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Category Archives: Political
Open Skies
U2 Incident In1960, during the Eisenhower Administration, a US U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. American authorities first claimed the plane was a civilian weather research aircraft operated by NASA, but were forced to admit to the lie when the … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Political
Tagged Gary Powers, H.Res.. 104, Open Skies Treaty, spy satellites, Surveillance balloon, U2 incident
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That’s not Conservative
Politicians often claim to be conservative, as if conservative were always better. However, their views often aren’t conservative at all: Conservative views sometimes make sense, often not. Running for office as a Republican doesn’t make one conservative; don’t be fooled.
Contradictions
Republicans have adopted a program–spread fear: fear of want, fear of government, fear of each other. We cannot allow Soros, Steyer, and Bloomberg to BUY this election!–Kevin McCarthy, anti-semitic tweet Zuckerbucks are already returning in various forms under different names … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Political, Uncategorized
Tagged contradiction, fear, Misinformation, Rep. Langworthy, Rep. Molinaro, Rep. Tenney
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I am an American
Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy? Or that they see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced? Frankly, it is expected. Because when you push power, power pushes … Continue reading
A three party system would be better than two
A three party system might work well with a major party at the center. A moderate, centrist party might be the largest of three. It could often pass needed legislation without pandering to left or right. If moderate bills lacked … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Political
Tagged Problem Solvers Caucus, three party system, two party system
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Reed, Sempolinski, Langworthy
A Member . . . [or an] officer, or employee of the House [paid at or above the “senior staff” rate], may not –(d) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of an association, corporation, or other entity; —House Rule … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Economics, Environmental, Ethics, Legislation, Political
Tagged Joe Sempolinski, Nick Langworthy, NY-23, Tom Reed
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Federal “government spending” is an empty phrase
Indeed, one of the reasons we need an increase in the debt ceiling is that the 2017 Trump tax cuts, especially the cut in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, dramatically increased the deficit without promoting growth. The … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Political, Taxes
Tagged debt ceiling, debt limit, Food Stamps, Government shutdown, government spending, SNAP
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Classified Documents
“There doesn’t have to be a process, as I understand it,” Trump said. “You’re the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying it’s declassified, even by thinking about it.“–Politico In the 1960s, I worked in an … Continue reading
Think before acting
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that.― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack In Travels with Herodotus, Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński tells the story of a Mogul Ruler, Hulagu Kahn (1216-1265) as I remember, … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Political, Uncategorized
Tagged 2023, Extremism, House rules, Radical ideas, Ryszard Kapuściński, Travels with Herodotus
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Rep. Langworthy vows to be “a serious legislator”
I think some of the people against him (McCarthy) are really looking for perfection when right now we need to really come together to solve the problems that our country faces.–Rep. Claudia Tenney Now we move on to legislation: things … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Political
Tagged 2023, NY-23, Rep. Higgens, Rep. Langworthy, Rep. Tenney
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