Ezra Klein Archive: Republicans
How Grover Norquist makes the case for tax increases
In our interview yesterday, Grover Norquist argued that Republicans shouldn’t strike deficit deals with Democrats because the spending cuts never stick but the tax increases always do. I don’t really buy it, but looking at Naftali Bendavid’s description of the deal being developed in the Senate makes me a bit more sympathetic.
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| March 10, 2011; 3:18 PM ET |
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Did Republicans just take ownership of Ryan's Roadmap?
I doubt Paul Ryan will suffer much from being tapped to give the GOP's response to the State of the Union: He's an easy, affable speaker, and even if the format leaves him looking a little wooden, his control of...
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| January 21, 2011; 5:44 PM ET |
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You do it to yourself, just you and no one else
By Dylan Matthews Naftali Bendavid at the Wall Street Journal has a hilarious piece on Republican worries that conservative non-participation in the census will cost them at House reapportionment: In a counter move, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.), the top...
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| April 5, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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Are Democrats more disorganized than Republicans?
John Holbo proposes a thought experiment: Consider a country, he says, with two parties. One party enforces total party discipline. The other does not. Over time, both parties will push positive proposals/legislation. Quite obviously, the Bipartisan Party will be...
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| March 29, 2010; 3:02 PM ET |
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Lamar Alexander: If Obama can't govern with 59 votes, 'it's going to be a long four years'
I'm watching the Senate Budget Committee hearings, because that's just how I roll. At the moment, former astronaut Bill Nelson is not happy about the administration's cuts to NASA's spending on manned spaceflight. But a few minutes ago, Sen. Lamar...
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| February 2, 2010; 11:08 AM ET |
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Better Message Discipline, Please
I can't turn on my TV these days without seeing Michael Steele flash me that car salesman smile and explain that only Republicans are willing to pledge to protect Medicare for our seniors. "After all," he grins, "they've earned...
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| September 10, 2009; 3:03 PM ET |
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