yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 2/6/2009
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By Brian Beutler
Quoting Dave Weigel in full:
This amendment to the economic stimulus bill passed by the House and now being considered by the Senate, submitted by conservative icon-in-the-making Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), was breathtakingly bold. The gist , from Sen. DeMint’s Website:
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 2/11/2009
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro***
Negotiating time: This is Susan Collins’, Olympia Snowe’s, and...
Arlen Specter’s world, and we’re all just lucky to live in it, right? With House and Senate negotiators working with the White House ...
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First thoughts: Negotiating time
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The Debate Is Joined
Obsidian Wings —
... to get the stimulus passed – it has to be justified. But those types of good faith arguments are not at all what we’re hearing from the institutional GOP and the idiot media circus these past two weeks. Let’s be clear – the GOP is proposing to do nothing other than redistribute income to the very wealthy. That’s it – that’s their plan. The DeMint proposed amendment – which got 36 Republican votes (90% of caucus) – is a perfect illustration. (See also Brian Beutler – his regular site is here and should be on your readers and reading lists). ...
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