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Deserving of Darts? Jeff Fortenberry On Repealing Health Care

Originally published November 2, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. 8 Comments

By Shelli Dawdy Typically the GiN “Deserving of Darts” feature articles lay out an issue and an assertion is made that some individual is indeed – deserving of a hail of darts. In this instance, I submit to you, the Nebraska citizen, tax payer, and voter, the decision regarding whether or not Nebraska’s First District […]

Filed Under: 2010 Election, Deserving of Darts, Featured, Federal Legislation, Health Care, Jeff Fortenberry Tagged With: bill, coby mach, congress, congressmen, drive time lincoln, federal delegation, government, government solutions, health care law, health care repeal, healthcare, healthcare law, healthcare reform, house of representatives, interview, jeff fortenberry, klin, law, nebraska, obamacare, pre-existing conditions, reform, repeal health care, repealing healthcare, representative jeff fortenberry, representative steve king, republican majority congress, steps to health care repeal, talk radio

Politician Deafness & Other Natural Phenomenon

Originally published September 16, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2010. 2 Comments

Politician Deafness & Other Natural Phenomenon

Posted by Shelli Dawdy Why do federal elected officials seem to be impervious to the objections of their constituents, specifically when those objections are voiced in large numbers? That phenomenon was very well illustrated by the drama that reached a crescendo on October 3, 2008. Congress passed the bailout bill (TARP) despite call ratios into […]

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