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Classic Clinton Phrase Inspires New GOP Strategy to Regain Power
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Posted on 03/28/2009 2:29:52 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Classic Clinton Phrase Inspires New GOP Strategy to Regain Power Republicans appear to be crafting their own version of Bill Clinton's legendary campaign phrase in an effort to recapture both chambers in Congress next year.

By Stephen Clark

FOXNews.com

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Sixteen years ago, Bill Clinton surged to an improbable presidential victory over incumbent George H.W. Bush, primarily on the strength of a snarky campaign phrase: "It's the economy, stupid."

Now, Republicans appear to be crafting their own version in an effort to recapture both chambers in Congress next year.

Their message: President Obama's fiscal policy "spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much."

While that phrase lacks the same zing as Clinton's, Republicans have persistently wielded it every chance they get.

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To: lt.america
Seems like GOP sniping is the hottest game in town.

I'll defer to you on this. Seems as though you have it all figured out.

41 posted on 03/28/2009 5:06:06 PM PDT by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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To: TigersEye

Four months? Geezus, it seems like four years already.


42 posted on 03/28/2009 5:07:22 PM PDT by pleikumud
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To: pleikumud

It has actually been about six months since the first TARP handout and the stock market began its nosedive ... but who’s counting? Give it another six months and you won’t be able to remember the twentieth century.


43 posted on 03/28/2009 5:16:11 PM PDT by TigersEye (Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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To: Glenn
Please explain. I am simply calling out the fact that post after post has all this collective negativism about how the Republican party is dead, candidate A is a RINO, candidate B is a CINO on and on.

It has become excruciating because if you want to hand the out year election cycles over to the Democrats, we are demonstrating in living color how to do it.

44 posted on 03/28/2009 5:27:44 PM PDT by lt.america (Looking for a bailout)
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To: St. Louis Conservative
You've heard the phrase, “fool me once...” ? The fool is the one who is told to just sit tight and don't do anything rash while the ship is going down, and does just that. I'll prefer to jump ship and watch it completely sink. I say there’ll be enough of us in the water surviving till the day we can salvage the old boat and make her as she should be, but not till the old captains are thoroughly drowned. Hows that for a metaphor?
45 posted on 03/28/2009 7:09:59 PM PDT by opaque soul
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To: opaque soul

It’s a good thing most conservatives don’t think the same way you do.


46 posted on 03/29/2009 10:07:02 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: St. Louis Conservative

And you have the pulse of most conservatives? Look, I’m not here to foment emotional argument but I do want to argue the the pros and cons of staying in a party that is virtually no different, functionally, from the dems. To be honest, the only times I’ve ever been proud of the R Party was during the Reagan years and in 94 with the contract with America that Gingrich laid out and when the house impeached Clinton. I was happy with GW until he began spending like crazy and no one stood up to oppose him. Then he signed into law some of the most damaging legislation in our history, approved by a R majority in congress, and he was more concerned about illegal immigrants than US citizens, border protection. Yet I love the guy and his tact on the war on terror. If those running the party don’t understand or pay attention to our concerns, what the hell are we doing here. It’s like being invited to someones party and when you get there no one talks to you or even notices you showed up but are more than happy to ask you to chip in to cover the expense of the party. Unless your a complete knucklehead, you eventually look around and say, “to hell with this, I’m outa here”. Now here’s my challenge to you. Take what I’ve just told you and show it to everybody you know who’s a conservative and ask if they feel more the way that I do or the way that you do and see for yourself what most Conservatives feel like. Let us continue the debate...


47 posted on 03/30/2009 6:35:29 AM PDT by opaque soul
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To: opaque soul

I prefer to continue working within the party to bring conservative change. Throwing up your hands doesn’t help our cause, even though at times everyone feels the same way you do - I have as well.


48 posted on 03/30/2009 7:49:54 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: Sub-Driver

Yes, it’s the Economy stupid! Nice to know Clinton left us something memorable to throw back at ‘em!!


49 posted on 03/30/2009 8:26:49 AM PDT by IndianPrincessOK (Well.......we're still here! I survived, you survived. Is this a dream or a nightmare?)
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To: St. Louis Conservative

What do you expect to achieve, really?


50 posted on 03/30/2009 5:00:38 PM PDT by opaque soul
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