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Axelrod On CNN: Republicans May Be Trying To Tear Down The Economy On Purposeby Josh Feldman | 4:25 pm, October 30th, 2011 On CNN’s State of the Union today, former Obama advisor David Axelrod expressed his frustration on Congressional inaction on many important issues related to the economy and, more specifically, the inability of Republicans to come together with the president on issues they normally agree with. Candy Crowley highlighted a quote from White House Chief of Staff William Daley, saying in part that the Republicans and Democrats have been going at it and making it hard for President Obama...

Another gem from DNC spokesman and Hardball host Chris Matthews. "We start with desperate Republicans, boy are they desperate". MSNBC’s Chris Matthews tells his guests that, “they are so horny for (Chris) Christie” because, “they hate the list they have been given.”

Sen. Charles Schumer (D - NY) said Thursday morning that he believed that Republicans in Congress would rather see President Obama defeated than economic improvement that would benefit the country as a whole. "I think that is true. I think that is absolutely true. I'm sure are some on their side who would say that of people on our side, but I believe that is all too true," Schumer said on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Schumer contrasted Republican opposition to the president's economic policies to Democrats who were against the war in Iraq during George W. Bush's presidency. "During the Iraq...