Tag: US House of Representatives
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No Absolution for Liz Cheney
Tuesday, Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney lost her primary bid to be the GOP nominee in November. Her loss is a testimony to what today’s GOP has become…a full fledged cult of personality for Donald Trump. Cheney has been hailed for her about face on the Cult of Trump. Since the January 6th insurrection, Cheney has…
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Looking for a scapegoat
Ed. Note: As I was writing this, all major media outlets called the election for Joe Biden. Congratulations to he and Kamala Harris. Now the real work begins. While the news agencies are still wringing their hands over the inevitable call to project Joe Biden as the next President, House Democrats are already engaged in…
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Cohen’s Constitutional Amendments
Rep. Steve Cohen has introduced a Constitutional Amendment that would abolish the Electoral College. This caused the Shelby County GOP to firmly clutch its pearls. Why is this amendment important and what are its chances for passage?
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Ambition, Race and Politics in TN-09
Can ambition or race potentially unseat Steve Cohen in future contests for the TN-09 Congressional seat in 2020? Probably not.
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Schadenfreude: Fiscal Cliff Edition
schadenfreude: pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. So I know just about everyone is talking about the NRA’s crazy town response to the Newtown shootings. I think all that needs to be said about the speech delivered Friday is nicely summed up here. Quite frankly, I’m shocked that anyone was shocked by that…