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washingtonindependent.com - 2/5/2009

It’s All Part of My Stimulus Fantasy

— washingtonindependent.com — This amendment to the economic stimulus bill passed by the House and now being considered by the... Senate, submitted by conservative icon-in-the-making Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), was breathtakingly bold. The gist , from Sen. DeMint’s Website: o ... (more) It’s All Part of My Stimulus Fantasy

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 2/8/2009

A Flawed Stimulus is Better than No Stimulus

— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Claire McCaskill seems to be softening her line on the Senate stimulus deal. She Tweets “Just saw... Krugman’s comments on reduction in recov act. Question for him. Would no stimulus act be better than one thats 800 B instead of 900.” ... (more) A Flawed Stimulus is Better than No Stimulus

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/6/2009

Pelosi Calls Cuts to Stimulus Bill 'Very Damaging'

— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — House Democrats cling to programs they want to see financed in the stimulus package.... (more) Pelosi Calls Cuts to Stimulus Bill 'Very Damaging'

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Bipartisanship And The Stimulus, Take 2
Political Animal — Bipartisanship And The Stimulus, Take 2 I am, as most of you know, generally in favor of reaching out to one's opponents, trying to understand why they take the positions they do, and seeing whether their reasonable points can be accommodated. And I dislike trying to undercut one's opponents just for the heck of it, when there is no good policy reason to do so. But there are limits. Sometimes your opponents are just not willing to compromise. When this is true, I believe that you should make it clear that you are willing to work with them, but you should not make your own ...