Gingrey, 3 others from Ga. join congressional Tea Party Caucus
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ATLANTA (AP) — Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia have joined the fledgling congressional Tea Party Caucus.

Members of the caucus held their first meeting on Wednesday, with Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., as chairwoman.

The Georgia members are Reps. Phil Gingrey of Marietta, Tom Price of Roswell, Paul Broun of Athens and Tom Graves of Ranger.

Gingrey calls the tea party the greatest grass-roots movement he's ever seen. Broun says the caucus expresses the most powerful political force in the country.

Bachman says the caucus has 24 members so far. The caucus pledges to support tea party ideals of less government, lower taxes and strict adherence to the Constitution.
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BS-Detector
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July 26, 2010
"Bachman says the caucus has 24 members so far"

The Georgia members are Reps. Phil Gingrey of Marietta, Tom Price of Roswell, Paul Broun of Athens and Tom Graves of Ranger.

If the 24 of you would give up your seat in DC wouldn't that be less government? Those tea party people are a funny bunch.

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Mipoco
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July 25, 2010
He votes against the GOP on one issue and gets threats?

GOP Senator Lindsey Graham May Pay High Political Price For Supporting Elena Kagan

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/lindsey-grahams-vote-for_n_653948.html
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Mipoco
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July 25, 2010
One Congressman on one issue? Judicial appointments.

Pretty much votes everything on party lines. Here is his record for the year:

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/g000359/votes/

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/g000359/votes/page2/
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FormerRoman
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July 24, 2010
Lindsey Graham-You only asked for one!
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Mipoco
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July 24, 2010
CapitolG wrote: "If people would educate themselves and put party affiliation aside, it could be a reality."

Show me ONE republican in Congress willing to do that since 1/20/2009.

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gahalls
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July 24, 2010
Voter we all know that SirDud is your brain child and second account to troll with.
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Mipoco
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July 24, 2010
Sounds like CapitolG and gahalls have already had a room. You boys are the proud parents of SirDud, aren't you?

Boortz did NOT create the Fair Tax idea. That's been around as long as income taxes themselves. Boortz did help form the movement in recent years.
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P-Town
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July 24, 2010
Liberals can support Boortz and the Libertarian party as they are the only ones who would actually stay out of your business. It is the progressive liberals who hate him as they can only support the ruling class of this country who they believe will ram their views down your throats. Without the strong voice of Americans the ruling class who run the politics from behind the scenes will never allow a fair tax a chance as it would remove the power from them and place it in the hands of patriots.
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RyanM
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July 23, 2010
Cap I think the liberals not being able to agree with Boortz is only a small part of it.

I think it's more the ignorance of the masses. Myself included. I tend to read just about everything that passes my way, but I haven't given the FairTax a fair shake. It actually sounds interesting.

Although I don't understand how you can buy a car that's used, but only a week old, and not pay taxes. (i don't know, maybe that's a problem I could get used to)

I do like the tax on consumption aspect though, b/c right now the rich just shelter their money anyway, and the poor/working class are the ones that pay double tax on everything.

Guess I should quit wasting time here and go read.
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ipaytaxes
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July 23, 2010
i looked at the website for Fair Tax. It would not apply to Georgia withholding taxes. The State of Georgia gets a lot more of my money than the federal gov't. http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_basics_main

but hey i think abolishing the IRS & the 50 million regulations sounds good too.
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gahalls
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July 22, 2010
This conservative will argue that if we have to keep the income tax that we should not all be in the same bracket but should play by the same rules. Make them low rates and absolutely no write offs, deductions, or credits. That will take the politics out. Other wise you just move tax burdens around and keep giving them new names every year. I vote for the Fair Tax.
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RyanM
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July 22, 2010
You know, the argument that we should all be in the same tax bracket is pretty straight forward.

The question is can the conservative leaning people argue the other side of the argument?
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ipaytaxes
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July 22, 2010
NO He is not doing a good job. he is slicker than snot on a doorknob.
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gahalls
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July 22, 2010
:)
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gahalls
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July 22, 2010
Hey Cap... You should stay out of this one and let these two love birds keep making fools of one another. My lord Voter and Mip get a room!!! You two sound like two pigs in a poke.
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Mipoco
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July 22, 2010
Well alrighty then.

Pelosi, what does she do for you Cap?

Pelosi: Tax cuts for affluent should go

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100722/pl_nm/us_tax_pelosi;_ylt=Ag3svzvtlIadS._9nZa0yQqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbmE5NDJlBHBvcwM4MgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3BvbGl0aWNzBHNsawNwZWxvc2l0YXhjdXQ-
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Mipoco
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July 22, 2010
CapitolG wrote: "And another thing... Why does a picture of Gingrey always turn you guys into babbling dumb asses."

Cap I have "Load Images" disabled. I see no photos.

Was I babbling?
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Mipoco
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July 22, 2010
Fox! Bush! Beck! Palin! Bush! Bachman! Limbaugh! Gingrey! Bush!

AAAARRRRRRUUUUGGGHHH!!!!
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FormerRoman
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July 22, 2010
Voter, these two Drs. were practitioners not Academics..A Gynocologist and an Optometrist..NOW, The White House is full of Academics who've never had a "real" job!
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Mipoco
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July 22, 2010
Straw poll:

Between the two stars Sarah Palin and the "rising star" Michele Bachmann who is the brightest star?

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