tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/27/2009
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Oh, those coquettish Republicans.
First they " are being listened to " by the president on a stimulus bill that includes more than $250 billion in tax cuts. Then they realize that they just can't support a stimulus without more tax cuts -- and the elimination of family planning aid.
They ...
dontgomovement.com - 1/29/2009
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Grow a Pair…and it appears we’re going to
have to give him some help. Operation Send a...
Pair The DontGo Movement is teaming up with RedState to launch the new “Send a Pair” campaign. The campaign is in place to help Mitch McConnell obtain some much ...
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Mitch McConnell Needs Some Balls
redstate.com - 1/29/2009
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redstate.com —
Last night the House GOP stood together, moderates
and conservatives, and opposed Barack Obama's socialist stimulus scheme....
Today, Mitch McConnell is going to address the Republican National Committee's winter meeting. According to Roll Call, in his ...
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Mitch McConnell Needs Our Help
michellemalkin.com - 2/2/2009
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McConnell: It's All the Dems' Fault
Talking Points Memo —
You might be surprised to learn that it's congressional Dems who are causing trouble for President Obama's stimulus plan, while Republicans are onboard. So says none other than forked-tongued Sen. Mitch McConnell:
Elana Schor has more on McConnell's little gambit.
Meanwhile, Politico reports, contrary to what McConnell suggests, that the leadership in the House is determined to kill the bill:
House Republican Leader John A. Boehner and his No. 2, Whip Eric Cantor, told their ...
The oldest con game in DC
The Reaction —
... some inexplicable reason the GOPers get to set the rules whether or not they're in power. I understand the lofty ideal that Obama is striving for here, but face it Mr. President, the GOPers cheat. They marked the cards and they're pulling the oldest bluff in the book. So you can pull all the sensible provisions they demand be eliminated, like money for family planning and they're still going to pull that royal flush out of their sleeve when it comes to the roll call. It's not even about the money The Medicaid provision had become ...
The 'modest' differences
Political Animal —
... in Congress were minor, noting that if one accumulated the spending provisions that the GOP objected to you would get $669 million, or "7/100ths of 1 percent of a piece of legislation." It's a point worth considering in more detail. Last week, when House Republicans were expressing their unanimous opposition to an economic rescue package, they got at least somewhat specific about the spending they saw as "wasteful." According to a McClatchy article, GOP lawmakers had identified $5.89 billion it wanted to see removed from the legislation. According to a list put together by ...
Actual Fiscal Conservatism
Open Left - Front Page —
... The spending programs in the stimulus package that Republicans demanded cut amounted to a total of $6 billion in an overall package of $800 billion. Their primary media focus was on even smaller percentage of the bill, targeting $200 million for the National Mall, $150 million in family planning, $140 million on volcano monitoring, and other very small programs. ...
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