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...times nudged up against the line of acceptable political behavior: he did claim, falsely, that McCain was responsible for the loss of 8,000 jobs in Ohio. But he was solid on all the big stuff. He refused to take tawdry short cuts, like supporting a "gas-tax holiday" during the primaries against Hillary Clinton. He has, since the election, remained true to the promises and philosophy he proposed during the campaign. Most important, he restrained himself--despite great temptations, despite exhortations from the press--to get into the gutter with his opponent. He kept his cool, which...
...Obesity tax n.-- A 15% tax on sweetened sodas proposed by New York Governor David Paterson to help close the state's nearly $15 billion budget deficit...
USAGE: "The so-called obesity tax would generate an estimated $404 million a year. Milk, juice, diet soda and bottled water would be exempt from the tax." --New York Times...
...read Ponnuru's essay with great interest. His party has been repudiated because the American people have finally come to the realization that, since Ronald Reagan, the Republicans have gone out of their way to take money away from the poor and give it to the rich through tax breaks, deregulation and Executive Orders. Voting for Republicans is voting against most people's self-interest. If you throw in the death of Americans and Iraqis due to incompetence and illegal wars there is nothing left to love in the Republican Party. If you add the illegal wiretaps and jailing...
...think the current structure is morally bankrupt." - on the fact that tax-supported school funding varies depending on a community's wealth, Chicago Defender, March...