Archive for June 6th, 2012

Harry Reid accuses GOP House of deliberately sabotaging the economy for politcal gain

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It is about goddamn time.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) accused House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) of deliberately sabotaging the economy for partisan gain.

“You have heard, as I’ve heard, that there’s a battle going on between Cantor and [House Speaker John] Boehner as to whether or not there should be a [highway] bill,” Reid told reporters. “Cantor, of course — I’m told by others that he wants to not do a bill to make the economy worse, because he feels that’s better for them. I hope that’s not true.”

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Wednesday Open Thread [6/6/12]

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Your Wednesday Open Thread. Sorry this is late.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show, Weds., June 6, 2012

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Brad Bennett announced he would not seek reelection to the 32nd Representative District seat. He did it publicly on the House floor, he did it with dignity, and I wish him success in addressing the issues that led to his announcement. The legislative agendas ran true to form yesterday, with both the good and the […]

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Crowdsourced “What progressives can learn from the victorious gays” Post

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Except for a few pockets of irredeemable craziness, the notion that gay people should be reviled and disenfranchised has been put to rest. The gays won. Agreed? But how, and what can progressives learn from the way gays won?

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