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The Gingrich Generation

The Gingrich Generation

The Gringrich generation of Republicans wasn’t all it was cracked up to be when elected, but thanks to this New York Times analysis we know even more: the remaining members have become the source of the problem, having gone from cutters to big spenders. Compare the results of political markets with those of free enterprise: what would happen to a company hired to put out fires when it was discovered that it was lighting them instead? [Thanks, Alex]

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