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dailykos.com - 3/10/2009
Cut the GOP out
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The plan : GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry, a key player in helping craft the Republican message, has offered an unusually blunt description of the Republican strategy right now. McHenry’s description is buried in this new article from National Journal (sub. only): "We will lose on ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 3/9/2009
GOP Rep: “Our Goal Is To Bring Down Approval Numbers” For Dems
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry , a key player in helping craft the Republican message, has offered an... unusually blunt description of the Republican strategy right now. (more) GOP Rep: “Our Goal Is To Bring Down Approval Numbers” ...

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The Real St. Patrick
markdroberts.com - 3/17/2009
The Real St. Patrick
— markdroberts.com — In my youth, St. Patrick’s Day was most of all a day to wear green. Be caught... without green and you got pinched by your friends, maybe even your teacher. (That was a long time ago, when teachers dared such things!) To my youthful self, St. Patrick seemed to be the patron saint of ... (more) The Real St. Patrick

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Rep. McHenery on House GOP: ‘Our goal is to bring down approval numbers’ of Democrats.
thinkprogress.org - 3/10/2009
Rep. McHenery on House GOP: ‘Our goal is to bring down approval numbers’ of Democrats.
— thinkprogress.org — Greg Sargent notes that in the National Journal today, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) “ offered an unusually... blunt description of the Republican strategy right now.” Dropping any pretense that his party’s opposition to Obama’s ... (more) Rep. McHenery on House GOP: ‘Our goal is to bring down ...

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3/10: Piling On The President
Blogometer — ... war every day, and every week, until November 2010,' said Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., an outspoken conservative who has participated on the GOP message teams. 'Our goal is to bring down approval numbers for [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi and for House Democrats. That will take repetition. This is a marathon, not a sprint.'" Most liberal bloggers weren't surprised by McHenry's admission: That said, liberal bloggers were still highly critical of the GOP strategy as described by McHenry: Daily Kos ' Markos Moulitsas thinks the GOP's strategy makes sense and that Dems should respond ...

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