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“These things always blow over.”
So said Mitch McConnell a short time ago. My cousin Janet and I have a history of being on the phone saying things when Washington, DC goes monumentally wrong. The night the first network called the election for Ronald Reagan, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, War on women
Tagged Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Kavanaugh, Mitch McConnell, Supreme Court
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Sitting around, pondering the Supreme Court
That’s what I’m doing now. I’ve moved beyond anger at what’s going to happen if Kavanaugh or another rock-hard conservative is shoved onto the court by a president who will at some point — possibly quite soon — be indicted, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged Chief Justice John Roberts, Kavanaugh, Michael Tomasky, Mitch McConnell, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court legitimacy, Trump
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Money in politics: a reminder
And we’re not talking about dark money here. This is out-in-the-sunlight $$$. From Daily Kos Elections: • Senate: The Senate Leadership Fund, which is the main super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the GOP establishment, has … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged attack ads, campaign contribution limits, Citizens United, Daily Kos Elections, dark money, Evan Bayh, Jason Kander, Koch Bros, Mitch McConnell, political TV ads, Russ Feingold
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