by Bill Scher | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hillary Hears Bernie Footsteps WMUR/CNN poll has Bernie Sanders 8 points behind Hillary Clinton in NH: "UNH political science professor Andrew Smith [said,] 'Historically, New Hampshire has had about 40 percent of the Democratic voters be progressive voters' ... with...
by Bill Scher | Jun 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Justice After Charleston North Carolina "Moral Mondays" leader Rev. William Barber calls for "Justice After Charleston" in The Nation: "If America is serious about this moment, we cannot just cry ceremonial tears while at the same time refusing to support the martyred...
by Bill Scher | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog, Climate
Republicans, who have complained for years that the Left wants to drum religious voices out of the "public square," suddenly want the Pope to stick to Sunday mass. "I think religion ought to be about making us better as people and less about things that end up getting...
by Bill Scher | Jun 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fast Track Filibuster Fails Cloture vote sets up final fast track passage in Senate today. The Hill: "Thirteen Democrats backed fast-track in Tuesday’s vote, handing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) a major legislative victory. [Past supporter] Sen. Ben...
by Bill Scher | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Tight Vote Today On Fast Track Sen. Ted Cruz threatens "no" vote on fast track in Breitbart oped: "I cannot vote for TPA unless McConnell and Boehner both commit publicly to allow the Ex-Im Bank to expire—and stay expired. And, Congress must also pass the...
