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George Will and Ruth Marcus provide contrasting views on the complaints of John Roberts about the Supreme Court having to attend the Sate of the Union address. Funny: we did not hear from Roberts about the political “pep rally” when the cheerleader-in-chief was one George W. Bush. First of all, the Supreme Court justices are not required to [...] ...
Prarie Populists and Progressives - Thu 3:01 p.m. - 2 clicks 
Lawyers, Guns and Money: Why the Tiahrt Amendment’s Ban on the Admissibility of ATF Trace Data in State Court Actions Violates the Commerce Clause and the Tenth Amendment Colin Miller John Marshall Law SchoolMarch 2, 2010Abstract: The Tiahrt Amendment provides in relevant part that ATF trace data "shall be inadmissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in an...
Todd Tiahrt's Folly - Tue 7:40 a.m. - 5 clicks
Raj Goyle is running for the House seat that Todd Tiahrt will give up to run for senate. If we are lucky, Tiahrt will be voted out in the primary and maybe we will see the last of him. Tiahrt can always make money as a snake oil salesman. He’s a terrific liar and scam artist. Goyle came to Wichita Saturday night for a fundraiser, “I was told ‘You can promise not to take gifts, but you know you wil...
Todd Tiahrt's Folly - Tue 7:40 a.m. - 5 clicks
Last week the Wichita Eagle, (Wichita, KS) had two large articles on the Tea Party movement. They have given this movement way more publicity than any progressive organized group or even. At times they have completely ignore large gatherings of the local peace movement or women’s groups. They have given the Tea baggers plenty of sound-bites without ever checking them to see if they are accurate. F...
Otto's War Room - Mon 4:48 p.m. - 5 clicks
Kansas Republicans are setting a new bar for legislative lethargy. First, under their failed leadership the Appropriations Committee has yet to produce any budget-balancing recommendations. Next, not content to simply do nothing some are attempting to nullify the hard work and actions of others through the Freedom From Healthcare Act. Now, they've stopped showing up to do their job.&nbs...
Buffalo Blog - Mon 3:08 p.m. - 8 clicks
This year the Robert E. Tilton Award was awarded to longtime activist, Reno County Chairman, and First District Chair Vic Moser . This award recognizes outstanding leadership on the county level to organize Democrats, field strong candidates and work to mobilize support for Democratic campaigns. This award shall be considered the highest honor which can be bestowed to a Democratic County ...
Buffalo Blog - Mon 3:08 p.m. - 6 clicks
This week's Community Bridge opens with Elliott Pujol and Gerry Craig. Pujol is a master metalsmith and is one of six receiving the 2010 Governor's Arts Award from the Kansas Arts Commission. Pujol is recognized as one of the most important metalsmiths working in the United States. With over 200 exhibitions and 18 solo exhibitions to his name, he was chosen the Master Metalsmith in 2005 by the...
Community Bridge - Feb 27 - 4 clicks
When the Salina Chamber of Commerce invited Sarah Palin to speak at the annual meeting on February 5th, a group of Salinans "instigators." who think answers to difficult questions require more than a “you betach,” organized the RNC to stage a counter event. Thus "Reality Not Celebrity" came to be. In addition to a great meal, wonderful conversation and ironical skits, the instigators were able ...
Community Bridge - Feb 27 - 5 clicks
Note: This press release was written by Spencer D. Wood, For more information contact him at: 785-532-7178, sdwood@k-state.edu. MANHATTAN — Noted sociologist Gay Seidman will be visiting Kansas State University to deliver the 10th Annual Donald J. Adamchak Distinguished Lecture Monday, March 8th (International Women's Day) at 7 pm in Forum Hall of K-State Union. The lecture is free a...
Community Bridge - Feb 26 - 6 clicks
Once again the automatons of the Kansas Legislature are positioned to ban a new herbal high called K2. This is reported to be a marijuana like substance, but without the THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol,the active ingredient of marijuana). They are trying to block any health care reforms that might make people’s lives better and safer, yet they can’t wait to ban a substance that many adults may want to u...
Otto's War Room - Feb 26 - 5 clicks
Rep. Todd Tiahrt is among those who have jumped the Republican Herbert Hoover bandwagon on doing nothing about he economy and tearing into President Barack Obama for trying to fix it. According to The Wichita Eagle: “President Obama’s year-old economic stimulus package has created one industry — that of stimulus criticism, noted Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. He counted Rep. T...
Todd Tiahrt's Folly - Feb 21
For our second hour this week, we discuss the effort to repeal the Kansas Death Penalty (SB 375) with Linda and Roger Johnson of the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Then for American American History Month we rebroadcast an interview Tavis Smiley conducted with Myrlie Evers, wife of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, on his show on PBS. MP3 File ...
Community Bridge - Feb 19 - 6 clicks
Today, State Senator Tom Holland announced his candidacy for Governor in front of Lowman Hills Elementary School in Topeka with his family and supporters behind him. He pledged to fight tooth and nail against Sam Brownback and Brownback’s assumption that this race is already over. Tom Holland is going to give him a run for his Washington establishment money. Tom acknowledged that Brownbac...
Buffalo Blog - Feb 17 - 5 clicks
Who needs independence? Not Scott Schwab. Today he revealed how he makes his decision on Election Day : Rep. Scott Schwab, R-Olathe, questioned what was so bad about partisan races. He said partisan races help voters understand what the candidates stand for. When races are nonpartisan, he said, "that kinds of makes the election worse because then I don't know what I'm voti...
Buffalo Blog - Feb 17 - 5 clicks
Join Kansas Democrats at the Downtown Topeka Ramada February 26th-27th for the 2010 Washington Days celebration. Washington Days tickets are on Early Bird Special until Sunday, February 14th. Reserve them online now! This year, Kansas Democrats will be joined by special guest Senior Majority Whip and DNC Vice-Chairman, Congressman Mike Honda. Washington Days is the largest a...
Buffalo Blog - Feb 11 - 3 clicks
From the Offices of House Democratic Legislative Leaders Sen. Anthony Hensley and Rep. Paul Davis: O’Neal votes for fee sweeps, contradicts himself Republican House Speaker voted for nearly 40 fee fund sweeps from 2002-2010 TOPEKA – Today, Kansas Speaker of the House Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, voted in favor of a $5 million fee fund sweep from the Investor Educat...
Buffalo Blog - Feb 11 - 4 clicks
On February 10th, 1995, exactly 15 years ago today, an editorial published by the Hutchinson News took Mike O’Neal to task for a willful conflict of interest. From the editorial: “O’Neal should never be in a position to be seen as both lawmaker… and lawyer lobbyist. The web is too tangled. There must be a way for attorney lawmakers to recuse themselves whe...
Buffalo Blog - Feb 10 - 3 clicks
Sarah Palin is coming to Wichita May 2 as a fundraiser for Bethel Life School, a Christian school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade. She will also be welcomed by most of Wichita’s Republican Party and their Pachyderm Club.There’s no doubt that Palin has her supporters here in Kansas. But this is the same state that gave us the simpleton-snake-oil-salesman US Representative Todd Tiahrt ...
Todd Tiahrt's Folly - Feb 8 - 2 clicks
On November 17, 2009, Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri held a community meeting to discuss sexuality education in the public school system. In particular they discussed Comprehensive Sexuality Education. This approach teaches about abstinence as the best method of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancy. It also teaches about condoms and contraception...
Community Bridge - Feb 8 - 2 clicks
Reality Not Celebrity: Keynote Given by George Pyle George Pyle writes on the Kansas Free Press: "Good evening, fellow outcasts. Down in the valley, the respectable and the Republican of the community have gathered in a sports arena to hear from a self-professed maverick woman of the people. Up on the hill, we rabble of liberals and lefties are assembled in the local country club to he...
Community Bridge - Feb 8 - 2 clicks
Community Bridge takes up the issue of Funding Public Education with Terry Forsyth, Kansas NEA; Mark Tallman, Kansas Association of School Boards; Kathy Cook, Kansas Families for Education; and Susan Marshall, vice-chair the USD 383 School Board. Social conservatives are doing everything in their power to bankrupt our schools and damage our state's infrastructure. Our guests will discuss what is...
Community Bridge - Feb 6 - 4 clicks
A Kansas legislative committee has approved a bill outlawing discrimination against LGBT people. This is the second year the Senate committee has passed the bill, but it's the first time this has happened early enough in the session for the measure to have a chance of getting a floor vote. Kudos to the Kansas Equality Coalition for pushing and pushing and pushing on this bill. At best, this c...
In This Moment - Feb 4 - 2 clicks
