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Note that what I have listed are economic and not social issues. The policies of the Administration and Congress gave economic conservatives little incentive to support the GOP. At least the social conservatives got two socially conservative Supreme Court justices and a ban on partial birth abortion.

That's my whole point. The 109th gave up on every legitimate legislative initiative, but had plenty of time to debate stem cells, abortion, prayer in schools, gay marriage and a few other social issues, which most of America didn't give a tinker's damn about. But of those issues of interest to mainstream conservatives include fixing social security, tax reform, immigration reform, strong national defense, energy independence, and a balanced budget, none will be accomplished without bi-partisan collaboration. That means working with the other side to get our main priorities while giving the other side some of theirs. Because Republicans who controlled Congress refused any kind of negotiation, nothing was accomplished. And they paid the price.

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Jim Wallis, if you have heared him, lumps tax cuts, etc. all in with the "Religious Right." The "Religious Right" is "pro-rich." He's an idiot.

That means working with the other side to get our main priorities while giving the other side some of theirs. Because Republicans who controlled Congress refused any kind of negotiation, nothing was accomplished. And they paid the price.

The REPUBLICANS refused negotiation? That's ridiculous.

"Why should we come up with a plan? Our plan is...to stop him! To stop him! He must be stopped!" - Nancy Pelosi when asked if the Democrats would put up their own alternative to Social Security reform.