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- Honua
Good job, Solomon. AE just threw in the towel officially. It's worth noting that there was no email or Facebook post to the loyal grassroots folks about their decision, just...
- Solomon Kleinsmith
I've actually met with Joe. Nice guy. We're in CD2, hence the confusion. Lincoln is the capital, and is CD1.
- Richard Wagner
I hope this campaign ends up being about who has the best ideas, rather than who can be the loudest demagogue. It sounds like Romney's company took companies that...
- jack Lewis
Cranky, I can't disagree with you too much on this... My sense is the DA politics has usurped the process... Campaign financing is a bit of a joke given what...
- jack Lewis
Richard, the Democrats did make a terrible mistake nominating Kerry but I think it is now clear Edwards was not the better choice...
- Tully
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Wherein the IRS slaps foreign banks overseas with $10B+ in compliance costs to collect (they hope) $750M in revenue, while also requiring the US citizen...
- Erik
oops, I thought you were in Omaha. In District 1, It is Joe Vaughn.
- Cranky Critter
...sounds like they're opting for "[B] Make it unpleasant and painful to leave." What is FATCA?
- Solomon Kleinsmith
He's actually one of the most consistently conservative votes in Congress, which helps the Gang of Six/Eight quite a bit, with his cache/bonafides as a conservative.
- tim warren
These are the only guys I ever pay attention to in either house of Congress. I think a special shout-out should also go to Tom Coburn - he is pretty...
