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istockanalyst.com - 2/7/2009
The Obama Infrastructure Play
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President-elect Barack Obama has been in the news over the past few weeks speaking about “the largest investment in infrastructure since the creation of the interstate highway system under Dwight D. Eisenhower,” but we’ll have to wait and see if democrats in the legislative branch actually ask ...

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Tax cuts = Conservative's "pork"
BlueOregon — ... world will have to acknowledge." Now is not the time to be playing partisan politics with our economy on the ropes. Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike need to have their feet held to the fire. Giving "our side" a pass because they're on "our side" makes us complicit no matter how loudly we point fingers and scream about the "other side" and their shenanigans. President Obama needs and deserves our staunch support in keeping Congress focused on the point of the exercise!

Tax cuts = Conservative "pork"
Preemptive Karma — ... and it is a monument the world will have to acknowledge." Now is not the time to be playing partisan politics with our economy on the ropes. Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike need to have their feet held to the fire. Giving "our side" a pass because they're on "our side" makes us complicit no matter how loudly we point fingers and scream about the "other side" and their shenanigans. President Obama needs and deserves our staunch support in keeping Congress focused on the point of the exercise ! Posted by Kevin at February 7, 2009 03:20 PM

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