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Tag Archives: U.S. Senate
The Young Turks: Panel- What Will Happen After Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Retires?
It must be a slow news day if I’m blogging about the retirement of a U.S. Senator. Even Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, the most powerful Democrat in Congress and most powerful Democrat in Congress since 2005. Leader Harry Reid … Continue reading
Reason Magazine: Jacob Sullum: ‘Ted Cruz is Right About Taxes’
“If you have not done your taxes yet, do not count on getting help from the Internal Revenue Service in answering any last-minute questions that may arise. The IRS estimates that only half of the anxious and bewildered taxpayers who … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, Reason
Tagged 114th Congress, 2015, America, Far Right, Flat Tax, Jacob Sullum, National Sales Tax, New Right, Populism, Populists, Republican Party, Senate Republicans, Tax Hikes, Tax Increases, Tax Reform, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Secular Talk: Video: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton First U.S. Senate Floor Speech
. I saw about twenty-minutes of Senator Tom Cotton’s first U.S. Senate floor speech. (Thank God for C-SPAN) And twenty-minutes was about all as I could take from the freshman Senator, who sounded like a freshman in his first ever … Continue reading
The Atlantic: Opinion: Russell Berman: U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen Ditches The House For a Shot at The Senate
The Atlantic: Opinion: Russell Berman: U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen Ditches The House For a Shot at The Senate Just to start off, I’m a big fan of Representative Chris Van Hollen. I’ve hoped that he would at least look … Continue reading
The Washington Post: Christopher Ingraham: The Orwellian Deception of Chuck Grassley’s Leniency Industrial Complex
Source:The Washington Post Anyone who calls them self a Conservative and especially a fiscal Conservative, but who supports the American Prison Industrial Complex and our current criminal justice system, I at the very least would question how fiscally conservative are … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, The Washington Post
Tagged 114th Congress, 2015, America, American Prisons, Christopher Ingraham, Chuck Grassley, Criminal Justice Reform, Dick Durbin, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Mike Lee, Non-Violent Offenders, Pat Leahy, Prison Industrial Complex, Rand Paul, Republican Party, Rhode Island, Senate Republicans, Sheldon Whitehouse, Smarter Sentencing Act, Ted Cruz, Texas, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Utah, War on Drugs, Washington, Washington DC
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Slate Magazine: Beth Ethier: Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Promotes Industrial Hemp
Source:Slate Magazine This might be the only bipartisan bill short of a federal budget and the appropriations bills that Congress may pass this year. At least in the Senate where I think Leader Mitch McConnell will have Democratic support including … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, Slate Video
Tagged 114th Congress, 2015, America, American Drug War, Beth Eithier, Cannabis, Controlled Substance Act, Drug War, Hemp, Kentucky, Marijuana, Marijuana Legalization, Mitch McConnell, Pot, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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AEI: Frederick M. Hess- ‘The Right Way to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind’
Source:American Enterprise Institute– with a look at the 2001 education reform law known as No Child Left Behind. “The Student Success Act rolls back regulations while reflecting the need for a principled, limited federal role in schools. On Friday, the … Continue reading
Posted in George W. Bush Presidency
Tagged 107th Congress, 114th Congress, 2001, 2015, America, American Economy, Center Right, Education, Frederick Hess, George W. Bush Administration, George W. Bush Presidency, George W. Bush White House, Neoconservatism, Neoconservatives, No Child Left Behind, North Carolina, President George W. Bush, Public Education, Republican Party, Richard Burr, Senate Labor Committee, Senator Richard Burr, The 2000s, The White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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The Hill: Kevin Cirilli: ‘New Democrats Looking to Strike Against The Warren Wing’
Source:The Hill– U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat, Massachusetts) “Centrist Democrats are gathering their forces to fight back against the “Elizabeth Warren wing” of their party, fearing a sharp turn to the left could prove disastrous in the 2016 elections. For … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, The Hill
Tagged 114th Congress, 2015, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren, House Democrats, Kevin Cirilli, Liberalism, Liberals, Massachusetts, New Democrat Coalition, New Democrats, Senate Democrats, Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States
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