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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 3/24/2009
Dems Hammer GOP’s New “Too Many Ideas” Strategy
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Dems are opening fire on the GOP in response to our story below , which quotes Mitch McConnell 's spokesperson saying that the GOP will start attacking the Obama administration for throwing out too many ideas on the economy, with not enough cohesion.
Obama: Fundraiser, 'Genius... bum'
swamppolitics.com - 3/26/2009
Obama: Fundraiser, 'Genius... bum'
— swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva If there's one thing that President Barack Obama can do well, it's raise campaign... cash - having raised more than $700 million, a runaway record, for his own campaign last year, and now turning his fundraising prowess to his party's ... (more) Obama: Fundraiser, 'Genius... bum'

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 3/24/2009
GOP’s Next Attack Line: Obama Administration Has Too Many Plans, Not Enough Cohesion
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Okay, this is interesting. The chief spokesperson for GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell just said in an... interview that leading Republicans are going to ratchet up their criticism of the Obama administration for releasing too many big plans on the ... (more) GOP’s Next Attack Line: Obama Administration Has Too ...

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corner.nationalreview.com - 3/18/2009
Governor Sanford Doesn't Give Up
— corner.nationalreview.com — I was just informed that Gov. Mark Sanford just sent back a letter to President Obama in... response to the rejection letter he received yesterday from the White House about his request to not be forced to use the stimulus money to buy yet more debt. In ... (more) Governor Sanford Doesn't Give Up

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Oliver Willis:  Republicans Now Complaining Obama Has Too Many Ideas

AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Republicans criticize Obama for having ideas

Political Animal:  Too many policies?

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Republicans Now Complaining Obama Has Too Many Ideas
Oliver Willis — Yes, we’ve know reached the point where the problem with the president of the United States is that he thinks too much. ...

Republicans criticize Obama for having ideas
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — In all fairness to the GOP, over the past few decades they've gotten mighty used to having presidents (Bush, Reagan), candidates (McCain/Palin), and heroes (Joe the Tax Cheat) who aren't exactly going to be inducted in to Mensa any time soon. Having a president with "ideas" must come across as pretty scary to a party with none. ...

Too many policies?
Political Animal — ... the same agenda he offered during the campaign, I've long thought the White House has gone out of its way to emphasize how these seemingly disparate issues directly relate to each other. Obama has a governing vision, and all of the pieces fit together to shape the larger picture, especially on the three main domestic policy areas (health care, energy, and education). McConnell's new argument seems to have it backwards. What's more, this new criticism was like setting a ball on a tee for the DNC : Democratic National Committee spokesman Hari Sevugan ... emails over a response ...

GOP overwhelmed
Daily Kos — ... So today we've seen Republicans try out their new line of attack: that Obama is throwing out "too many ideas" on the economy, with little cohesion. A DNC spokesman fires back: ...

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