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Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who has angered conservatives by opposing big tax cuts and being pro-choice, now has the "RINO hunters" on his trail. RINO stands for "Republicans in Name Only"--meaning moderate Republicans, who are the target of a zealous but increasingly potent group of conservatives called the Club for Growth. Bankrolled mainly by business supply-siders who hate taxes and Big Government, the club gave $10 million in 2002 to back conservative G.O.P. candidates in 26 House and Senate races across the country. In 2004 the club hopes to raise $15 million for 30 conservatives, mostly...
...sights on Specter. The club has sent a $350,000 down payment on what it hopes will be $1 million to back conservative G.O.P. Congressman Pat Toomey, who is challenging the four-term Senator in Pennsylvania's Republican primary next April. Toomey, a club favorite who has called for tax cuts even larger than the ones President Bush proposed, is still a long shot. But the White House, which is backing Specter, and Senate Republicans, who hold that chamber by just two votes, are furious with the club. "It's causing so many conflicts within the party," says Sarah Chamberlain...
Alabama's Republican Governor, BOB RILEY, fought hard to make his state's tax system less regressive and provide more money for Alabama's low-performing schools through a $1.2 billion tax hike. Voters roared no in last Tuesday's election. But without any public signs of bitterness, Riley rebounded, proposing budget cuts while promising they wouldn't hurt the state's needy. Said he: "We have to make sure that we continue to protect the least among...
Instead, Dean’s success in Iowa and elsewhere can be attributed to his unswerving criticism of the Bush Administration’s budgetary irresponsibility. He is the only Democrat who has offered a compelling alternative to the Bush “tax cuts at any cost,” credit card, fiscal policy. Dean has unabashedly committed to repealing the Bush tax cuts, allowing him to implement the centerpiece of his vision of progressive government: universal health care, a goal supported by 60% of all Americans...
...enduring optimism he saw in the American people. This was a president who knew if the government would get out of the way of the American people, they will lead the way. To see revisionists of his presidency continue to try to deny his success is laughable. Tax cuts imposed by him led to an unprecedented upsurge of economic growth. If the Congress had gone along with his recommended budgets it would have lasted longer. Steve Hill Louisiana...