Monthly Archives: November 2014

It ain’t over ’til they’re gone

“When is enough enough for these guys?” And now we get ERICA Holder. This should awaken our “victorious” GOP leadership. But it won’t.  From M. Catharine Evans writing at American Thinker: Here we go again: AG nominee Loretta Lynch wants … Continue reading

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No Time to Surrender

Immediately before and after Tuesday’s Republican wave election Senators Mitch McConnell and Rob Portman and Speaker John Boehner were on the talking head shows talking about working with Democrats, insisting on a limited agenda, not focusing on the mandate they … Continue reading

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Ernst Senate victory was a win for the TEA Party

and their evil allies the”so-cons” and Libertarians.  The Democrats spent mightily to nail what they considered those denigrations on her.  Millions were spent by Braley, by the Democrat party, by liberal outside special interests, to identify her as such  . … Continue reading

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Obama and Khamenei Sit’n in a Tree . . .

Obama is Strangelove in more ways than one Many of us know that Obama lies. Many Americans know that Obama has no one’s interests at heart but his own; certainly the interests of the people and the nation he serves … Continue reading

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An Interesting Glimmer of Hope from Members of Republican Establishment

Hatch says yes to open debate and amendment  —  but make Democrats live by Reid’s filibuster rule changes. In Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, Orrin Hatch, of all people, and C. Boyden Gray (former WH counsel), penned an op-ed warning the … Continue reading

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Will McConnell Do What Is Politically Necessary to Save the Country from the Obamanation?

This article from Robert Romano writing at NetRightDaily advocates that if Mitch McConnell is to be believed he needs to get busy now to put together the policy matters that will be contained in that all powerful congressional control of … Continue reading

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Joni Ernst Does Not Believe in GOP “Vote Early” Admonitions

From an AP analysis of the Iowa Ernst v Braley race yesterday, forwarded by  GOPUSA.com Republicans continue their improved push in 2014, narrowing Democrats’ traditional advantage after watching Democrats use early voting to help President Barack Obama win the state … Continue reading

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The Republican Senate Win – Politics and Prospects

More on the results in subsequent posts but here are two key articles that might provide    jumping off points for our comments about the politics of the Republican election victory (especially the Senate)  and post election prospects as a result. … Continue reading

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Election Day Rolling Blog

Signing off here as the 9:00 hour approaches. Total of 709 voters at Davenport precinct 62 at ten of the hour and other voters present. ——————————————————————————————- DLH — I was thinkin’ the other day about this fella, Tom Harkin. Now … Continue reading

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The Vote Early Mania Turns From Hectoring to Intimidation

In Iowa and elsewhere — and by both parties The communications from Democrats to vote and vote early invoke more disquietude than mere “vote shaming”  as it has come to be called, but the Republicans’ version is creepy enough in … Continue reading

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