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To: tejek who wrote (146371)	10/23/2014 12:01:49 PM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Recommended By ChinuSFO Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

If the Dems didn't have Kansas to kick around, we'd have to invent it. NJ is almost as bad. Sep 10, 2014 10:18 AM PT New Jersey had its credit rating cut one step by Standard & Poor’s, handing Chris Christie his eighth downgrade, the most ever for a Garden State governor. bloomberg.com

To: tejek who wrote (146371)	10/23/2014 12:52:11 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 149317

The clearest examples of the difference between Republicans and Democrats are the states of Texas and California. How are they each performing? The latest from the BEA says it all: For the second consecutive quarter, the earnings increase in Texas was larger than the increase in every other state. Earnings in Texas, which accounted for 8.9 percent of the nation, grew $19.2 billion in the second quarter. Earnings in California, which accounted for 13.2 percent of the nation, grew $16.9 billion.