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Evidence of Obama's Changing Position on Tax Cuts (video)
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Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:  Matt Lewis: Now $50K / Yr. Means You're 'Rich'...

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Matt Lewis: Now $50K / Yr. Means You're 'Rich'...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — CBS-4 has posted a 2003 TV interview where Barack Obama says tax cuts should only go to “working families … that are making 50, 60, 70 thousand dollars a year”. This comes on the heels of Bill Richardson saying Obama’s tax relief would define middle class as “$120,000 and under” -- and just days after Joe Biden defined “middle class” as $150,000 . Remember, Obama’s original promise was not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 .

Saturday reading: 72 hours to go
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Sarah Palin gets a very nice interview write-up on the WSJ ed page (an important ally in the years to come, perhaps) Chuck Todd has a tour de force of the 50-state landscape McCain adman Fred Davis talks shop with Daniel Libit and Jeff Ressner Ben Smith has the PA GOP going after Obama in the mail on Israel Obama flexes in Indiana. Where he's attracting ticket-splitters. He moves in on Republican turf in rural Virginia. And in Missouri. Broder calls this campaign the best ever. 12 out of 14 pundits predict Obama. ...

Saturday reading: 72 hours
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Strassel says the Republican party is hurting because of the execution, not the ideas. Obama flexes in Indiana. Where he's attracting ticket-splitters. He moves in on Republican turf in rural Virginia. And in Missouri. Broder calls this campaign the best ever. 12 out of 14 pundits predict Obama. Another Republican congressional seat appears to slip away. Be wary of the final weekend. A Kos diarist points out that Obama is in pretty good shape compared to Arnold. At a Palin rally, McCain's name is mostly missing from the ...

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