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Republicans’ ‘Pledge to America’ Covers the Right Issues in 2010
Tweet Share on Facebook September 25, 2010 Comment (38)The House Republicans’ “Pledge to America” has provoked disapproving reactions from both the left and the right: Friday’s editorial in the Washington Post called it a “profile in cowardice” for a lack of specifics, especially in paying for an extension of the Bush tax cuts. (At least the Post notes that Democrats haven’t said how they’re going to pay for them either.) At the other end of the political spectrum, Erick Erickson of RedState.com calls it “pablum” that is “best forgotten.”
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Poverty and Unemployment Are Fueling Voter Anger
Tweet Share on Facebook September 17, 2010 Comment (35)You may have seen the headlines this week from 2009 census figures showing a record one in seven Americans now lives below the poverty line. These figures are from the first year of the Obama presidency, when he promised his stimulus plan would keep unemployment below 10 percent. And while the President is fond of pointing out that he inherited the 2008 economic crash, everyone agrees that he owns the non-recovery afterward.
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How Mitch Daniels Is Pushing the GOP to Rein in Spending
Tweet Share on Facebook September 10, 2010 Comment (17)Republican Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels wrote a great oped in the Wall Street Journal this week, with solid ideas for emergency measures for the GOP to propose in order to jump start the economy.
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A Second Stimulus Will Not Fix the Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook September 3, 2010 Comment (59)The word on the street, according to the Washington Post, is that the White House has put the kibosh on a second stimulus plan and is now considering a temporary suspension of the payroll tax, which is a great idea supported by many business owners.
Mary Kate Cary
Mary Kate Cary is a former White House speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush. She currently writes speeches for political and business leaders.
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