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Uncommon Knowledge: Thaddeus McCotter

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Did Focus on National Politics Handicap the GOP?

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Representative Thaddeus McCotter argues that the Republican party erred by shifting from a local to a national focus.

"As the Republican party, we are not an ideological national movement, we are a philosophical movement based upon people who get elected by district."
Rep. McCotter Calls Obama's Healthcare Plan 'Repugnant'

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Congressman Thaddeus McCotter defends his previous comment calling Obama's position on healthcare a "revulsion."

"It's Democrats that find this healthcare bill to be too repugnant to vote for," he says.
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TreeLuvBurdpu

Posted: 09.15.10, 03:43 PM

Well you guys are right, if you think war is a great way to stimulate the economy. Just ignore all the dead people, bomb craters, and destroyed businesses, and the fact that they don't always end the way you want them to. The government uses coercion. It is not very compatible with innovation. Free trade, or whips, guns and chains. You pick.

sus

Posted: 01.14.10, 09:47 AM

[QUOTE ]prosperity comes from the private sector, not the public sector... [/QUOTE]? My father, along with 2 million World War II veterans, went college, or received other secondary education, on the G.I.Bill. Prosperous? I would say so - a first generation Italian-American... college, law school, Morris County, N.J. assistant prosecutor, and then into his own private practice. A prosperity made possible from a big, big bad government program. That being the same big bad government program that returned in revenues to the economy almost $7.00 for every one dollar spent. This crop of republicans are enthusiastically selling stupidity. And these are definitely not my father's republicans. They want you to believe they “spent” too much -- they didn't "spend" - they just "bled" us to death. the end. (note: also, millions of returning World War II soldiers used the G.I. Bill to purchase their first homes and much more.. and that’s not even looking at what sprang from Federal R&D funding)

nikonwilly

Posted: 12.25.09, 12:47 AM

This guy is lost! Yes, Shallow propaganda is exactly right! The two party system is killing this country. Sorry, we DO like and WANT the public option. You republicans have destroyed and hijacked this bill...it's now not worth the paper it's written on. This guy is a creep!

MTGRAY

Posted: 09.16.09, 02:06 PM

All REP. should be thrown out of the country. they and their party put America in this most disgraceful part of our history. but it is still a democracy and the only true Democracy will have more parties to contest the fallacy of a two party system.

jbuckle7

Posted: 09.11.09, 12:09 PM

Disappointing shallow propaganda, have yet to see a reasoned informative debate on healthcare

flapjax33

Posted: 09.11.09, 11:55 AM

I'm an "American person", I like the health care reform bill. This guy is a creep.