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Are Nebraskans Giving In On ObamaCare? If so, why?!

Originally published March 5, 2013, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

Are Nebraskans Giving In On ObamaCare? If so, why?!

Nebraskans, your action is NECESSARY. Please see the bottom of the article for: FLYER to download, read, share, print, and distribute Recommendations Are YOU among the majority of Nebraskans opposed to “ObamaCare”? If so, YOU should be keenly interested in the Medicaid Expansion bill, LB577, and alerting people you know to WAKE UP now about […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Ben Nelson, Featured, Governor, Health Care, Nebraska, Republican Party, Senators, State Legislation Tagged With: attorney general, Ben Nelson, cornhusker kickback, dave heineman, dump daschle, health care law, historic election results, incumbents, jeremy nordquist, jon bruning, lb577, medicaid expansion, nebraska senators, obamacare, omaha world herald, opinion polls health care nebraska, owh polling, patient protection and affordable care act, ppaca, re-election, south dakota, state legislature, tom daschle, Unicameral, vote for cloture

Money for Nothing and Health Care for Free

Originally published February 15, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

Money for Nothing and Health Care for Free

Author’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series – see the […]

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Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)

Originally published December 6, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)

“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” ~ James Madison, 1829 So, all quiet on the health care front? Definitely not. There were recent news reports about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consolidate and hear several health care law […]

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Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Originally published September 16, 2011, By Linda. Updated November 6, 2014. 6 Comments

Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other […]

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Ben Nelson: A Hypocrite and Of Course Deserving of Darts

Originally published August 18, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 6 Comments

Ben Nelson: A Hypocrite and Of Course Deserving of Darts

Ben Nelson is Deserving of Darts for two important reasons: 1) Health Care Law: Providing the 60th vote for cloture on the health care law and the attendant “Cornhusker Kickback” 2) Hypocrisy: Saying he voted “No” on the debt debacle because he was concerned about cuts to the Medicare program In November 2012 – Ben […]

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More on GOP Senate Candidates: Don Stenberg

Originally published July 12, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 12, 2011. 1 Comment

More on GOP Senate Candidates: Don Stenberg

This article is part of a continuing series about candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Our first look at each candidate includes some general information and links to databases about campaign finances, voting records, and some news reports. Prior articles: Jon Bruning Announces Bid for Senate […]

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Nullification NOT the Answer for Health Care (or anything else)

Originally published March 13, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 3 Comments

Nullification NOT the Answer for Health Care (or anything else)

This is the first installment in a series about nullification – see the bottom of this article for a complete list. On March 21, 2010 – I stood on an improvised stage (the back of a pickup truck) located between the State Capitol and the Governor’s mansion at GiN’s flash rally “Kill or Nullify the […]

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Federal Funding Tap Dance: Are States Puppets Or Partners?

Originally published August 24, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 24, 2010. Leave a Comment

Federal Funding Tap Dance: Are States Puppets Or Partners?

This article is part of a continuing series. If you’d like to read any of the others, just click on one of the titles below: Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day GOP Congress Will Not Save Us – Time To Choose OURSELVES Federal Red Ink Tsunami: The Life Boats Are Within […]

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Ben Nelson Received $500k From DNC For Post Health Care Vote TV Ads

Originally published August 20, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 20, 2010. Leave a Comment

Ben Nelson Received $500k From DNC For Post Health Care Vote TV Ads

Ain’t it grand? Nebraska’s Ben Nelson apparently is better at cutting deals than a Persian bizarre rug salesman. In addition to securing “The Cornhusker Kickback” in exchange for his health care vote, it seems Nelson also made sure he obtained some big money to provide himself with political advertising cover. The Democratic National Committee provided […]

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