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thinkprogress.org - 3/8/2009

Brooks: Boehner’s spending freeze would be ‘insane,’ GOP is ‘stuck with Reagan.’

— thinkprogress.org — This morning on ABC’s This Week, conservative columnist David Brooks addressed House Minority Leader John Boehner’s recent... call for a “ freeze on government spending ” in response to the quickly worsening economic conditions. ... (more) Brooks: Boehner’s spending freeze would be ‘insane,’ GOP ...

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swampland.blogs.time.com - 3/3/2009

On Moderation

— swampland.blogs.time.com — David Brooks writes today as a moderate-conservative anguished by Barack Obama's budget. I've known David for almost... twenty years now. We've had many wonderful conversations, publicly and privately, over those years, and I value the quality of his ... (more) On Moderation

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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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The Sundries Shack — I don’t think there’s enough Bactine in the world to soothe the burn that Stacy McCain put on David Brooks this morning . I can’t really give you a fair excerpt here, so head over and read it all. David Brooks earned himself a bit of journalistic fame because the only position he’ll take is is that he won’t really take a position. He’s become a parody of moderation, a real-world example of Futurama’s ...