Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, defined the strategy for the Farm Bill would be not to pass the five-year legislation that was approved in a bi-partisan basis in the House Agriculture Committee and to have the Congress to agree on a short-term extension … and to “Wait for the [...]
The Great Opportunity Party’s (as the Republican National Committee refers to itself in its platform) nominee, Mitt Romney is trying to court voters … including an appearance on LIVE! with Kelly and Michael for a show airing Tuesday, September 18th, wanna-be “your” President, Mitt Romney revealed : “I’m kind of a Snooki fan. Look how [...]
Isn’t it funny how some people define “Pro-Life” ? To many it seems “Pro-Life” really means “Pro-Fetus” but then there are others who promote a different “Pro-Life” message. “The foundation of who we are — civilly as well as people of faith — is evident in the first three words of the Constitution — ‘We [...]
This week, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the wording over a constitutional amendment that would require people to show photo identification at the polls … the decision they make will impact all Minnesotans. That’s what the Minnesota Supreme Court does — seven members interpret the Constitution, enacted laws and legal precedents to [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) is being challenged by David Gerson in the August 14th Primary Election. David Gerson has identifed the disintegration of the middle class as a problem, stating “John Kline has been complicit in causing these problems with his blind devotion to voting with house Republican leadership. John Kline has had his chance to [...]
Yesterday, the Do-Nothing House of Representatives did something … well, actually one good thing … it passed Tim Walz’s Veterans Jobs bill … but they also took a debated and voice-voted to approve HR 3541 – PRENATAL NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (PRENDA) OF 2012 after which the sponsor cleverly requested a roll call vote … so that [...]
How long is too long to wait for Education Reform ? President Obama has pledged to change the 10-year-old No Child Left Behind Law, saying its focus on standardized-testing dumbs down teaching, narrows school curriculums and labels even high- achieving schools as failing. John Kline (R-MN-02), the current Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, [...]
QUERY : What legislation will the Do-Nothing House approve this week ? The Republican-controlled House of Representatives will return to Washington today (Wednesday May 30th after leaving town on May 18th … when they take a long-weekend Memorial Day break, they take a long-weekend.) On top of the schedule for Roll Call votes is H.R. [...]
The subject is not over regarding contraception, women’s rights, commerce and the U.S. Constitution. It came up again yesterday on the April 8, 2012 hour long edition of Face the Nation. Cardinal Dolan is wrong. The debate about contraception and the role of the Roman Catholic church in dictating policy was resolved long ago. The [...]
cross posted from Penigma I thought the denial of information in Ignorance Only (what the right prefers to call the more modest sounding abstinence only sex ed) was bad. I thought the insistence that the Ignorance Only sex ed that FORCED teachers to provide medically, scientifically inaccurate information about topics like contraceptive failure was bad. [...]
MN Blue Blogs: Ten articles from Minnesota blogs
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Union News: 10 articles from national union blogs
