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		<title>By: The Homeless Leavin&#8217; on a Jet Plane: One-Way Ticket Out of NYC to Save City Money &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2496641</link>
		<dc:creator>The Homeless Leavin&#8217; on a Jet Plane: One-Way Ticket Out of NYC to Save City Money &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Olympics &#38; Chicago: Chi-Town Residents Don&#8217;t Trust Politicians, Suspicious They Will Get Stuck with Bill during Recession &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2482309</link>
		<dc:creator>Olympics &#38; Chicago: Chi-Town Residents Don&#8217;t Trust Politicians, Suspicious They Will Get Stuck with Bill during Recession &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] off criticism of Porkulus and Obama, the reverse Reagan and Video: The self-promotion stimulus and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Frugal Caf&#233; Blog Zone: Obama, Tell Me Lies… Tell Me Sweet Little Lies Patterico&#8217;s [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] off criticism of Porkulus and Obama, the reverse Reagan and Video: The self-promotion stimulus and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Frugal Caf&eacute; Blog Zone: Obama, Tell Me Lies… Tell Me Sweet Little Lies Patterico&#8217;s [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Washington DC Biggest Winner of Stimulus/Porkulus Bucks, Money Given to Least Needy States &#38; Counties That Supported Obama &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2450951</link>
		<dc:creator>Washington DC Biggest Winner of Stimulus/Porkulus Bucks, Money Given to Least Needy States &#38; Counties That Supported Obama &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Obama&#8217;s Recession: Racial Gap Growing, No End in Sight &#8212; Unemployed NYC Blacks&#8217; Numbers Increasing at Alarming Rate &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2431666</link>
		<dc:creator>Obama&#8217;s Recession: Racial Gap Growing, No End in Sight &#8212; Unemployed NYC Blacks&#8217; Numbers Increasing at Alarming Rate &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Strong-Arming Arizona Like Chicago Thugs: Sen. Kyl Dares to Criticize Porkulus Bill, Obama Administration Threatens &#8220;Put Up or Shut Up&#8221; &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2430675</link>
		<dc:creator>Strong-Arming Arizona Like Chicago Thugs: Sen. Kyl Dares to Criticize Porkulus Bill, Obama Administration Threatens &#8220;Put Up or Shut Up&#8221; &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Mere Rhetoric: WaPo: Obama Staffers The Bestest And Diligentest Staffers Ever. Especially That [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Cheney, the CIA and war time interrogations are nothing more than the usual Democrat smoke screen&#160;&#124;&#160;Conservative Political Report</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2420775</link>
		<dc:creator>Cheney, the CIA and war time interrogations are nothing more than the usual Democrat smoke screen&#160;&#124;&#160;Conservative Political Report</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] will be,&#8221; has become Obama&#8217;s big ugly tail. As the nation&#8217;s unemployed mount, President Obama&#8217;s personal numbers are sinking. Just go and ask the residents of Ohio and Virginia. The two states in which all but handed him the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] will be,&#8221; has become Obama&#8217;s big ugly tail. As the nation&#8217;s unemployed mount, President Obama&#8217;s personal numbers are sinking. Just go and ask the residents of Ohio and Virginia. The two states in which all but handed him the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Cheney, the CIA and war time interrogations are nothing more than the usual Democrat smoke screen &#171; The Western Experience</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2420731</link>
		<dc:creator>Cheney, the CIA and war time interrogations are nothing more than the usual Democrat smoke screen &#171; The Western Experience</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] will be,&#8221; has become Obama&#8217;s big ugly tail. As the nation&#8217;s unemployed mount, President Obama&#8217;s personal numbers are sinking. Just go and ask the residents of Ohio and Virginia. The two states in which all but handed him the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] will be,&#8221; has become Obama&#8217;s big ugly tail. As the nation&#8217;s unemployed mount, President Obama&#8217;s personal numbers are sinking. Just go and ask the residents of Ohio and Virginia. The two states in which all but handed him the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Washington Just Doesn&#8217;t Get It&#8230; Throwing More Money into a Second Porkulus Bill Won&#8217;t Fix the Economy &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2420299</link>
		<dc:creator>Washington Just Doesn&#8217;t Get It&#8230; Throwing More Money into a Second Porkulus Bill Won&#8217;t Fix the Economy &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 The Washington Times: GOP hits Pelosi for mouse funds Innocent Bystanders: The Stimulus Package [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] stimulus and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 The Washington Times: GOP hits Pelosi for mouse funds Innocent Bystanders: The Stimulus Package [...]</p>
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		<title>By: ddrintn</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2417279</link>
		<dc:creator>ddrintn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;In light of recent events I’d think you people would be wise to avoid any reference to a “passion index.”

benny shakar on July 11, 2009 at 2:58 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;In light of recent events, I wonder if your boy is still an &quot;unqualified success&quot;? How&#039;s he doing on those unemployment numbers, benny?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>In light of recent events I’d think you people would be wise to avoid any reference to a “passion index.”</p>
<p>benny shakar on July 11, 2009 at 2:58 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>In light of recent events, I wonder if your boy is still an &#8220;unqualified success&#8221;? How&#8217;s he doing on those unemployment numbers, benny?</p>
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		<title>By: benny shakar</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2417128</link>
		<dc:creator>benny shakar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In light of recent events I&#039;d think you people would be wise to avoid any reference to a &quot;passion index.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In light of recent events I&#8217;d think you people would be wise to avoid any reference to a &#8220;passion index.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff from WI</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2416823</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff from WI</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama:

http://www.cowboyway.com/Clips/HesAGutlessWonder.wav</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cowboyway.com/Clips/HesAGutlessWonder.wav" rel="nofollow">http://www.cowboyway.com/Clips/HesAGutlessWonder.wav</a></p>
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		<title>By: Stalled Legislation: First Cap and Trade, Now Health Care &#124; Axis of Right</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2415791</link>
		<dc:creator>Stalled Legislation: First Cap and Trade, Now Health Care &#124; Axis of Right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] their August recess, much of the work needs to be done on the budget for FY 2010.  Additionally, with his popularity plummeting, Obama had hoped to get these two major pieces of legislation rushed through before the American [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] their August recess, much of the work needs to be done on the budget for FY 2010.  Additionally, with his popularity plummeting, Obama had hoped to get these two major pieces of legislation rushed through before the American [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Tax Dollars Down the Dumper for Turtles: $3.4 Million of Stimulus Money Slotted for Building 1 Turtle Tunnel &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2415666</link>
		<dc:creator>Tax Dollars Down the Dumper for Turtles: $3.4 Million of Stimulus Money Slotted for Building 1 Turtle Tunnel &#171; Frugal Café Blog Zone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Reagan and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Innocent Bystanders: The Stimulus Package that Forgot to Stimulate Anything New York Times: Doubts About Obama’s [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Reagan and Stimulus fizzle has Democrats worried and Big banks saying no to California IOUs and Rasmussen “passion index” down to -8 Innocent Bystanders: The Stimulus Package that Forgot to Stimulate Anything New York Times: Doubts About Obama’s [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Rick007</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2414143</link>
		<dc:creator>Rick007</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Whoes butt is he looking at now???????

 If it were M&quot;S he wouldn&#039;t have to look so hard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whoes butt is he looking at now???????</p>
<p> If it were M&#8221;S he wouldn&#8217;t have to look so hard.</p>
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		<title>By: saiga</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2414096</link>
		<dc:creator>saiga</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;If the Republicans can start firing on all cylinders re: the economic crisis, they will crush the D’s in 2010 and 2012. Forget all the normal SoCon tactics, now is the time to bring the biggest weapon to the fight: fiscal conservativism, which a majority of independents side with. The SoCon firing squad can wait.

Take it for what you will, that’s my opinion.

flashoverride on July 10, 2009 at 7:53 AM
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The Republicans are tainted.  We need the creation of a new consevative party to begin now.  The current bunch  of Republicans are useless.  New action oriented people are needed.  The John McCain style politicians need to go away.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If the Republicans can start firing on all cylinders re: the economic crisis, they will crush the D’s in 2010 and 2012. Forget all the normal SoCon tactics, now is the time to bring the biggest weapon to the fight: fiscal conservativism, which a majority of independents side with. The SoCon firing squad can wait.</p>
<p>Take it for what you will, that’s my opinion.</p>
<p>flashoverride on July 10, 2009 at 7:53 AM
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<p>The Republicans are tainted.  We need the creation of a new consevative party to begin now.  The current bunch  of Republicans are useless.  New action oriented people are needed.  The John McCain style politicians need to go away.</p>
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		<title>By: highhopes</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2414007</link>
		<dc:creator>highhopes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;It won’t be if they spend the next year ACTING like fiscal conservatives. But yes, they will be hypocrites if they vote for more porkulous and rail on Obama’s tax and spending.

wildcat84 on July 10, 2009 at 8:51 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

And it doesn&#039;t count if they claim to be fiscally conservative because they only blew $1.5B when the administration was looking for $2B in spending.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It won’t be if they spend the next year ACTING like fiscal conservatives. But yes, they will be hypocrites if they vote for more porkulous and rail on Obama’s tax and spending.</p>
<p>wildcat84 on July 10, 2009 at 8:51 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>And it doesn&#8217;t count if they claim to be fiscally conservative because they only blew $1.5B when the administration was looking for $2B in spending.</p>
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		<title>By: &#8220;People will conclude that Obama is an economic charlatan, and this will doom the Democrats in 2010 #tcot &#171; Kelly R. Conaty MD, MBA</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2413996</link>
		<dc:creator>&#8220;People will conclude that Obama is an economic charlatan, and this will doom the Democrats in 2010 #tcot &#171; Kelly R. Conaty MD, MBA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] at 2:22 pm on July 9, 2009 by Ed Morrissey  Share on Facebook &#124; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] at 2:22 pm on July 9, 2009 by Ed Morrissey  Share on Facebook | [...]</p>
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		<title>By: wildcat84</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2413970</link>
		<dc:creator>wildcat84</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;The GOP is its own worst enemy when it comes to getting a message out. They can’t win if the only message is “Obama and the economy suck” but they are in a quandry over a fiscal conservatism message when so many incumbents spent the last eight years spending like drunken Democrats. It’s more than a little hypocritical for them to come to the table now as “fiscal conservatives.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It won&#039;t be if they spend the next year ACTING like fiscal conservatives.  But yes, they will be hypocrites if they vote for more porkulous and rail on Obama&#039;s tax and spending.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The GOP is its own worst enemy when it comes to getting a message out. They can’t win if the only message is “Obama and the economy suck” but they are in a quandry over a fiscal conservatism message when so many incumbents spent the last eight years spending like drunken Democrats. It’s more than a little hypocritical for them to come to the table now as “fiscal conservatives.”</p></blockquote>
<p>It won&#8217;t be if they spend the next year ACTING like fiscal conservatives.  But yes, they will be hypocrites if they vote for more porkulous and rail on Obama&#8217;s tax and spending.</p>
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		<title>By: wildcat84</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2413966</link>
		<dc:creator>wildcat84</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Found it interesting to see Kirsten Powers (damn she’s hot) trying to defend the Community Organizer in Chief’s falling poll numbers on Hannity last night.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

She&#039;s hot for sure, but as a lib she&#039;d abort your babes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Found it interesting to see Kirsten Powers (damn she’s hot) trying to defend the Community Organizer in Chief’s falling poll numbers on Hannity last night.</p></blockquote>
<p>She&#8217;s hot for sure, but as a lib she&#8217;d abort your babes.</p>
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		<title>By: My Picks &#171; The Augur&#8217;s Well</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/comment-page-4/#comment-2413958</link>
		<dc:creator>My Picks &#171; The Augur&#8217;s Well</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/09/rasmussen-passion-index-down-to-8/ [...]</description>
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		<title>By: The Flight Of The Independents &#171; Beltway Snark</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Flight Of The Independents &#171; Beltway Snark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] is now down to a -8 in Rasusssen polling. The last Democrat POTUS we had whould have taken this as a sign. Let&#8217;s [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] is now down to a -8 in Rasusssen polling. The last Democrat POTUS we had whould have taken this as a sign. Let&#8217;s [...]</p>
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		<title>By: highhopes</title>
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		<dc:creator>highhopes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;If the Republicans can start firing on all cylinders re: the economic crisis, they will crush the D’s in 2010 and 2012. Forget all the normal SoCon tactics, now is the time to bring the biggest weapon to the fight: fiscal conservativism, which a majority of independents side with. The SoCon firing squad can wait.

Take it for what you will, that’s my opinion.

flashoverride on July 10, 2009 at 7:53 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The GOP is its own worst enemy when it comes to getting a message out.  They can&#039;t win if the only message is &quot;Obama and the economy suck&quot; but they are in a quandry over a fiscal conservatism message when so many incumbents spent the last eight years spending like drunken Democrats.  It&#039;s more than a little hypocritical for them to come to the table now as &quot;fiscal conservatives.&quot;  

And, by the way, the SoCons are not going away and will not be dismissed (McCain learned that the hard way).  Ignore their issues as part of the GOP agenda at your risk.  The spending has to be brought under control but there is plenty that the filthy liar has done to offend SoCons and SoCons mobilize and vote.  Fiscal conservatives- not so much as a bloc.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If the Republicans can start firing on all cylinders re: the economic crisis, they will crush the D’s in 2010 and 2012. Forget all the normal SoCon tactics, now is the time to bring the biggest weapon to the fight: fiscal conservativism, which a majority of independents side with. The SoCon firing squad can wait.</p>
<p>Take it for what you will, that’s my opinion.</p>
<p>flashoverride on July 10, 2009 at 7:53 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>The GOP is its own worst enemy when it comes to getting a message out.  They can&#8217;t win if the only message is &#8220;Obama and the economy suck&#8221; but they are in a quandry over a fiscal conservatism message when so many incumbents spent the last eight years spending like drunken Democrats.  It&#8217;s more than a little hypocritical for them to come to the table now as &#8220;fiscal conservatives.&#8221;  </p>
<p>And, by the way, the SoCons are not going away and will not be dismissed (McCain learned that the hard way).  Ignore their issues as part of the GOP agenda at your risk.  The spending has to be brought under control but there is plenty that the filthy liar has done to offend SoCons and SoCons mobilize and vote.  Fiscal conservatives- not so much as a bloc.</p>
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		<title>By: flashoverride</title>
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		<dc:creator>flashoverride</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Someone upthred said that Barry O didn&#039;t get the votes, ACORN invented them for him.  If only it were so - he did get the votes, thanks largely to a compliant media saturated with fellow traveleres with a vested economic interest in &quot;the narrative&quot;.  You gotta remember than not all peopl have the time or inclination to actually seek out the facts, and when all the news channels seem to be in lockstep, the norming effect is powerful.

That being said, others have made disparaging remarks towards McCain.  I think that he seriously had a shot, and while being less SoCon than most here, he would have done far better for this country than That One.  Remember, it was McCain and basically McCain alone who picked Palin, whom his advisers then began tearing down almost immediately.  He picked the right VP candidate, but made the mistake of listening to his light Colonels when he should&#039;ve been listening to his Sergeants.

If the Republicans can start firing on all cylinders re: the economic crisis, they will crush the D&#039;s in 2010 and 2012.  Forget all the normal SoCon tactics, now is the time to bring the biggest weapon to the fight: fiscal conservativism, which a majority of independents side with.  The SoCon firing squad can wait.

Take it for what you will, that&#039;s my opinion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Someone upthred said that Barry O didn&#8217;t get the votes, ACORN invented them for him.  If only it were so &#8211; he did get the votes, thanks largely to a compliant media saturated with fellow traveleres with a vested economic interest in &#8220;the narrative&#8221;.  You gotta remember than not all peopl have the time or inclination to actually seek out the facts, and when all the news channels seem to be in lockstep, the norming effect is powerful.</p>
<p>That being said, others have made disparaging remarks towards McCain.  I think that he seriously had a shot, and while being less SoCon than most here, he would have done far better for this country than That One.  Remember, it was McCain and basically McCain alone who picked Palin, whom his advisers then began tearing down almost immediately.  He picked the right VP candidate, but made the mistake of listening to his light Colonels when he should&#8217;ve been listening to his Sergeants.</p>
<p>If the Republicans can start firing on all cylinders re: the economic crisis, they will crush the D&#8217;s in 2010 and 2012.  Forget all the normal SoCon tactics, now is the time to bring the biggest weapon to the fight: fiscal conservativism, which a majority of independents side with.  The SoCon firing squad can wait.</p>
<p>Take it for what you will, that&#8217;s my opinion.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff from WI</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jeff from WI</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Wait until if/when the poll rises a point. The msn will have a blitz on how Obama’s poll numbers continue to rise.

JellyToast on July 10, 2009 at 7:33 AM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

LOL..true</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Wait until if/when the poll rises a point. The msn will have a blitz on how Obama’s poll numbers continue to rise.</p>
<p>JellyToast on July 10, 2009 at 7:33 AM</p></blockquote>
<p>LOL..true</p>
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		<title>By: JellyToast</title>
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		<dc:creator>JellyToast</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wait until if/when the poll rises a point. The msn will have a blitz on how Obama&#039;s poll numbers continue to rise.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait until if/when the poll rises a point. The msn will have a blitz on how Obama&#8217;s poll numbers continue to rise.</p>
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