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No More Lucy Filibuster-Fix Footballs

There is a chance to reform the filibuster in January, with a proposal to "make them talk." Will the Charlie Browns in the Senate let Lucy pull away the football yet again? As George 'W' Bush said, "fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled...

Happy Holidays - The World Didn't End and Doesn't Have To

The world didn't end! The Mayan calendar starts a new cycle and we can too. Take it easy; have a Happy Holiday. It's the holiday season and the end of a year. It is time to take a break, enjoy family and reflect on the year that just was and imagine that new year that...

Radical Plan B Failed Because It Was Not Extreme Enough

Just how radical and extreme are the Republicans today? Republicans didn't oppose Boehner's radical "Plan B" because it would devastate American families and small businesses and destroy government -- that was OK, in fact that wasn't even enough destruction for them....

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