The GOP Alternative

By Chris Good
After being hammered by Democrats for not releasing a budget alternative of their own, House Republicans today released their "Road to Recovery" budget document today. At 19 pages (Obama's was 142), it reads more like a manifesto than a line-by-line refutation of Obama. Its goals: lower spending, lower taxes on individuals and businesses, end bailouts, and control the national debt.

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