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Keep Opposing

By The Daily Dish
Jan 29 2009, 12:51 PM ET

There's nothing inherently wrong or cynical about the GOP opposing Obama's stimulus package. It may be politically stupid (I suspect it is); it may even be insincere (did these people ever really stop Bush's out-of-control spending?); but a few raspberries against a highly popular and talented president are a sign of democratic health. Imagine if we'd had more of that in, say, 2002? Will Wilkinson explains.



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