Obamacare Doing Well — Shhhh! 0
Please keep this quiet. I’m all for a more civil society, especially in Washington, and I don’t want to anger people. (Whisper) “Obamacare has succeeded.” In April, we learned there were 8 million sign-ups on the online health care exchanges during open enrollment, far surpassing White House estimates. In addition, there were more than 3 […]
Read MoreDonna Brazile Announces Democrats for Public Education 0
http://www.blackvoicenews.com/regional/los-angeles-a-socal/49723-donna-brazile-announces-democrats-for-public-education.html LOS ANGELES — Addressing more than 3,500 members of the American Federation of Teachers at its national convention, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile announced the formation of a new group that she will co-chair called Democrats for Public Education, which will focus on uniting the vast majority of Democrats, who believe in the promise of […]
Read MoreOdds and Ends: Prime Donna 0
Interview with Theresa Walker http://www.case.org/Publications_and_Products/2014/JulyAugust_2014/Odds_and_Ends_Prime_Donna.html Donna Brazile learned that all politics is local at age 9, when she helped elect a city council candidate who had promised to build a playground in her family’s neighborhood just outside New Orleans. Thirty-one years later, she was named manager of U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign, […]
Read MoreWork Together or Die by Suicide 0
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned us about the excesses of political parties. He said: Political parties … serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation, the will of a party.” He added, “(Parties) are likely in the […]
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