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By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIn the latest salvo in his class war against the top earners in America, President Barack Obama told a town hall meeting in California that the rich "can afford" the tax increases called for in his $3.6 trillion budget. The president is in the midst of a public relations push to sell his budget, which has met resistance from Republicans and some moderate Democrats on Capitol Hill. The plan calls for letting the Bush tax cuts expire for those making over $250,000 a year. Republicans say that raising taxes in a recession is a bad idea that will only make the economy worse.Obama explained his ...
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By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Politico has a hit piece out today on Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin and the money spent by the Republican National Committee to outfit her and her family for appearances on the campaign trail this election season. The article breathlessly reports that the RNC has spent upwards of $150,000 on makeup and designer clothes for the Palins since her nomination in late August. The unstated context of the article, immediately picked up upon by some liberal commentators, including in this space, is that Palin is a hypocrite, pretending to be Joe Six-pack while prancing about ...
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