yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 2/15/2009
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My colleague Satyam Khanna notes some of the broader context for the revelation that Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) is explicitly modeling his tactics on Newt Gingrich’s obstructionism in 1993-94.
In Washington, coverage of politics is dominated by politics rather than the policy ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 2/11/2009
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theplumline.whorunsgov.com —
This isn't going to make the big unions
very happy. GOP House leader Eric Cantor 's office...
has come up with an intriguing response to the AFSCME ad bllitz targeting GOP leaders: Sending over a video that portrays AFSCME union members as 1970s-era ...
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Cantor’s Office Responds: Video Depicting AFSCME Members ...
washingtontimes.com - 2/11/2009
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washingtontimes.com —
By: John Smith Most Americans have no idea
of whom they find themselves in opposition socially, culturally...
and politically. There is a history of the political culture in the South. That culture gave birth to the preeminent ideology that remains to ...
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GINGRICH: Where does the conservative movement go from ...
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Party like it’s 1992
Balloon Juice —
... years in power and had been in regular touch with him as he sought to help his party find the right tone and message. Indeed, one of Mr. Gingrich’s leading victories in unifying his caucus against Mr. Clinton’s package of tax increases to balance the budget in 1993 has been echoed in the events of the last few weeks. “I talk to Newt on a regular basis because he was in the position that we are in: in the extreme minority,” he said.
Yglesias explains exactly why Gingrichism can be good politically but bad in terms of what I like to ...
Quote For The Day II
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... Obama.
The kicker: Asked whether his experience had changed his expectations of winnable Republican support or how he might win it, he responded sagely. "You know, I am an eternal optimist," he said. "That doesn't mean I'm a sap." My column on the Republican decision to wage war on this president can be read here. Yglesias has some tart things to say about Eric Cantor's "Gingrich strategy" here. ...
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