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‘TICKING TIME BOMB’ ID’d in Fort Hood Report

February 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment

A TICKING TIME BOMB. Those four words appear atop a report compiled by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) on the “COUNTERTERRORISM LESSONS FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO PREVENT THE FORT HOOD ATTACK.” Wondering what conclusions Senators Lieberman and Collins reach in developing the special report as members of the U.S. Senate [...]

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Kerry and Lieberman Introduce New Gas Tax

May 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments

American Solutions is warning Americans about a new piece of legislation introduced today by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) that will burden Americans with a new gas tax.  The excerpt below, from an e-mail sent out by Vince Haley, the group’s vice president of policy, explains what’s at stake, thanks to the [...]

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‘The Senator and the Frog’ is a Hit!

December 17th, 2009 · No Comments

“The Senator and the Frog” is a hit in my home theater! The storyline, similar to that seen in the plot of Disney’s latest animated feature, “The Princess and the Frog,” goes something like this: A man who fancies himself a Democratic Party prince kissed an independent-minded frog on the butt today, but the frog [...]

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Republican Convention Returns to Normal

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

The 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul returned to normal by featuring a heavyweight lineup of speakers, including First Lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. The photos below capture some of the flavor of tonight’s activities, all of which followed [...]

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Republicans Announce Tuesday Night Events

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Republican Party officials announced tonight’s program of events at the 2008 Republican National Convention, highlighting speeches by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and saying that their remarks will reflect “Country First” as the convention’s overall theme and “service” as the theme for today’s events. John McCain‘s commitment to his fellow [...]

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‘COUNTRY FIST’ Appropriate Slogan for Obama

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

“COUNTRY FIRST” is the theme, appropriately enough, of this week’s Republican National Convention taking place at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.  Images like the one shown above will be buttressed by stories about John McCain‘s heroic service to his country and testimonials delivered by people who know him well — people like [...]

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‘Robo-Call Candidate’ Pulls ‘a Lieberman’

August 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Two days after learning Michael E. Carter had lost his Democratic Party primary bid for Missouri’s lieutenant governor position, I thoroughly enjoyed writing the headline, Missouri Robo-Call Candidate Loses in Landslide. Today, however, my post-primary bliss turned to disappointment upon learning the “robo-call candidate” has reinvented himself and pulled “a Lieberman.” Remember Lieberman?  Sen. Joe [...]

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