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A Morning quarterback is a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event (the Oxford Dictionary).

 

We take a look at the Sunday talk shows and more

The Fancy Farm picnic, in its 133rd year, is the highest profile political event in Kentucky with political junkies coming from across the state to listen to politicians speak and generally to treat them with as much disrespect, within bounds, as they can muster.

 Alison Lundergan-Grimes the democratic standard bearer criticized McConnell for his inability to work with others in

Washington while Republican primary opponent Matt Bevin lambasted him for what he said was an inability to stand up to Obama.“If Mitch McConnell’s doctor told him he had a kidney stone, he’d refuse to pass it,” said Grimes, drawing a big laugh from the crowd.

Matt Bevin delivered what may have been the sharpest attack of the day, urging McConnell to “be a man” and stand up to the President Obama.“I don’t intend to run to the right of Mitch McConnell. I don’t intend to run to the left of Mitch McConnell. I intend to run straight over the top of Mitch McConnell and right into the U.S. Senate,“ Bevin said in his speech.courier-journal

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The past week's political events that help shape the American  politics.

Acontecimientos políticos de la semana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

The political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.

La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recargas.

Same-sex couples will be able to marry legally in Minnesota starting at midnight tonight.

For some, it's the culmination of years of waiting or fighting for marriage equality. For others, it's a milestone they thought would never arrive.

Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage following a momentous two-year political battle. But tonight the spotlight will be on the couples.MPR

But what would happen to the cost of Big Macs if McDonald's actually paid workers $15 an hour?A Big Mac would cost just 68 cents more, while every item on the Dollar Menu would require an additional 17 cents, the study found. That includes a doubling of the salary of all McDonald's employees, from workers earning the base wage of $7.25 per hour to chief executive Donald Thompson, who was paid $8.75 million last year. Currently, only 17 cents of every dollar McDonald's earns goes to paying wages and benefits for its 500,000 U.S. employees, according to  research Arnobio Morelix ofUniversity of Kansas. MSN Money

My assertion that there’s a 70% chance that the GOP controls White House, Senate, and House in 2017 has attracted a lot of pushback.  And it’s certainly possible that I’m wrong!  Here’s my thinking, for what it’s worth: “Mostly, the White House flips back and forth like a metronome,” she wrote. “Voters just get tired after eight years.” Megan McArdle

Henry Farrell, have pointed out, one can find almost any pattern in presidential results if one looks hard enough. By manipulating the definition of incumbency, the time frame that one examines or the measure of success (e.g., the popular vote or the Electoral College), or by selectively excluding “outliers” or exceptional cases, the potential for cherry-picking and overfitting is highToday, fast food workers from across New York City are marking the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by standing up for what's right and going on strike to demand better wages and the right to form a union without intimidation.

A Morning quarterback is a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event (the Oxford Dictionary).

 

We take a look at the Sunday talk shows and more

The past week's political events that help shape the American  politics.

Acontecimientos políticos de la semana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

The political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.

La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recargas.