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EXCLUSIVE: RNC draft rips Bush's bailouts
By: iconicscooter Are you kidding me? This from a party who, for how many years? pushed through one pork spending bill after another whereby absconding with pluralistic tax dollars for individual pet projects of personal advancement. Heal thy self. Bush SIGNED legislation that Congress and the ...
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Open Thread on Future Roles of the Party: Bopp and Yue Offer Resolution Against Bailouts to RNC
The Next RightFrom this morning's Washington Times: In what would amount to a slap in the face to a sitting Republican president and the party's Senate and House leaders, national GOP officials, including the vice chairman of the Republican National Committee, are sponsoring a resolution opposing the resort to "socialist" means to save capitalism. "We can't be a party of small government, free markets and low taxes while supporting bailouts and nationalizing industries, which lead to big government, socialism and high taxes at the expense ...

RNC Proposal to Oppose Socialism
Boots and Sabers — ... Hopefully this is a sign of things to come from the GOP leadership . In what would amount to a slap in the face to a sitting Republican president and the party’s Senate and House leaders, national GOP officials, including the vice chairman of the Republican National Committee, are sponsoring a resolution opposing the resort to “socialist” means to save capitalism. “We can’t be a party of small government, free markets and low taxes while supporting bailouts and nationalizing industries, which lead to big government, socialism and high taxes at the expense of individual ...

It needed to be said
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — It needed to be said Maybe we're trying to save our conservatives souls. We can't be a party of small government, free markets and low taxes while supporting bailouts and nationalizing industries, which lead to big government, socialism and high taxes at the expense of individual liberty and freedoms. Posted by George Moneo at December 30, 2008 12:21 PM Comments Post a comment

Morning Links
The Agitator — ... Mini-uprising brewing at the RNC in opposition to President Bush’s “socialist” policies. Now? A bit late, isn’t it? ...

Morning Links
The Agitator — ... Mini-uprising brewing at the RNC in opposition to President Bush’s “socialist” policies. Now? A bit late, isn’t it? ...

...And They Think He's Too Conservative
blonde sagacity — ... This time, the backers of the new resolution say they will not be deterred by a fight, and say they have the numbers to pull off this rebellion." (source) ...

Republican National Committee Set To Pass Resolution Ripping Bush For Socialism
Say Anything — ... For North Dakota readers, are you wondering if your state party leadership is behind this move to make Republicans stick to the limited government platform?  Well wonder no more: ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/31/2008
Gates of Vienna — The Arab League is pressing for the UN to adopt a “legally binding and enforceable” resolution requiring a ceasefire in Gaza. Since the UN can’t enforce anything on Israel, one must assume that the Arabs are seeking a resolution backed by American arm-twisting. ...

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