obsidianwings.blogs.com - 1/29/2009
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by publius Tomorrow’s Post article (via TPM ) usefully outlines some criticisms of the current stimulus plan from Democrats – namely, too many tax cuts and too little public infrastructure investment. This is a good development – the pressure on the bill shouldn’t be coming solely from the ...
newmajority.com - 1/23/2009
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newmajority.com —
Palin's "Donated" Clothes Stashed in Trash Bags at
RNC Friday, January 23, 2009 5:35 AM Despite the...
Republican National Committee's promise to donate Sarah Palin's $180,000 campaign wardrobe to charity, word has it the Alaska governor's clothes ...
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Building a conservatism that can win again
dailykos.com - 1/27/2009
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dailykos.com —
So Democrats have bent over backwards watering down
the stimulus bill and even stripping out such "objectionable"...
material to Republicans as family planning funds for the low-income, all in the name of "bipartisanship". And how do Republicans repay ...
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They never learn
washingtonmonthly.com - 1/27/2009
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washingtonmonthly.com —
MAYBE WE CAN MAKE AN EVEN BETTER BILL
NOW.... I suppose President Obama deserves credit for trying....
He made a good faith effort to earn support from conservative Republican House members for an economic stimulus package. Obama negotiated with them,...
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Maybe we can make an even better bill now
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Give It A Rest Already — Another $2 Trillion?!
The Moderate Voice —
... All my prior writings show other reasons why I’d be against it, and while I won’t repeat those, I was reminded of a very concrete reason by this excellent comment at Obsidian Wings: ...
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