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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (144495)9/18/2010 6:50:04 PM
From: Katelew  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 543013
 
Generally speaking, the Tea Party folk view the Bush administration with either disdain or outright dislike. The Tea Party movement, while still amorphous, is actually becoming a third party movement. Apparently, the uniting position is deficit spending and the fear of fiscal armageddon.



To: Steve Lokness who wrote (144495)9/18/2010 9:29:53 PM
From: Cogito  Respond to of 543013
 
>>Given how Bush exploded the debt and grew government in a massive way - you really can't see any difference?<<

Not in terms of their rhetoric. Bush didn't run on the idea of increasing spending, did he? And then there's the "lower taxes and the economy will take off" meme. And deregulation fever. What's different?