Tag Archives: Senate Democrats

David Von Pein: Meet The Press: Senator John F. Kennedy (October, 1960)

  Source:The New Democrat  The early 1960s was one of the hottest periods of the Cold War (no pun intended) and spending the first ten minutes of Meet The Press talking about China and other communist activities in Asia should … Continue reading

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The Jack Paar Show: Senator John F. Kennedy (1960)

  Source:The New Democrat  Jack Kennedy running for president in 1960 because he thought it was the most important job in the world. And that if he was going to be able to do the most for his country, serving … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Russell Berman: Bernie Sanders is 2016’s Democratic Noisemaker

Source:The New Democrat  The far-left, or socialist-left, McGovernites if you will in the Democratic Party and outside of the Democratic Party need credibility if they are ever going to be taken seriously by anyone in America with real power let … Continue reading

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Jeremy Diamond & Eric Weisbrod: Congress Defined As: Useless, Worthless, A Joke

Source:CNN– with a look at the U.S. Congress. “It can be tough to agree on a single word to describe something that affects every single American. But when it comes to Congress, the task suddenly doesn’t seem so insurmountable. CNN … Continue reading

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Face The Nation: 2014 Midterms: Where Does the Battle For the Senate Stand?

Source:The New Democrat Look I’m a loyal Democrat at least when it comes to my voting and anyone familiar with my blogging knows that. But what the Face The Nation panel didn’t really cover at all was the fact that … Continue reading

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Senator John Tester: Taking Care of Veterans is a Cost of Going to War

Source:The New Democrat  Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator John Tester with the lines of the veterans affairs debate. Senator Bernie Sanders, “that if you can afford to send your soldiers to war, you can afford to take care of them … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Jacob Heilbrunn Interviewing Senator Tim Kaine

Source:The New Democrat  This might be or might not be common knowledge at least for Americans who live outside of the Washington Beltway and don’t follow American politics and current affairs closely, but the United States hasn’t officially declared war … Continue reading

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Campaign For America’s Future: New Populism Conference: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

Source:The New Democrat Campaign For America’s Future: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: The New Populism Is A Fight For America’s Values U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at the New Populism Conference “Thank you, Bob Borosage and Roger Hickey for all your hard … Continue reading

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Crooks & Liars: Dave Johnson: ‘Democrats Who Move Right Lose Elections’

Source:The New Democrat The former great, RIP, Progressive Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O’Neal, had a saying, “All politics are local.”  Well, of course, that is not all true but a lot of it is, especially when you … Continue reading

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

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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