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Interesting
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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
(1) the real republicans stand up, i.e., the fiscally responsible ones take back their party from the wingnuts, or
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Not today:
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House Rejects GOP Leaders' Budget Cuts By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON - Republicans suffered a startling setback in the House on Thursday, losing a vote on cutting spending for education and health care programs. A broader budget-cutting blueprint targeting the poor, college students and farmers also was in danger.
Both bills are part of a campaign by Republican leaders to burnish their party's budget-cutting credentials as they try to reduce a deficit swelled by spending on the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina. In both cases, GOP moderates balked.
The 224-209 vote against a $602 billion spending bill for health, education and labor programs disrupted plans by the Republican leaders to finish work on 11 spending bills that would pay for government operations and freeze many agency budgets through next September.
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I'm guessing that Senator Stevens will still get his bridge to nowhere.
I saw a commercial this morning for a service that helps seniors figure out the clusterfuck that is Medicare Part D. I guess the good news is healthcare regulatory attorneys will be in high demand.
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