Word: gop
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...Given the GOP opposition, support from a group of moderate Democrats known as the Gang of 16 (led by Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana) is essential. Although most insisted that Obama's presence on Capitol Hill was not a sales job, the luncheon was dominated by talk of his budget. "These initiatives - education, better health care - are not free," said Senator Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat, who asked Obama about a provision she strongly opposes that would raise taxes on independent oil and gas producers. "But he was very open to consider some of those changes, which is what...
...finger pointing as all of Washington tries to harness public anger, score political points and figure out how AIG managed to grant the bonuses even after all the legislation Congress has passed to limit compensation to executives of the companies taxpayers have spent trillions of dollars bailing out. The GOP blamed Democratic ineptitude in the rush to pass too many bailouts; Democrats and Republicans alike said the Treasury Secretary Geithner has been asleep at the wheel; and the Obama Administration tried to refocus attention on the consensus point that Wall Street greed is the opposite of good...
...conservative; You even listen to Rush Limbaugh, not just read about him in Gail Collins’ columns. And you’re annoyed at these other students judging you. Many of them aren’t challenged as often or as aggressively as you are to defend the GOP. Who do they think they...
...HRC’s bloodletting, the Democrats offered moderate Republicans free membership in their club. Today, the HRC is in fine form, with a comfortable mix of moderates and conservatives at the helm. Still, some Republicans get antsy when asked whether Limbaugh is the de facto head of the GOP...
...afford. What's more, their bill can boast something no other plan has at this point: bipartisan support. In the Senate, Wyden's Republican co-sponsors include Utah's Bob Bennett, Idaho's Mike Crapo, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, a member of the GOP Senate leadership...