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The long, rambling rant posted on a website eerily reflected the angry populist sentiments that have swept the country in the past year. In it, a Joe Stack inveighed against intrusive Big Brother government, corrupt corporate giants, irrational taxes, as well as the "puppet" George Bush. "I choose not to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Austin Plane Incident: An Attack on the IRS? | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

With these acts of legislative sabotage, Republicans tapped into a deep truth about the American people: they hate political squabbling, and they take out their anger on whoever is in charge. So when the Gingrich Republicans carried out a virtual sit-down strike during Clinton's first two years, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Washington Is Tied Up in Knots | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

In 2009, Senate Republicans filibustered a stunning 80% of major legislation, even more than during the Clinton years. GOP leader Mitch McConnell led a filibuster of a deficit-reduction commission that he himself had demanded. The Obama White House spent months trying to lure the Finance Committee's ranking Republican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Washington Is Tied Up in Knots | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

Imagine if another powerful third-party voice were to emerge today, demanding that both parties take real steps to solve problems like global warming and health care - as opposed to the Tea Partyers, who insist that government just get out of the way. Republicans would still disagree profoundly with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Washington Is Tied Up in Knots | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

In this increasingly antidebt and anti-Big Government environment, the American people are turning against a Big Government health solution. A Rasmussen survey showed that 61% of Americans prefer scrapping the current, 4,500-page bill and starting over. (See a video interview with Newt Gingrich.)

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newt Gingrich: It's Time to Team Up | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

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