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americablog.com - 3/10/2009
GOP legislative priority isn't to pass any legislation to help America, it's to drive down Democratic poll numbers
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Well that's one way to focus like a laser beam on the economy. Not to focus on it at all . From the Plum Line: 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 ...
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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dailykos.com - 3/10/2009
Cut the GOP out
— dailykos.com — 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 ... (more) Cut the GOP out

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Brilliant at Breakfast:  Because for Republicans, it's all about political power

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Because for Republicans, it's all about political power
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... boss is standing by the quote. So while David Gregory and everyone at MSNBC not named "Rachel Maddow" or "Keith Olbermann" is blaming Barack Obama for a recession that started in December 2007, perhaps they might think about the country that they're helping to create by aiding and abetting Republicans, who want nothing more than a complete economic meltdown because in their warped, twisted worldview, it somehow makes their foul little world better. (h/t)

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