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Comey Testimony

5 Major Takeaways from Comey’s Testimony on Capitol Hill

June 8, 2017 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, Campaigns, Justice, Politics, Republicans, Trump Leave a comment

The Republican Party is now Trump’s Party – When given the opportunity to question fired FBI Director James Comey, Republicans finally had the chance

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Rural America

It Wasn’t Just Russia: Democrats Have Larger Problems

June 6, 2017 Reece Ellis 2018 Election, Campaigns, Democrats, Demographics/Polls, Hillary Clinton, Missouri region, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Voting/Elections 2 comments

There are several theories that attempt to explain why Hillary Clinton was defeated in November, and most of them are at least somewhat credible.

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Stopping Trump: a once-in-a-lifetime political opportunity

May 31, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Republicans, Trump 3 comments

The current state of proliferating Trump scandals presents a once-in-a-lifetime political opportunity for the first Republican to truly stand up for what is right.

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Howard Baker

It’s harder to be a Howard Baker now than then

May 19, 2017 Arthur Lieber Corruption, Democracy, History, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans 3 comments

Political observers such as David Gergen and Jeffrey Toobin have said that what we need now is another Howard Baker. For those who may

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David Axelrod - John McCain

David Axelrod could have asked John McCain why he is not a Democrat

April 2, 2017 Arthur Lieber Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Senate One comment

Like many progressives, I have repeatedly had my share of disappointments with Arizona Senator John McCain. It’s hard not to like him because he’s

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OCD

Does Paul Ryan’s OCD trump empathy?

March 16, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Republican Brain, Republicans Leave a comment

Paul Ryan never seems happier than when talking about the money that can be saved by repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. It

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Fred Thompson - Howard Baker

Republicans who put country over party: TBD

March 11, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Activism, Community/Common good, Congress, Republican Brain, Republicans Leave a comment

On the evening of March 4, Saturday Night Live ran a parody movie trailer of a film about the next “stand-up Republican.” It seems

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U.S. Senate

Democrats have uphill fight for Senate in 2018

March 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Congress, Democrats, Republican Brain, Republicans, Voting/Elections One comment

It’s not a pretty sight for Democrats. There may be hope for an American electoral recoil from Trump-mania, but the game in the U.S.

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New Secy. of Interior rides into office, literally—on a horse

March 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, People, Republicans, Trump One comment

Newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke made a grand entrance on his first day on the job: He rode several blocks through

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How to kill Obamacare without “repeal” — Poison it

February 26, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care, Republicans Leave a comment

Republicans have figured out a way to kill Obamacare without “repealing” it: Poison it. Republicans have asserted, hundreds of times, that they plan to

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