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I had the opportunity to attend an event in D.C. last week which included each candidate’s economic advisor. The forum featured Gary Gensler (Hillary Clinton), Douglass Holtz-Eakin (John McCain) and Douglass Rediker (Barack Obama). In brief summary, let’s just say that if you were not already convinced to support John McCain this session would have been the "coup de grace".

The first of many eye opening statements was offered by Barrack Obama’s representative Douglass Rediker. Besides trying to endear himself to the audience by stating his status as a “reformed” investment banker (sorry, I missed the joke along with numerous other colleagues) Mr. Rediker also offered an explanation for supporting Obama. He and his wife were effectively in a self imposed London exile because the country was racked by partisanship and headed in the wrong direction. However, Barrack Obama had a candidacy built on “telling the truth” and gave them something to “believe in”. I am guessing Douglass Rediker is of the same mind as Michelle Obama and they can now sit together, hold hands and finally be “proud” that Barrack is running. Honestly, is it a requirement for Team Obama acolytes to hate this country? Unfortunately, this was just the beginning.

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It has been known since the dawn of the redistributionist era that such policies only work so long as those being taken from, in one form or another, consent to said taking. Well, it seems that, at least in one state in Hugo Chavez Junior's Bolivia, they are not taking the whole consent-thing lightly.

Right Witch has a blog up regarding Representative Douglas Bruce (R-Colorado Springs) called Representative Savant. She recently interviewed Bruce to discuss some of the statements that he's made on the House floor and elsewhere.

Bruce talks about things that are important to Republicans, such as:

Evidently, local council elections in Great Britain went so bad for PM Gordon Brown's Labour Party that it looks like the next mayor of Londonistan will be a... TORY!?!?

A key House Democrat is seemingly unaware of the recent increases in the cost of food for American households. And in keeping with the dominant trend in Washington toward agricultural welfare, he is trying to make sure sugar prices paid by consumers go ever higher.

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