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By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 15) -- Declaring that "every proposal has been put on the table, every argument has been made," President Barack Obama made a last-ditch appeal Monday for his health care reform plan as Democratic leaders huddled behind closed doors here to ferret out enough ayes for a vote later this week. In a rally at a senior center in Strongsville, Ohio, Obama addressed those over 65 directly in words meant not only to reassure seniors that health care reform won't come at their expense but also to counter Republican claims that Democrats mean to gut Medicare to subsidize health ...
Controversy Brews Ahead of Tea Party Convention
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Feb. 1) -- One of the organizers of the first National Tea Party Convention is steamed about criticism of this week's event. Judson and Sherry Phillips, creators of Tea Party Nation, have been under fire for weeks over their convention, which opens Thursday at the Opryland hotel and features Sarah Palin as the keynote speaker at its closing banquet Saturday night. Some former supporters have objected to Palin's speaking fee -- reported to be around $100,000 -- and the $549 price of a convention ticket, saying they run counter to the grassroots nature of the Tea Party movement. Sherry ...
Armey Defends Checklist of Principles for GOP Candidates
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer House Majority Leader Dick Armey, a leader among conservatives vying to set the direction of the Republican party, said a 10-point checklist being proposed to determine whether a candidate merits GOP support is "not a litmus test" but an effort to ensure the party's ability to win future elections by presenting a true alternative. ...
Weak Tea? Conservatives Need a 'Tea Party Makeover'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWe've now had almost a week to let the dust settle on the Tax Day Tea Parties. They were definitely fun, but now that it's over, the question is whether they provide an effective template for moving forward. Did they make an impact or merely a scene? The jury is still out. On one hand, there was a certain lack of cohesion (yes, these were, after all, grassroots events). All of the signs were handmade, everybody had their own message, and there didn't seem to be a simple message uniting the protesters.Sure -- they were all really mad at big government, but simple venting never accomplished ...
The Liberal 'Tea Party Conspiracy Theory' That Wasn't
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIn an effort to discredit the national Tax Day Tea Party movement, liberal bloggers and pundits are arguing these protests are not spontaneous, but rather, the product of an organized effort by "evil rich conservatives". In short, liberals bloggers and pundits are advocating a conspiracy theory.For various reasons (mostly good ), conservative leaders, think tanks, and organizations are not capable of organizing an event of this magnitude -- even if they tried. In that regard, liberals are actually giving conservative leaders too much credit.To use a simple analogy, to the extent this as a ...
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