Tag Archives: U.S. Senate

The National Interest: Daniel McCarthy: ‘The Ugly Truth of Barack Obama’s Last-Gasp Liberalism’

Source:The New Democrat I feel a little strange commenting on the Obama presidency and it’s impact on America and the rest of the world when it still has a about a year left in it. There are several president’s who’ve … Continue reading

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Jonathan Turley: Hardball With Chris Matthews- ‘Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Answer The Difference Between a Socialist & Progressive’

Source:MSNBC-Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary R. Clinton, on Hardball With Chris Matthews in 2016. “There was a curious moment recently in an interview with Hillary Clinton that might interest our political science and philosophy majors. Chris … Continue reading

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The Federalist: David Harsanyi: Republicans, Don’t Be Hypocrites On The Filibuster

Source:The New Democrat Senate Republicans, have all the motivation in the world to not only be in favor of the filibuster, but to want to keep it even though they’re current in the majority in this Congress. They could easily … Continue reading

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The New York Times: President Obama’s 2016 State of The Union Speech

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The New York Times: President Obama’s 2016 State of The Union Speech I believe President Obama, gave one of his best speeches tonight. Because it wasn’t a laundry list of … Continue reading

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Forward With Roosevelt: Paul M. Sparrow: ‘FDR’s Four Freedom’s Speech Remastered’

Source:FDR Library– with a look at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech. “There is only one speech in American history that inspired a multitude of books and films, the establishment of its own park, a series of paintings by … Continue reading

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PBS: ‘Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings’

Source:PBS– The Summer of Judgement (1983) Source:The New Democrat  “Produced by WETA, Washington DC, and aired on PBS in 1983, the second of the Summer of Judgment series reflects on the events surrounding the Watergate Affair during the summer of … Continue reading

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Crash Course: Craig Benzine: ‘The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government & Politics’

Source:Crash Course– with a look at the United States Congress. Source:The New Democrat “In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, and why it’s bicameral, and what bicameral means. Craig tells you what the Senate and House … Continue reading

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POLITICO Magazine: Jesse Rifkin: Paul Ryan & The Long History of Political Beards

Source:The Daily Review When I first saw new Speaker of The House Paul Ryan and his new beard I guess a week ago, I thought, ‘great, here’s another political faker wannabe. Someone who wants to fit in with the Millennial … Continue reading

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The Nation: John Nichols: President Obama Is Right- This Unauthorized War Needs to Be Debated by Congress

Source:The New Democrat I believe the only impressive point that President Obama made in his ISIS speech on Sunday night, was saying that Congress should be debating this war and passing an authorization for it. If the House and Senate … Continue reading

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Washington Free Beacon: This Week With George Stephanopoulos- Bernie Sanders Says He Would Raise Taxes On All Americans

Source:The New Democrat ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos, with his questioning here did a very good job at getting Senator Bernie Sanders to admit that everyone’s taxes will have to go up if you want to pay for all the Senator’s … Continue reading

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