The party of Reagan, or the party of the Club for Growth?

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/02/06/the-party-of-reagan-or-the-party-of-norquist/


The party of Reagan, or the party of the Club for Growth?

Posted by Greg Sargent on February 6, 2013 at 3:07 pm


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But no matter how much ire was directed at the President, what the presser revealed with overwhelming clarity is that the battle over the sequester has sparked intra-party tensions among Republicans — one that exposes the rift between “anti-tax Republicans” and “defense Republicans,” as Josh Green put it today.

At the presser, GOP officials like John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, and Buck McKeon all lined up to warn that the sequester must be averted at all costs. McKeon has long been pushing for a bill that would avert the sequester with an across the board cut of 10 percent to the federal workforce.

“Our defense should not be used as a bargaining chip,” Ayotte said.

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I asked Club for Growth spokesman Barney Keller for a response. “Congress promised when they passed the Budget Control Act that if the supercommittee failed, they’d do sequestration,” he said. “We don’t think it’s at all unreasonable to do what they promised they would do.”

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The reflexive ideological opposition to cutting defense (which Republicans have long equated with weakness) is running headlong into the reflexive ideological insistence on shrinking government.

[riqster]

1. Either way, they sure as Hell aren't

...the party of Lincoln.

[JI7]

2. everytime i hear that name i think of some group to help balding men