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Daily Archives: March 1, 2010
Republican Senator Jon Kyl opposes unemployment benefits
No wonder I’m a Democrat. Between Republican Senators Jim Bunning of Kentucky and Jon Kyl of Arizona it is easy to reject Republicanism. Kyl, Bunning and the remainder of the Republicans in the Senate are holding up unemployment benefits for … Continue reading
Republican Senator Jim Bunning, KY, is a real jerk
Senator Jim Bunning, former major league baseball pitcher, is, I repeat, a real jerk. The Kentucky Republican once again prevented a vote on a bill that would extend eligibility for enhanced unemployment benefits and subsidized health insurance for laid-off workers … Continue reading
Votes of Nevada’s Congressional Delegation
Recent Senate Votes Jobs for Main Street Act – Vote Agreed to (70-28, 2 Not Voting) The Senate passed this $15 billion jobs bill, which includes payroll tax breaks, bond-financing for state and local infrastructure projects, and an extension of … Continue reading
The Political Art of Gerrymandering
If everyone in Nevada gets “counted” in the 2010 Census it is almost certain that the state of Nevada will gain a new Congressional District. That will increase Nevada’s representation in the House of Representatives in Congress. Nevada currently is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Census, Constitution, Dean Heller, Dina Titus, Gerrymandering, James Madison, John McCain, Nevada, Patrick Henry, Republic, Shelley Berkley, Tom Delay
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Maria von Trapp – The Sound of Music
Maria von Trapp became a household name in the United States when her story was turned into the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music. She and her family previously had immigrated to the United States from their native Austria … Continue reading
Politics and Witchcraft
Today, on March 1, 1692, the Salem witch trials began. It is also today that candidates seeking election to public office in Nevada can file the official beginning of their campaigns. Any connection between the two? On March 1, 1692, Salem, … Continue reading