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Republican Response and George Orwell

Posted on December 4, 2010 by billmanzi

The Vice President was deployed for the weekly address this week, and talked about extension of the middle class tax cuts and the extension of unemployment benefits. He failed to mention any prospective deal on those subjects with Congressional Republicans. … Continue reading →

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Bipartisan Agreement Reached: Continue Deficits

Posted on December 3, 2010 by billmanzi

There is so much to talk about on the final report of the Deficit Commission, and so much posturing going on in Washington that it is almost impossible to get it all in one post. With the intersection of the … Continue reading →

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Senator Scott Brown on Unemployment Benefits

Posted on December 2, 2010 by billmanzi

Senator Scott Brown, under fire from Massachusetts Democrats over his stand on the extension of unemployment insurance benefits, took to You Tube to explain his position. And by goodness I find myself agreeing with the Senator on paying for the … Continue reading →

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On the Cusp of Dealmaking

Posted on December 1, 2010 by billmanzi

The President and key Republican Congressional leaders met yesterday, and while concrete progress was not made on specifics there appeared to be some dialing back of the hostile rhetoric that has been abundant for some time now. Both sides have … Continue reading →

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Republican Establishment Elites Pick on Sarah

Posted on November 30, 2010 by billmanzi

The Republican establishment elites continue their assault on Sarah Palin, with rocket fire coming from Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, and Charles Krauthammer. And Palin’s response, that she is as gifted as Ronald Reagan, who after all was only an actor, … Continue reading →

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Methuen's Health Deficit Borrowing Bill

Posted on November 27, 2010 by billmanzi

I have filed, and Methuen City Council has passed, a bill allowing borrowing for a deficit in our health care account for the last fiscal year. The Tribune wrote an editorial on it yesterday. There are some important points to … Continue reading →

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The Specter of Lieberman

Posted on November 24, 2010 by billmanzi

Interesting story in Politico talking about the political future of Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. I think they have caught this one dead on, as Lieberman now lives in political no mans land, with Democrats loathing him and Republicans looking for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Jules Gordon

Posted on November 24, 2010 by billmanzi

Yes, that is correct. That loquacious poster of conservative ideas, who is always there to pound some sense into me, has a birthday today. Happy Birthday Jules. Now on to verbal battle!

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Palin Inc.

Posted on November 22, 2010 by billmanzi

Sarah Palin is front and center (again), being featured in this weeks New York Times magazine as well as being the subject of the latest Frank Rich column. Rich does, as you might expect, beat her up, but he also … Continue reading →

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Bowles and Simpson Take on Critics

Posted on November 20, 2010 by billmanzi

Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson took a turn on “Morning Joe”, defending their deficit proposal and speculating that they may in fact be close to gathering 14 votes for their plan on the Commission they co-chair. One of the interesting … Continue reading →

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