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By nikflorida on October 13, 2011 At “I Have a Theory About That,” we generally don’t advocate for or against specific political candidates or issues, so much as we work hard to get you to actually think and consider the issues, and understand where the candidates stand on them. In this instance, though, I am going to make an exception, because [...] [...]
By nikflorida on August 20, 2011 Rep. Paul Ryan called police yesterday to disperse a “sit-in” at his Kenosha, WI local office by unemployed constituents who felt like he was avoiding their repeated requests for an audience. He’s also, as have many GOP congressmen, made arrangements for food catering at his upcoming “town hall meetings” incurring an entry fee of [...] [...]
By nikflorida on June 8, 2011 On Friday, June 3, 2011, Representative Anthony Weiner prevailed as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, under enormous pressure from Weiner and numerous advocacy leaders, complied with a federal law that requires the disclosure of SCOTUS justices’ spouses’ incomes. Thomas has been ignoring this law for the past twenty years, and some claim that his [...] [...]
By Bruce Lindner on May 6, 2011 “Always attack their strengths, not their weaknesses” Those aren’t my words, they’re Karl Rove’s. Since he first slithered onto the national stage 40 years ago, this has been his trademark modus operandi – to ignore his opponent’s weaknesses, and go right for the throat by attacking their strengths. Starting in Texas in the early 1970′s, and [...] [...]
By nikflorida on July 10, 2010 Is Hawaii Governor Lingle being careful or obstinate? This week, Hawaii’s governor Linda Lingle vetoed that state’s Civil Unions bill, which had already passed both houses of its legislature, saying that it was “tantamount to same-sex marriage, which she opposes.” But, of course, she claims that her personal opinion should not be the basis for [...] [...]
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