thenextright.com - 1/6/2009
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Jon is right. The addition of some $300 billion in temporary tax cuts to the massive $775 billion Obama stimulus is a risk politically and Bushonomics (e.g. tax-cut-and-spend) on steroids policywise.
What's the main reason Republicans are dispirited right now? Because the Republican Party no ...
thenextright.com - 1/5/2009
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thenextright.com —
Tomorrow is the RNC candidates debate hosted by
ATR. You can submit your question for the candidates...
and vote here. Perhaps not surprisingly, Ron Paul activists have voted up the majority of questions con the site. Most of these questions deal not ...
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Good Questions to Vote for in the ATR Debate
redstate.com - 1/4/2009
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redstate.com —
Among the candidates for Republican National Committee chairman,
there’s no question Michael Steele is among the most...
recognizable — a political celebrity thanks to his work for Fox News and run for U.S. Senate in 2006. Aside from his ...
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The Case Against Michael Steele
michellemalkin.com - 1/5/2009
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Progressive Breakfast: Tax Cut Pushback
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
Progressive Breakfast is created for OurFuture.org, and is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day.
Pushback Against Business Tax Cuts
Krugman blogs his concern: "we’re probably looking at a plan that will shave less than 2 percentage points off the average unemployment rate for the next two years, and possibly quite a lot less. This raises real concerns about whether the incoming administration is lowballing its plans in an attempt to get bipartisan consensus."
Boston Globe sums up the criticism regarding Obama's consideration of $300B in tax cuts: ...
Obama’s Clever Fiscal Stimulus Strategy
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... If on the other hand, Barack Obama insists on pushing a bad plan that inflates the deficit without improving economic growth, Republicans must oppose it. This is not only the right policy, it is also the proper political strategy. If Barack Obama genuinely wants a strong stimulus package, he will show real flexibility. If not, let Congressional Democrats have the ‘credit.’ ...
The GOP's Number One Priority
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Ruffini dreams: Right now, I yearn for the legislative acumen -- and in this case, the spine -- of Bob Dole, who rallied even John Chafee -- Lincoln's father -- to oppose the 1993 Clinton stimulus...
The GOP's number one priority politically is to set into motion a
series of events that will make Obama look more ineffective, partisan,
and unpopular than he is today. Playing hard-to-get on the stimulus is
one way to do it. And we need to set the stage for a unified and
effective Republican opposition that will actually fight from top to
bottom. ...
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