Articles Tagged “Rep. John Boehner”
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A Winning Issue
BY RALPH NADER How inert can the Democratic Party be? Do they really want to defeat the Congressional Republicans in the fall by doing the right thing? A winning issue is to raise the federal minimum wage, stuck at $7.25 since 2007. If it were adjusted for inflation since 1968, not to mention other erosions [...]
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These Are Dangerous Times
BY RICHARD L. FRICKER After a second cup of morning coffee and a perusal of the latest on the “debt ceiling” debate, some thoughts occurred. The ‘net is filled with what passes for news from pundits, political observers, and soothsayers. There are certain observations, taken with the musings and self-serving quotes from the elected to [...]
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The People Want Higher Taxes
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Too Many Oaths
BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD Republican office holders and candidates have taken at least one too many oaths. National office holders have an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Presumably that includes supporting the rights stated therein and the purposes as stated in the Preamble, i.e. promote the general welfare, establish [...]
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Running Scared
BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD Many of us wonder from time to time about the completely irrational and foolish positions taken by Republicans. Sometimes it seems as if nobody in that party or its leadership is capable of thinking out the most simple matters or probable public reaction to the positions they take openly, even by [...]
