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tblue37

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36. In general the supposedly pro-business Republican program

Reply to Zookeeper (Reply #32)

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 08:56 PM

Feb 2012

really helps only the super rich and huge multinational corporations, while harming small businesses. In the long-term, it will even harm the big corporations, too, though they cannot see past their short-term profits. But "pro-business" people and groups like the CoC cannot see past superficialities to the real economic effects of RW policies.

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Poor, White, and Republican [View all] xchrom Feb 2012 OP

Sounds like half the men in my county CanonRay Feb 2012 #1

One wonders what will happen n2doc Feb 2012 #2

A wedge issue loses its power if it's resolved. Liberal Gramma Feb 2012 #3

+1! Bozita Feb 2012 #7

That's it! nt valerief Feb 2012 #8

Excellent response. nt TBF Feb 2012 #15

A very good point. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #17

The hardline Republican governors (Brownback, Walker, Scott, Daniels, etc.) tblue37 Feb 2012 #5

Goold Ol' Dolph jayschool Feb 2012 #14

Howdy, neighbor! tblue37 Feb 2012 #31

This is just personal opinion... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #21

The CoC is a nest of RW loons themselves, so they are delighted with the RW loony program. nt tblue37 Feb 2012 #30

I'm no fan of any Coc, but... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #32

In general the supposedly pro-business Republican program tblue37 Feb 2012 #36

The Republican program is well entrenched in Kansas pscot Feb 2012 #29

In 2002-2006 they did not have the Tbaggers egging them on. I am not so sure they would not jwirr Feb 2012 #6

Damn. It sounds like many of the school children Newt wants to put to work qb Feb 2012 #4

The people in this article have always been this way. craigmatic Feb 2012 #9

It's a way of being that may -- hopefully -- be wearing thin ... Auggie Feb 2012 #12

Great part toward the end: Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #10

Sounds like another Limbo zombie... Amonester Feb 2012 #19

I know the town of Chisago... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #23

I work with people like this. xmas74 Feb 2012 #11

recommended. Recoverin_Republican Feb 2012 #13

I've always noticed something that is hard to explain.... raging_moderate Feb 2012 #16

Very interesting, logic-defying stuff! Bozita Feb 2012 #18

They sure know how to hypnotize them, sort of. Amonester Feb 2012 #20

Someone who is closer to me than I am comfortable with... Zookeeper Feb 2012 #24

Nobody ever wants to talk about that Alcibiades Feb 2012 #28

I have a relative in primary health care who tells the exact same story Doctor_J Feb 2012 #35

There will probably always be people who would cheerfully pay someone-- eridani Feb 2012 #22

Well put, eridani Doctor_J Feb 2012 #34

I say fix the economy and the values will take care of themselves eridani Feb 2012 #25

Poor, white and Republican Tea Partiers jvii Feb 2012 #26

I live in Ron Paul's District: His followers lining up to get that evil socialist FEMA money. kemah Feb 2012 #27

As usual the author ignores the obvious Doctor_J Feb 2012 #33