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crooksandliars.com - 5/8/2009
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TIME Magazine: Republicans in the Wilderness: Is the Party Over?
The most urgent question is the meaning of economic conservatism. Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, a conservative who keeps a bust of Reagan on his desk, surprised me by declaring that the Reagan era is over. ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/7/2009
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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), a vocal conservative who
serves as a deputy Republican whip, appears to have...
just admitted openly that the GOP's policies are irrelevant . In the new Time article on the current sorry state of the party, McHenry ...
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GOP Rep. McHenry Complains: "All We Can Talk About Is ...
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Are taxes off the table for Republicans?
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... on his desk, surprised me by declaring that the Reagan era is over. "Marginal tax rates are the lowest they've been in generations, and all we can talk about is tax cuts," he said. "The people's desires have changed, but we're still stuck in our old issue set." [emphasis added] That's really a stunning admission from McHenry, who's just about as conservative as they get. Without a small government, less taxes agenda, what exactly do Republicans have to counter Obama? (Meanwhile, J ohn Amato at Crooks and Liars asks how long it will be before McHenry apologizes to Rush ...
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