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A Renter’s Revolt?

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

As I was perusing through one of Instapundit’s many great links earlier today, I followed one and found this comment on another article that really caught my attention.  It’s worth quoting in its entirety:

Please continue to talk about this. I love that so many people are talking about how unfair it is for people who [...]

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Tags: Economy

A Nonsensical Liberal Argument that Admits Liberalism Doesn’t Work

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Yesterday in the RGJ, there was a piece by local columnist David Jacobs snarkily noting that neither George Bush nor Congressional Republicans (back when they held majorities) were all that fiscally conservative.  He further suggested that lack of economic smarts helped cause the economic problems we have now.
He’s right.
So why, then, would he endorse the [...]

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