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Originally Posted by Cletus Miller
If the Dems have any sense (note: feckless idiots, so obv. counter-factual), they'd propose and push thru in the lame duck session a statutory ban on earmarks. Read into the record *exactly* Limbaugh's explanation for why it will work and avoid any temptation to add in statements about needing to restrain the next Congress. Fast track it, do everything to get it enacted, even give credit to the Rs, if necessary. Just end the conversation about it *now*, so that they can force the Rs to move onto their next deficit reduction proposal--which is ... nothing.
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I'm on board with this. Good approach. Next thing they should do is tie any extension of the Bush tax cuts (any of them, for anyone) to an extension of the debt ceiling to accomodate the cuts. Any other approach is irresponsible.