Democrats hold no statewide offices. They failed to file candidates for the two Corporation Commission seats up for election this year. Of the 24 state Senate seats up this year, Democrats filed for only 12. In the 101 state House districts, they fielded candidates in just 54. There are Democrats running for all five Congressional […]
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Deal or no deal
Brad Gregg Fallin and the Republican legislative leadership heaped congratulations on themselves at a May 18 news conference. The gov called it “an important step forward for Oklahoma,” while House Speaker Kris Steele said legislators had decided to give taxpayer money “back to the hardworking people of Oklahoma.” Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman proclaimed […]
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Funny people
Brad Gregg After President Obama voiced support for gay marriage, the Oklahoma Senate wasted little time passing what Tim Matheson in Animal House would have termed “a really futile and stupid gesture.” A resolution authored by Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, and overwhelmingly passed by the Senate on May 14 reaffirmed that the Senate supports marriage […]
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Qualifications be damned
Brad Gregg Back in September, Gov. Mary Fallin appointed five members to the state Election Board. State law requires the governor appoint two members and one alternate from one political party, with the third member and second alternate from the other party. Fallin’s appointees must be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate before the legislative session […]
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Walk the walk
In fact, OKC fared near the bottom in a walkscore.com ranking poll. Brad Gregg So while there’s a whole lot of moving going on around here, the city’s accessibility for people who want to walk remains dismal. According to a recent article in Slate, those ratings directly correlate with political affiliation. Of the bottom four […]
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Republicans to blame
Had the Republican/ religious/ extreme right not opposed every dime of family planning, free contraceptives and sex education in their high extremist zeal, this problem would be manageable, rather than the long-suffering taxpayer being saddled with more costs. If the Keating, Istook and Fallin loons representing the Heritage Foundation/ Catholic Church/John Birchers used some common […]
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Respect is due
That incompetent boss leading the company to ruins joined a company that is on fire; has bombs going off in various parts of the building; has a board of directors working to withhold the water and sabotage any progress; has some board members appearing to have a stronger allegiance to outside interests than to the […]
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Ignorance and hate
He fabricates a narrative which portrays the president as incompetent. The substance and syntax clearly indicate that the writer is either profoundly ignorant, or consumed by hate, or both. With ignorance and hate being the sum and substance of the letter, it would be useless to address it point by point. In fact, to do […]
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The country’s in trouble
Look back to the 1950s and ’60s. Then, a young man, 18 years old and recently graduated from high school, could easily find a “good” job at a factory (probably a unionized factory), and make “real” money. He could afford to get married, buy a car, buy a house and probably be able to start […]
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Enough, already!
She births another child and the stipend is increased. The incentive is to run the father out of the home and have more babies! This is why illegitimacy is at 70 percent in the black community, and it’s why this culture produces people who are the least employable and more likely to be incarcerated. Kate […]