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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 3/5/2009
The Gay Communist 90's
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by Eric Martin When then-President Bush was pushing through his multi-trillion dollar tax cut proposals early in his first term, concerns about the impact such cuts would have on the fiscal bottom line were waved away using primarily the following...

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thedemocraticstrategist.org - 3/3/2009
The Ultimate David Brooks Column
— thedemocraticstrategist.org — David Brooks penned a column for The New York Times today that is destined to become a classic of its type. His editors seem to think so as well, titling his essay: "A Moderate Manifesto." Its main thrust is to... (more) The Ultimate David Brooks Column

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rsmccain.blogspot.com - 3/3/2009
'Those of us who consider ourselves moderates . . .'
— rsmccain.blogspot.com — ". . . are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was." -- David Brooks , New York Times Meanwhile, those of us who consider David Brooks a useless son of a bitch are forced to confront the reality that the New ... (more) 'Those of us who consider ourselves moderates . . .'

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forbes.com - 3/7/2009
I Would Still Vote Obama
— forbes.com — My old and dear friend Peter Robinson (we single-handedly won the Cold War together as Bush I speechwriters at the White House in the early 1980s) takes me to task Friday on Forbes.com for having recognized--finally, after all these weeks--that ... (more) I Would Still Vote Obama

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Going Galt
Political Animal — ... making sure wealthy, white, blond-haired guys don't feel unduly put upon. Some very strange conservatives, faced with the prospect of a modest increase in the marginal top rate, see us creating real-life John Galts. We're supposed to find that terrifying, of course, since the same Wall Street titans who destroyed our economy might be tempted to leave their jobs and take up menial labor. No, please don't throw us in that briar patch.... Now would be a very good time to point out how truly insane all of this is. Obama is talking about a 39.6% top rate. In Reagan's first term, ...

The New Welfare Queens
Balloon Juice — ... . I am so sick of these people. They mock things they simply do not understand, they are completely out of touch with the concerns and reality for the majority of their fellow citizens, and then, when the tax cuts of the Bush years are going to be allowed to expire (as was always planned- you do remember the “sunset provisions”), they shout “class warfare.” Just plain sick of these people. ...

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