Any difference that makes no difference, is no difference.

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Monday February 01, 2016 · 8:19 PM PST

2016/02/01 · 20:19

“Hillary declares victory”. What a pathetic joke. And what a grasping, selfish, desperate act.
The truth of the matter is that Bernie and his band of Political Revolutionaries (Us) have fought the Clinton Machine (abetted by CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times and the Washington Post) to a draw. That is the truth that will resonate through the entire country.
I am so happy and hopeful as I go to bed that I bought a Bernie Hat and kicked in another contribution. I hope you will do the same. On to New Hampshire!

Next Step: "Faith Based" discrimination trumps Equal Employment Opportunity.

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Tuesday July 01, 2014 · 3:59 AM PDT

2014/07/01 · 03:59

What a glorious triumph for White Male Christianist Amerika. Given yesterday's Supreme Court rulings from the ruling Conservative Bloc of 5 Republican Men there are no legal impediments to blatant discrimination when it comes to the hiring, promotion or retention of employees who express or embody any religious beliefs, political associations or opinions that are not in lockstep agreement with and supportive of the religious beliefs and political opinions of the ownership and/or management of commercial for-profit entities.

“Religious organizations exist to foster the interests of persons subscribing to the same religious faith. Not so of for-profit corporations. Workers who sustain the operations of those corporations commonly are not drawn from one religious community. Indeed, by law, no religion-based criterion can restrict the work force of for-profit corporations.”
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
(from her scathing dissent to the Hobby Lobby SCOTUS decision)

“If we accepted Illinois’ argument, we would approve an unprecedented violation of the bedrock principle that, except perhaps in the rarest of circumstances, no person in this country may be compelled to subsidize speech by a third party that he or she does not wish to support.”
Justice Samuel Alito
(writing for the Majority (Conservative Bloc of 5 Republican Men)) in Harris v. Quinn

SCOTUS took an outrageous step against (equal) women's rights, setting a dangerous precedent that permits corporations to choose which laws to obey.
Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) June 30, 2014

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Thursday June 19, 2014 · 3:18 AM PDT

2014/06/19 · 03:18

In Texas, as in many other Red-State areas of the country, the surest way to win a political and/or public policy argument is to accuse your adversary of "being a liberal". It is so effective and used so reflexively that it has 1) decimated critical thinking skills in the populace, and 2) coerced heretofore legitimate news organizations into submissive silence in support of the ruling Republican oligarchy.

And sadly, the ramifications of this lemming like subservience to the GOP Jackals will not be manifest until disaster strikes.

Two recent items from the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News illustrate the mortal perils taking root in the Lone Star State. See them below the fold:

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Which story do you think rates more than a blog post by the Dallas Morning News?

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Which story do you think rates more than a blog post by the Dallas Morning News?

Editorial: Time for discussion on radioactive waste.

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Want to know about chemicals stored near you? Don’t expect Texas to tell you anymore.

2 votes

Both

64 votes

Neither

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Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is the new Majority Leader of the House of Representatives

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Thursday June 12, 2014 · 6:43 PM PDT

2014/06/12 · 18:43

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that Pete Sessions (R-TX) who currently serves as the Chariman of the House Rules Committee, has withdrawn as a candidate for the position as Majority Leader. "Sessions drops bid for majority leader"

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Tuesday February 25, 2014 · 5:15 AM PST

2014/02/25 · 05:15

Dallas Morning News asks: Will the Abbot-Nugent fiasco give Wendy Davis a bump?

Ted Robberson is an Editorial Writer for the Dallas Morning News and this blog item appears on the Dallas Morning News Editorial Blog at http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/...
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Now Time to Mobilize for the War

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Tuesday October 15, 2013 · 9:20 AM PDT

2013/10/15 · 09:20

The Republicans are attacking our democracy. They are engaged in warfare. (As I write this Chuck Todd of MSNBC is wondering why the Democrats are using such "heated rhetoric" in response to a reasonable House Republican proposal.)

So the war is being waged against us, against America, and we aren't going to be able to rely upon MSNBC, or the New York Times, or even Daily Kos to fight this battle on our behalf.

It is time to take to the streets, in large numbers, to intimidate and overwhelm the Republican Tea Partiers. The Republicans are already taking to the streets, marching under the Confederate Flag and the Gasden Flag. They are starting to drive the media narrative, much as they successfully did with the "Brooks Brothers Riot" in Miami-Dade County on November 19, 2000.

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Monday October 14, 2013 · 10:58 PM PDT

2013/10/14 · 22:58

Roll Call Headline 12:06 am EDT on 10/15/13:

Ted Cruz, House Republicans Meet in Secret at Tortilla Coast

Read all about it at: http://blogs.rollcall.com/...

Ted Cruz met with his cabal of 15 to 20 of the most conservative House Republicans last night for approximately two hours at Tortilla Coast, a cozy restaurant and watering hole popular with D.C. pols. Not all were named but a number of notable conspirators were identified, including: "House Reps. Louie Gohmert of Texas, Steve King of Iowa, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho, Steve Southerland II of Florida, Mark Meadows of North Carolina and Justin Amash of Michigan."

No one claims to know what exactly brought this clump of excrement together. It may have been as innocent as their monthly book club discussion of Mein Kampf. Or, it may have been to plot their strategy to block any deal, negotiated by Senate leadership, to end the Shutdown and avert the Debt Ceiling Default.

If the latter, what does it mean for the "conversations" taking place between Senator's Reid and McConnnell?

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Monday October 14, 2013 · 5:40 AM PDT

2013/10/14 · 05:40

Direct quotes:

The GOP nutcases in Congress are obvious. They are more beholden to wealthy sponsors than the American people. This crisis is courtesy of the Republicans who stood by saying and doing nothing.
Washington's U.S. Reps. Dave Reichert, R-Blowin' in The Wind, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-What Boehner Says, are prime examples.

This looming avalanche of disaster is steeped in Republican cynicism and political cowardice.

Four times the Seattle Times has endorsed Dave Reichert, R WA-8, for Congress. Lance Dickie, the Times editorial columnist who signed this one http://seattletimes.com/... has a penchant for slanting in favor of Republicans. This editorial by itself should leave blisters on Reichert's back-side, and get strong Democratic challengers fighting for the chance to take this seat, gerrymander or no.

But wait, there's more!

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Saturday October 12, 2013 · 10:19 AM PDT

2013/10/12 · 10:19

Republicans are becoming ever more emboldened that they are going to get some good takeaways from the Shutdown and Debt Ceiling crises, and they are looking forward to the next opportunity to take hostages and demand concessions from the President and Senate Democrats.

And who can blame them. News reports make it obvious that negotiations ARE taking place with these terrorists, in spite of all the brave talk about "no negotiations" until the government is re-opened and the debt ceiling is raised.

What's worse, Democrats are negotiating on the Republicans agenda. It is a given that Sequestration spending levels are permanent. The wait now is to see how much the Democrats will give in on Obamacare PLUS MORE SPENDING CURBS.

More austerity. More non-Defense spending cuts. More chained CPI to systemically reduce Social Security. And in return? A couple of months of funding for the federal government and guarantees of further cuts to social programs.

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Friday October 11, 2013 · 1:38 PM PDT

2013/10/11 · 13:38

Let the President take some lessons from Harry Reid.

"“The American people will not be extorted by Tea Party anarchists.”
“It is embarrassing that these people who were elected to represent the country are representing the Tea Party, the anarchists of the country.”

Harry Reid knows that a policy of Appeasement toward the Tea Party Republicans will only encourage them. Every time President Obama accedes to some or all of their demands it just encourages them to continue their strategy of demanding concessions from Democrats and cuts in non-Defense discretionary spending. They threaten shutting down the government or forcing a Debt Ceiling Default, and we abandon our principles and policy objectives to appease them.

I do not understand why President Obama is holding meetings with GOP Senators to negotiate anything so long as the government Shutdown continues and the debt ceiling has not been raised. President Obama has repeatedly said he will not negotiate with a gun to his head, but now he is quite publicly negotiating.

What is worse, is that there is no evidence to suppose that what GOP Senators propose can even be voted on in the House of Representatives, so long as Speaker Boehner keeps anything bottled up that isn't to the liking of his Tea Party terrorists.

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Sunday October 06, 2013 · 5:45 AM PDT

2013/10/06 · 05:45

Editorial Title:
"A U.S. default on its debt would be disastrous";
"A debt-ceiling crisis would be a constitutional disaster. Congress must act."

In language aimed directly at Republican Dave Reichert (WA-8), the editorial opens with:

A government shutdown is a pain, a mess-up, an embarraassment and a disgusting political strategy. A default on U.S. government obligations would be a disaster.
Any member of Congress who champions such a crisis should be publicly shamed and defeated at the next election.

House Republicans are angry...But do not create a constitutional crisis.

http://seattletimes.com/...

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Friday October 04, 2013 · 7:58 AM PDT

2013/10/04 · 07:58

Message Subject: Seditious Shutdown
Message Text:

After 4 terms in Congress, Dave Reichert finally accomplished something. The Shutdown of the Federal Government. That is the tagline of a cartoon making the rounds in your district, Congressman.

Your actions, in concert with your cabal of seditious, treasonous, Tea Party terrorists, is an attempt to undermine our way of life. Pass the Senate's clean Continuing Resolution to fund the government or resign. You are a disgrace to the nation.

I hope that everyone who reads this is actively encouraging President Obama, Senator Reid, and our Democratic members of the Senate to refuse to negotiate on anything until Republican Speaker John Boehner allows a vote on the Senate's clean Continuing Resolution.

Equally important, I hope that everyone who reads this is actively applying pressure on the Republican (Conspirators) Congressmen to pass the Senate's clean Continuing Resolution and re-open the Federal Government.

The Blockquote above is the message I sent to my Republican (Parasite) Congressman, Dave Reichert. And below the fold is the cartoon I and others have posted on Facebook.

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Email to my Republican Congressman - Dave Reichert, R (WA-8)