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Senate Health Care Diagnosis : Bad Medicine
Cartoon from The Political Carnival.The Senate health care bill:Time to put it out of it’s misery? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / December 20, 2009 According to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Dr. Stephen R. Keister, Health Care Reform, Howard Dean, Progressive Democrats, U.S. Senate
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Health Care ‘Reform’ : Just Say No to Traitor Joe!
Don’t Surrender to Senator JoeVote “No” on the health care joke By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / December 16, 2009 It looks like the United States Senate is going to cave in and surrender to Joe Lieberman. They … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Medicare, Progressive Democrats, Public Option, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Senate
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Texan Creekmore Fath : He Paddled His Own Canoe
Creekmore Fath with former law partner — and U.S. Congressman — Bob Eckhardt. Photo by Alan Pogue.So Long to the ‘Communist Threat’:Creekmore Fath, last of a generation of progressive activists I met Fath during… future U.S. Sen. Ralph Yarborough’s losing … Continue reading
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Tagged LBJ, Progressive Democrats, Red-Baiting, Texas, Texas Observer, Texas Politics, UT-Austin
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Tom Hayden : On the Death of Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy, right, with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, worked for an Irish peace. Were he alive today, the Democratic Party would be less likely to drift away from its progressive legacy in the name of victory at any price. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Democratic Party, Edward Kennedy, Progressive Democrats, Tom Hayden
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Al Franken’s Victory : Remembering Paul Wellstone’s Convenient Death
Wellstone was pulling ahead in the polls, and the victory of a man who voted against the war resolution would have been a great embarrassment to the Bush administration. This was a convenient death. By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Conspiracy Theories, Paul Wellstone, Progressive Democrats
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Obama’s Team : Can the Big ‘O’ Put the Ball in the Hoop?
‘Our early take must hinge on how much we believe in Obama’s long-term commitment to at least a modicum of progressive change and his ability to listen, to incorporate the ideas of others, and to use their skills to make … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama Presidency, Obama Transition, Progressive Democrats, Progressive Movement
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Whad’Ya Know? Terrellita Maverick’s Still Fighting for the Family’s Good Name
Terrillata Maverick: A real Maverick still fights the good fight.‘Mother’s interview was priceless! She was funny and quick on the uptake. She talked about the election, ancestral anecdotes, and backpacking around the world.’By Fontaine Maverick / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, John McCain, Maverick, Progressive Democrats, Public Radio, San Antonio, Texas, Texas History
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