Tag Archives: PBS Newshour

PBS: NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: How Justice John Stevens Would Change the Constitution

Source:The New Democrat  Justice Stevens has apparently been playing a lot of baseball lately, playing the position of left fielder in a ballpark with a very large left field.  He’s talking about essentially doing away with the second amendment.  His … Continue reading

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

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

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

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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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Cold War Echos & Campaign Financing

I actually agree with Mark Shields on this.  Republicans, especially in the Senate, love to criticize President Obama when it comes to Ukraine.  They blame him for everything from Ukraine to earthquakes thousands of miles away in Asia and perhaps … Continue reading

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

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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PBS NewHour: Texas Monthly’s Wayne Slater: Previewing The Governor’s Race in Texas

This is Texas Democrats’ best opportunity to win the Texas governorship since 1990, when Anne Richards won this seat.  I’m not saying State Senator Wendy Davis is going to win this race, because she is definitely the underdog.  I am … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Ukraine, Arizona Religious Discrimination Bill & Tax Reform

Source:The New Democrat  The good news about Ukraine is that its dictator is out of power and will probably be arrested by the new administration and held accountable for his regime. But this is a big country of around 50 … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on Ukraine, Trade Policy & the Minimum Wage

Source:The New Democrat  As far as Ukraine goes, I think Mark Shields had the best line when he said that all we can do is hope for the best there. And that means some peaceful agreement that calls for real … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on the Debt Limit Drama & Health Care Reform

Source:The New Democrat  The whole debt limit debate in Congress was really about the 2014 mid-term congressional elections for House and Senate Republicans who want to add to their House majority and win back the Senate and not see another … Continue reading

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