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The Old New Englander: Better off?
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Wednesday, September 05, 2012. In a post this morning, we addressed the issue of whether the nation is better off than it was four years ago. Some interesting light is shined on that question by a Bureau of Labor Statistics. Study that concludes- surprisingly in my view- that. Now, the BLS also concludes that more than half of those who were re-employed (itself only 56 percent of the people who lost jobs) were ...
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The Old New Englander: He's for us
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Sunday, August 19, 2012. Campaigning for re-election, Scott Brown's slogan is "He's for us.". So, who's "us? Implicitly, but clearly, the "us" in question is not the coalition of people who support Brown's Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Warren. Is there a subtle appeal to racism here? Most African-American and Hispanic voters will support Warren. (Not so clear about South Asian or Chinese-Americans.). And if so...
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The Old New Englander: Internet petitions
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Sunday, August 19, 2012. Yesterday, a friend sent me a solicitation to sign an Internet petition calling for the re-enactment of the Glass-Steagall Act. the New-Deal era regulatory framework that limited banks to, well, banking. The petition is organized by something called SignOn.org. This page has called for the re-enactment. There's something else here: I believe that Internet petitions have no effect on pol...
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The Old New Englander: Campaigning makes you stupid
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Campaigning makes you stupid. Well, not the campaigning, but the overweening ambition that leads one to campaign for high office. Today's example: ABC reports. That Paul Ryan "now supports Mitt Romney's softer position [on abortion] now that he shares the GOP presidential ticket because 'it's a good step in the right direction.'". The Old New Englander. Leanderthal, Lighthouse Keeper.
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The Old New Englander: You heard it here first
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Sunday, September 09, 2012. You heard it here first. We predicted that Rob Portman would win his debates. With Mitt Romney. Apparently, we were right. The Old New Englander. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). On a barge in France. A Voice Crying in the Wilderness. We need a third set of debates. You heard it here first. The Old New Englander. View my complete profile.
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The Old New Englander: Three kinds of lies
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Monday, August 20, 2012. Three kinds of lies. Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan said that every person is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts. So while, as I said yesterday, we must respect the right of the other side to its opinions, we need to call them out when they lie. Given that that seems habitual with the Republican Party these days (interspersed with mere ignorance. In which insurance compa...
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The Old New Englander: Compromise on Wall Street
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Thursday, May 24, 2012. Compromise on Wall Street. If we are to get out of the mess that deregulation of the financial industry has got us into, we need to compromise. All sides need to admit that none is going to get everything. Here's what I propose:. To the banks: Agree to the re-enactment of the Glass-Steagall Act. Now, is that fair, or what? The Old New Englander. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Some Might Call It Treason - Antiwar.com Original by -- Antiwar.com
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Some Might Call It Treason. April 27, 2009. One dictionary defines treason as disloyalty or treachery to one’s country or its government, but Article III. Of the U.S. Constitution takes a narrower view, specifically limiting charges of treason to time of war in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. The Federalist Papers. Reveal that this definition of treason was crafted deliberately to avoid politically motivated ex post facto. Intelligence officers refer to influence operations as cov...
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The Old New Englander: Mitt deconstructed
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The Old New Englander. I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat- Will Rogers. Tuesday, August 28, 2012. The real Mitt Romney revealed by. David Brooks. If elected, he promises to bring all Americans together and make them feel inferior.". The Old New Englander. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). On a barge in France. A Voice Crying in the Wilderness. Why does Mitt Romney want to be President? Campaigning makes you stupid. Todd Akin is in the mainstream. The truck is back.