Anger about bailouts and Obamacare and concern about deficits have powered this year's conservative surge, but below the surface is also anger about abortion and concern for unborn babies.
Republicans have named their agenda "A Pledge To America," a title reminiscent of the "Contract With America" drafted by the GOP before it won control of Congress in 1994.
“Congressional Republicans are pledging to ship jobs overseas; blow a $700 billion hole in the deficit to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires; turn Social Security from a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble; once again, subject American families to the recklessness of Wall Street; and take away patients’ rights. Republicans want to return to the same failed economic policies that hurt millions of American and threatened our economy."
from 2000 to 2007 the proportion of federal spending increases sharply, as those who want to decry the policies of the Bush administration and Republican majorities in Congress will note with glee. Starting in 2007, federal spending rises hugely, while median household income doesn’t rise at all. Interestingly, we don’t see anything like this in any of the recession years between 1967 and 2000.
The carefully staged event placed Obama in a suburban backyard -- with a lemonade pitcher nearby -- to hear stories from supporters with health care issues.
The backyard is a recurring backdrop for the White House, part of a larger effort to counter Obama's image as a remote, passionless leader by positioning him as affable, approachable and concerned.
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