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Why the tea party protesters have it bass-ackwards: Where are the fiscal conservatives?

There's a good reason the Republican Party has been called the Party Of No... They solidly lost the election, after eight years of exactly what...
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Oh the scary, scary debt. Is Obama to blame?

The Economist has put together an interactive graphic showing public debt worldwide. While it’s fun and colorful and interesting to play with...
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The truth about cost-cutting and healthcare reform

In the healthcare debate, everyone seems to agree, at least at a lukewarm level, that universal healthcare is a good thing. While I find the term ...
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Despite campaign hype new GOP Congress increased spending

The 2010 election was all about cutting government spending. Republicans and Tea Party Republicans talked themselves into office by promising to...
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Republicans called for deficit spending: For Iraq

  • 9/11
  • September 21, 2011
When conservatives say any spending should be offset by cuts (preventing it from stimulating the economy) and fret about deficits resulting form...
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Secretary Panetta fears ill-conceived Defense budget cuts

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Pentagon officials are working with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine whatthe newly...
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Rush: "Everything we've had for the last 20 years is fake"

In a stunning epiphany that caught even his staunchest supporters by surprise, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh stated yesterday that "...
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Why is a balanced budget amendment critical to the country's future?

Several times last week President Obama said there was no need for a balanced budget amendment to the constitution because it was just an excuse...
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Republican solidarity beginning to crack as deadline nears

  • Republican debt ceiling compromise
  • July 15, 2011
The Republicans in Congress have been unanimous in refusing to raise the debt ceiling unless it is on their terms but now, there may be some cracks...
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Do we need to cut Social Security to save it?

Throughout the debt ceiling debate, Republicans been saying social security is broken and we need to cut itin order to save it. The Simpson/Bowles...
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