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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:50 PM
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REPORT: Meet The 2010 GOP Freshman Class
REPORT: Meet The 2010 GOP Freshman Class

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Here is a snapshot of the GOP Class of 2010’s extremism:

    ENVIRONMENT

    - 50% deny the existence of manmade climate change
    - 86% are opposed to any climate change legislation that increases government revenue

    IMMIGRATION

    - 39% have already declared their intention to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship
    - 32% want to reduce legal immigration

    TAXES/SPENDING

    - 91% have sworn to never allow an income tax increase on any individual or business – regardless of deficits or war
    - 79% have pledged to permanently repeal the estate tax
    - 48% are pushing for a balanced budget amendment
This is where individual incoming GOP freshmen stand on each issue:

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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:56 PM
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1. Reading the comments at ThinkProgress is entertaining
they kickin around a teabagger there for sport.
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Whisp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:57 PM
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2. but Obama is timid -'I told you so' makes it all worth it.
let's elect someone as progressive as Grayson and Feingold. That'll show them too!!!

what, they didn't win? well, it's Obama's fault! once Obama is out of the way, things will go all progressivey!

sorry I'm rambling incoherent, so sick of people on 'our' side.
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