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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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What’s on Bob Kerrey’s Playlist Today?

Originally published February 28, 2012, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 1 Comment

What’s on Bob Kerrey’s Playlist Today?

I couldn’t miss 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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Nebraskans: Our Representatives in Congress Just Waived Their White Flags on the Constitution

Originally published August 3, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 1 Comment

Nebraskans: Our Representatives in Congress Just Waived Their White Flags on the Constitution

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, all of Nebraska’s representatives in Congress sent up white flags of surrender… Flag 1: Upholding and defending the Constitution Flag 2: Ensuring federal spending will escalate another $2.5 trillion Note: Considering the margins by which “the debt deal” passed, if you’re not in Nebraska, at least some of […]

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These Nebraskans Are Not Alone: Proposed Debt Limit Deals Are Total Foolishness

Originally published July 26, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. 2 Comments

These Nebraskans Are Not Alone: Proposed Debt Limit Deals Are Total Foolishness

Like many other Americans, some of our number are following the “debt ceiling debate” as closely as they can. One of them is doing so in between working even longer hours than he used to – like many other small business owners in the current economy. And despite long days, he has taken the time, […]

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Senator Deb Fischer Hat in Widening GOP Ring for Nebraska’s US Senate Seat

Originally published June 28, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 8, 2014. 3 Comments

Senator Deb Fischer Hat in Widening GOP Ring for Nebraska’s US Senate Seat

Immediately following the mid-term elections in November, speculation ended regarding whether the Governor Dave Heineman – Ben Nelson media sparring would result in a 2012 election showdown for one of Nebraska’s US Senate seats. By the end of election week, Nebraskans were then informed, just-re-elected Attorney General Jon Bruning had formed an exploratory committee. In […]

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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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Jon Bruning Announces Bid For Senate – We Should Listen To Our Mommas

Originally published November 8, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 3, 2012. 3 Comments

Jon Bruning Announces Bid For Senate – We Should Listen To Our Mommas

What seems like five minutes after Tuesday’s election, we heard from newly re-elected Governor Dave Heineman that he was not interested in running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson that will be up for re-election in 2012. Certainly, considering the almost continuous sparring between the Governor and Senator Nelson over […]

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