debt ceiling agreement with President Obama.  As part of that agreement,  Congress took on the monumental task of finding an additional two-trillion … Continue reading →

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Pioneers of Television: Bob Newhart Listens Funny

Posted on April 21, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Bob Newhart’s unique sense of humor was the thematic core of the Bob Newhart Show.  If you are  wondering who the Bob Newhart Show was named after, you are probably also wondering what state Florida is in. … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Kathleen Sebelius’s Legacy, Civil Rights & Jeb Bush

Posted on April 20, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  It seems to me, an outsider, even though I live in the Washington area, that Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stepped down, at least partially, because she was tired of dealing with the idiots in the Congressional Tea Party. … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Keystone Politics

Posted on April 19, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  This just in, politicians make policy decisions for political reasons. Now we return you to your normally scheduled programming. The environmental left (to be nice) tend to look at just about any type of economic development as bad … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Gwen Ifill: How the Civil Rights Act Opened the Door to the American Dream

Posted on April 17, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  The civil rights acts literally opened the public business domain to all citizens.  It said that if you are open for business to the public you are open for business to every member of the public who … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN: House Judiciary Committee: Attorney General Eric Holder to Representative Louie Gohmert: You Don’t Want to go There Buddy

Posted on April 15, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  This video displays what I love about Attorney General Eric Holder and why he’s so unpopular with Congressional Republicans.  Representative Louie Gohmert has less brains than a rock sitting on the bottom of a river, as the … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg News: Pimm Fox: Bob Saget Admits ‘Inappropriate Acts’ in New Book

Posted on April 13, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  What can I say about Bob Saget?  Well he’s the best Danny Tanner ever, wait, he’s the only Danny Tanner ever but, hey, that still counts. Perhaps I should explain what I mean by that for the … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Perverts With Principles

Posted on April 10, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Warning this blog contains language that may offend over-sensitive tight assesPoliticians are people just like us.  I know that might sound like,  “No shit, Sherlock,” or “You can’t be serious.”  It’s also true that many politicians are … Continue reading →

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