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Rand Paul: Just another Republican tightwad

April 16, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Economy, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

There are some outside the Republican camp who want to believe that Rand Paul may be a little bit of fresh air from a

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Why Republicans have it tougher than the rest of us

February 10, 2015 Arthur Lieber Ethics, Religion in Politics, Republicans 3 comments

The Humor Games are almost always won by the left-wing comics. Whether it’s Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Larry Wilmore, or whoever, the last laugh

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Rand Paul’s plagiarism predicament: Cartoonists and satirists add their own footnotes

November 11, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, People, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

To quote Rand Paul [see how easy it is to include attribution in your writings?], ” It’s a little hard to footnote things accurately.” Actually,

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Ranting about Rand (Paul) ranting

March 9, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Congress, Crime/Violence, Guns, Obama, Politics, Republicans 2 comments

As I write this, Senator Rand Paul [R-KY] is still standing on the floor of the Senate, filibustering against the appointment of John Brennan

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In defense of Rand Paul – somewhat

June 7, 2010 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil Rights, Congress, Politics Leave a comment

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where, when the other person is speaking, you (a) are not really listening, and/or (b)

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