If true, this Stephen Hayes story is terrible news for conservatives worried about what the debt limit deal's Super Congress might produce:
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Slate's David Weigel calls it The Democratic Unemployment Act. The New York Times worries From Spending to Cuts, While the Economy Stalls. The Huffington Post reports Durbin: Debt Deal Will Be The Death Of Keynesian Economics.
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My colleague Tim Carney tweets out this morning: "Ross Douthat's column http://nyti.ms/ofYXAD supports my view: Obama's more about getting the right poltical frame than the right policies." Indeed, Tim's column this morning argues: "Democrats put politics ahead of poli
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Everyone in my twitter feed seems to be saying that there is no difference between the new debt hike bill Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, unveiled today and the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act that was passed earlier this month. This is wrong. There are two big differences between the two bills:
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In the few minutes it takes to read this post, at least five Democrats will have again told reporters that the Boehner bill is "dead on arrival" in the Senate. But if the Boehner bill is such a non-threat to the White House, then why are House Democrats so scared to let any of their moderates vote for it?
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President Obama’s approval ratings have plummeted as the debt limit fight in Congress has dragged on. According to a Pew Research Center poll released today, Americans disapprove of Obama’s handling of his job as president by a 48 – 44 margin.
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Yesterday, it seemed as though Speaker John Boehner’s, R-Ohio, debt hike plan was destined for the ash heap of history. Today, it seems that once wary conservatives have rallied around the Speaker.
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House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, R-Wis., writes at The Corner:
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The more conservatives read Speaker John Boehner’s, R-Ohio, debt hike bill, the more they do not like it. FreedomWorks Legislative Counsel Dean Clancy came out against the bill this morning after concluding it does not “reflect the spirit" of the Cut Cap & Balance Pledge.
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If there is one thing Republican aides want conservatives to know heading into this afternoon’s presentation of Speaker John Boehner’s, R-Ohio, two-tier debt limit plan, it is that President Obama hates it.
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