Tag Archives: Washington DC

Thom Hartmann: We the People Are the Ultimate Arbiters!

Source:The New Democrat So under Thom Hartmann’s theory when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton that was passed by a Republican Congress that SCOTUS had no … Continue reading

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Talking Points Memo: Greg Gutfield: ‘Hobby Lobby Case Sends Shrieking Feminists Into Hysteria’

Source:The New Democrat  Greg Gutfield with an interesting take on the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision. I covered this last night, but again if you are seriously a Liberal and you don’t just call yourself a Liberal because you are … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Lyndon Johnson Signs 1964 Civil Rights Act

Source:The New Democrat President Lyndon Johnson signing of the 1964 Civil Rights is one of the most important moments in American history. Because he signed a law that granted access to millions of Americans who were simply denied that access … Continue reading

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The Week: Damon Linker: Why Liberals Should Cheer the Hobby Lobby Decision

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Damon Linker that real Liberals as I call people who are actually Liberals should support the Hobby Lobby decision. But perhaps I would put it differently. That it is one thing to be pro-choice … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Danny Vinik: President Obama’s Promise to Not Raise Taxes on the Middle Class Makes Governing Harder

Source:The New Democrat  I’m just going to be real here and say that Socialists have this belief that if government especially the federal government or central government (depending on the country) is not doing something or running something that is … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Jamelle Bouie: Neocons Already Destroyed Iraq

Source:The New Democrat  There’s an old American expression “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. Which basically translates if you are dumb enough to get fooled multiple times by the same person, you are a … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: John Dickerson: Hillary Clinton’s Hard Choices Plays it Safe

Source:The New Democrat   Hillary Clinton did a book event last Friday with a local Washington book store Politics and Prose and was interviewed there by a women who worked for her at the White House in the 1990s and … Continue reading

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The Week: Shikha Dalmia: Affirmative Action is Doomed: Here’s What Progressives Can do About it

Source:The New Democrat  The rhetoric of affirmative action is running out of steam.  The real Roosevelt (Franklin and Theodore) and LBJ Progressives need to step up to the plate and say “We are losing ground badly on this issue and we … Continue reading

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The New Republic: David Fontana: U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Schuette Dissent: A National Treasure

Source:The New Democrat  U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Dissent on the Shuelette Michigan Affirmative Action Case“Consider this language from Sotomayor’s dissent, which is so unusually compelling in its simplicity in describing the daily experiences of millions of Americans: Race matters to … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Sr. Semone Campbell: Faith Has Political Consequences

Source:The New Democrat  The American Left, especially the Far-Left, gets stereotyped as being Atheist.  This is reinforced by MSNBC at any point when they are talking about religion.  Ditto,  Salon, The Nation, the AlterNet or  Bill Maher.  But, there’s also … Continue reading

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