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30 Sep 2010 18:29

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Politics, U.S.: The GOP: Party of fiscal responsibility

  • If Democrats were smart, they’d plaster this graph on billboards in swing districts around the country. This calculation is based on an analysis by the Center for American Progress, which used estimates by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office as their starting point (methodology here). Economics whiz Ezra Klein adds, “the treatment of the GOP’s vague spending cuts is extremely generous.” Any Tea Partiers care to comment? source
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25 Sep 2010 10:10

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Politics: Obama on GOP Pledge: Whatever, stupid jerks

  • That’s not a prescription for a better future. It’s an echo of a disastrous decade we can’t afford to relive.
  • President Barack Obama • Discussing the GOP’s new “Pledge to America,” which promises to repeal many of the things Obama has done. He’s ticked that the GOP, for example, wants to roll back health care. In regards to the recession in general, Obama had this to say: “We have to keep pushing to promote growth that will generate the jobs we need, and repair the terrible damage the recession has done.” source
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24 Sep 2010 14:37

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Politics: Even conservatives don’t like the GOP’s latest manifesto

  • I want to endorse it, but it’s so milquetoast that it proves to me that these guys just aren’t ready to lead.
  • Andrew Roth, of the leading conservative group Club For Growth  • On the “Pledge to America,” the GOP’s plan for governance in the event that they win the House and/or Senate.  source
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22 Sep 2010 21:00

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U.S.: Not a “contract,” a “pledge”: The GOP’s new doohicky to America

  • 21 pages of trying to relive a fleeting footnote in history source
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