anonymousliberal.com - 2/28/2009
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Somehow I missed this gem of a quote from House Minority Leader John Boehner describing why Republicans supposedly have a harder time selling their policy ideas: We have a tougher job than our friends across the aisle. They’ve been offering Americans a free lunch for the last 80 years, rather ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/25/2009
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
The Wall St. Journal reports that John Boehner
made an interesting observation about the Republican Party's problems:...
It's simply harder to sell their own ideas to the public, compared to the easy answers offered by the Democrats. "We have a ...
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Boehner: GOP Policies Are Politically Harder, Dems Offer ...
blogs.wsj.com - 2/25/2009
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blogs.wsj.com —
Susan Davis reports on politics. Democratic policies arent
better, theyre just easier to market to the American...
people, House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio said today. We have a tougher job than our friends across the ...
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Boehner Says GOP Policies Are a Harder Sell
cbsnews.com - 2/24/2009
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cbsnews.com —
The president hosted his first lunch for newspeople
(more accurately newsmen and one newswoman) in the private...
dining room of the residence. It is always a thrill to be part of this lunch. I was first invited in 2006 with President Bush. It's an ...
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My Lunch At The White House | Couric & Co.
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Boehner resents the Republicans' 'tough job'
Political Animal —
... don't matter"), put wars on the national charge card, and encourage policies that contribute to global warming. No consequences, no accountability, no questions asked. This is especially true on the issue of taxes, since a few too many Republican policymakers strongly believe in the Tax Fairy -- the more the government cuts taxes, the more revenue the government collects. That's insane, of course, but it's also a rather obvious example of ... wait for it ... a "free lunch." As A.L. explained , it's especially misguided for Boehner to make this argument now. [A]s we're faced ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/27/2009 —
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We have a tougher job than our friends across the aisle. They’ve been offering Americans a free lunch for the last 80 years, rather successfully.
Of course as ...
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FreeCreditReport.com: Not So Free -- Still at SmartMoney.com
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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 3/10/2009 — So I read this:
Boehner said Americans want government to practice the same financial restraint they have been forced to exercise: "It's time for government to tighten their belts and show the American people that we 'get' it."
and I wonder if this ...
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usatoday.com 6/11/2009 — Through February, nationwide enrollment in free school lunch programs was up 6.3% over the same time last year, to 16.5 million students, based on data from the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which subsidizes the programs. Participation in ...
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theamericanscene.com 12/16/2008 — It seems that Andrew Sullivan has joined Jonah Goldberg in calling for a gas tax.
Andrew puts forward an argument that I’ve heard from several conservatives, namely:
Higher gas prices were tough for a while for many people, but they ...
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