By Mark | February 26, 2017
For those of you who might have missed it, what with all the hoopla about the Oscars, our Alt State Department issued a list earlier this evening of those GOP Representatives who, according to the data, may be most vulnerable in the upcoming midterm elections, and the state of Michigan has two Republican members of […]
By Mark | December 5, 2016
Unless something truly remarkable happens, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017. This, given the very real threat he poses to our nation, is incredibly distressing to many of us. And, with that in mind, it’s probably not surprising that quite a few very […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #HamiltonElectors, 2016, Alexander Hamilton, Baoky Vu, bound, Brian Fairbrother, Christopher Suprun, Civil War, clear and present danger, Constitution, Contentious Elector, coup, Donald Trump, election fraud, election tampering, electoral college, faithless Electors, founding fathers, Hank Fuhs, Henry Hatter, Hope College, hot mic, InfoWars, Jack Holmes, James Madison, Jim Rhoades, John Haggard, John Jay, John Kasich, Joseph Guzman, Judy Rapanos, Kelly Mitchell, Ken Crider, Levi Guerra, Mary Vaughn, Michael Baca, Michael Banerian, Paul Ryan, Presidential politics, Publius, Ray v. Blair, Ross Ensign, Russia, Senate Intelligence Committee, The Apprentice, The Federalist Papers, unbound, Vladimir Putin, Wickham Seelig, William Rauwerdink, Wyckham Seelig |
In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 people dead, Democrats in both houses of Congress have proposed legislation aimed to curb gun violence by expanding background checks to include guns purchased either online or at gun shows, and block anyone on the federal terrorist watchlist from purchasing deadly weapons. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized | Also tagged assault rifles, background checks, C-Span, Chris Murphy, Debbie Dingell, filibuster, gun control, gun laws, gun rights, gun violence, John Lewis, Mark Walker, mass shootings, Mitch McConnell, Orlando, Paul Ryan, terrorism |
By Mark | February 3, 2016
Several people testified before the House Oversight Committee today about the poisoning of Flint’s citizens, including Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards and Flint resident Lee Anne Walters. While most of the local coverage, I suspect, will focus on Congressman Jason Chaffetz’s forceful promise early in the proceedings to have the U.S. Marshals “hunt down” former […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Environment, Uncategorized | Also tagged corrosion control, Dan Kildee, Darnell Earley, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Flint, House Oversight Committee, irony, Jason Chaffetz, Joel Beauvais, Keith Creagh, lead, Lead and Copper Rule, Lee Anne Walters, Marc Edwards, MDEQ, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Miguel Del Toral, water |
By Mark | October 22, 2015
Approximately three weeks ago, on national television, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made a huge mistake. He gloated that the Republican led House Select Committee on Benghazi had been successful, in that it had brought former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton down in the polls, making her a less viable candidate for the office of […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2016, 9/11, Benghazi, Carly Fiorina, Chris Stevens, Clinton Foundation, Congressional hearings, dirty political tricks, electoral politics, Elijah Cummings, Glen Doherty, Hillary Clinton, House Select Committee on Benghazi, John Boehner, Kevin McCarthy, Libya, Mike Huckabee, political theater, Rand Paul, Richard Hanna, Sean Smith, Sidney Blumenthal, Trey Gowdy, Tyrone Woods |
