Finally! Specific Proposals for Cutting by House GOP

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Thursday January 20, 2011 · 9:56 AM PST

2011/01/20 · 09:56

The Republican Study Committee (membership: 165) is circulating a plan that would cut $2.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade, ALL of it coming from non-defense discretionary spending. No committment from the leadership yet on this plan, but this is the first list I've seen laying out specific ideas for cutting the budget, and there are no surprises...

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Wednesday January 05, 2011 · 12:29 PM PST

2011/01/05 · 12:29

If you were wondering how long it would take the new Republican-controlled House to do something official that would betray their true motivations you did not have to wait very long! The FIRST VOTE they took was on a rule that eliminates the right of elected delegates to vote at the Committee level. Less freedom in the name of politics and power!

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Wednesday October 13, 2010 · 3:03 PM PDT

2010/10/13 · 15:03

If I had to guess at this point, I'd say that by tomorrow there will be numerous columns emanating from Washington saying that President Obama needs to pick a "consensus" nominee for the Court, or risk doing more damage to his party before the midterm elections. And as usual, the Washington consensus is wrong, for moral AND political reasons.

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Tuesday September 28, 2010 · 8:41 AM PDT

2010/09/28 · 08:41

Turns out when you ask Americans what kind of society they want, they prefer a much more even distribution of wealth than currently exists. According to a comprehensive study conducted by Professors at Duke & Harvard, Americans' notion of an ideal distribution of wealth is closer to Sweden, where the top quarter of the population owns 36% of the wealth. That same percentage of the population owns 84% of the wealth in the U.S.

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Wednesday August 18, 2010 · 3:02 PM PDT

2010/08/18 · 15:02

In the coverage of the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" have you heard many references to the fact that the spiritual leader of the project is a moderate Muslim widely respected for his firm stance AGAINST radical Islam? It is the kind of information I would like our President to highlight. Obviously the information is out there... But it is not a central part of the debate today.

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Wednesday July 21, 2010 · 7:52 PM PDT

2010/07/21 · 19:52

We all know it's coming... Time to get on the ball and put out the effective meme before the cacophony overwhelms common sense (it may be too late!)

Time to pinhole the SOB's and hit 'em with some ree-al-ih-tee!

THE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH MUST GO And even beyond that... they must pay more. This country has been on a joy ride for 30 years, financed with the sweat of the middle to lower class.

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Tuesday June 22, 2010 · 9:07 PM PDT

2010/06/22 · 21:07

Lost in the scant coverage of the House Democrats' attempt to pass a campaign spending disclosure bill is the fact that caving to the NRA is not just a cowardly political act. It's also unnecessary!

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Wednesday June 02, 2010 · 10:43 AM PDT

2010/06/02 · 10:43

The speech today at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh was billed as just your everyday speech on the economy by the President... but it has turned out to be much more than that!

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Sunday May 09, 2010 · 6:36 PM PDT

2010/05/09 · 18:36

The most feckless of the Sunday morning talk show hosts (and yes I do mean worse than Chris Wallace... it is possible to be biased & competent) actually accused the Obama Justice Department of politicizing the trials of 9/11 plotter suspects! I really see this as a new low in terms of the Washington establishment's tendency to grab a hold of a narrative and stick with it to the point of lunacy. You gotta read the transcript to understand...

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Wednesday April 28, 2010 · 8:30 AM PDT

2010/04/28 · 08:30

Liberals are used to being accused of being elitist snobs who think they know best. But sometimes, actions speak louder than words. When top Republican strategists (Kristol et al) pushed Palin to the top of the ticket in 2008, they betrayed their true feelings about the American people. Namely, that we're just a bunch of unsophisticated boobs who will swallow whatever BS is shoveled our way as long as its wrapped up in pretty paper.

The only alternative explanation is that they genuinely thought Mrs. Palin a true "diamond in the rough" who would quickly prove her worth. I don't think these guys are that stupid...

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Tuesday April 20, 2010 · 5:39 PM PDT

2010/04/20 · 17:39

I don't know if banning all new offshore drilling is a good idea as some on the left have suggested in reaction to Obama's recent announcement. I do know the issue has a long way to go before getting to the President's desk.

In a business where the art of negotiation is key, and proper framing is essential, one must hold one's cards "close to the vest" as they say. You don't throw away your most powerful bargaining chips without getting something in return. I fail to see what the Obama Administration has received in return for playing one of its big chips, namely, the willingness to permit some offshore drilling.

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Tuesday March 30, 2010 · 8:57 PM PDT

2010/03/30 · 20:57

Health Care passage was a really tough climb, but...

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