The GOP 'Pledge': What's Not In It

Mother Jones:

You can read it yourself. Or peruse the reviews: liberal Ezra Klein dissects its internal contradictions; tea partier Erick Erickson decries the "Pledge" as a sell-out of the tea party movement; Republican curmudgeon David Frum finds it retro and short on "modern" and "affirmative" ideas for governing during a recessionary year. But here's a short-cut for you. Below is a list of words and phrases and the number of times they are each mentioned in the 45-page "Pledge."

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Comments

[FinalRetribution]

10:10 PM on 09/25/2010

YOU all need to remember, per Gallup, about 40% of the voters are conservative, 25% liberals, and 35% “moderates”. A document that pleases ONLY conservatives leads to a House MINORITY which can get nothing done. In this election, “moderates” or “independents” AGREE with conservatives (and form majorities of voters) that taxes and spending must be cut, and obamaCare must be repealed, so that’s what the Pledge says the Republicans will do.

After the 2010 elections, Republicans will probably have a House majority, but may not have a Senate majority, and they will certainly NOT have a filibuster-proof Senate majority or a veto-proof (2/3) majority in either chamber. They will use the “power of the purse” in the House to DEFUND some of oil-bama’s excesses.

Even this Pledge might be an “over-promise”, but only slightly so. oil-bama promised “the moon” in his campaign: hope, change, socialized medicine, jobs, lower spending, low unemployment, closing Gitmo, and world peace, and voters know that he has NOT kept his promises, but lots of things have gotten worse. oil-bama over-promised and couldn’t deliver, so disillusioned and angry voters are turning against him.

And YOU guys will lose BIG come November. BIG!

[nofir2]

08:47 PM on 09/25/2010

The Other 98% John Boehner and the GOP's Pledge to America: "We pledge to crank up the corporate welfare, give tax breaks to our Libertarian billionaire patrons, and dismantle the social safety net - cause we can't afford that."
http://www.facebook.com/TheOther98

[TYRANNASAURUS]

06:58 PM on 09/25/2010

TAKE A GOOD LONG LOOK AT THE PHOTO AND ASK YOURSELF THIS.......... WOULD YOU BUY A USED CAR FROM THIS MAN?

[Deschris]

05:23 PM on 09/25/2010

These snake oil salesmen think they can solve the country's problems with division,hatred,satanic ceremonies and voodoo as in blood pact.America wake up from your trance or you will revisit the horror of 2000 to 2008 in a hurry.

[Neophyte]

05:10 PM on 09/25/2010

The neo-GOP( the defection of Southern Democrats to the Republican party) has achieved all it has set out to achieve. This achievement was at its zenith during the Reagan era. Now, it has nothing to do but hold, no change. Bask in the glow of Reagan and pretend it's perpetual 1980s.

That's the neo-GOP legacy and future.

The neo-GOP is patently anachronistic.

[Megajim]

04:56 PM on 09/25/2010

Justice for the poor

[steve11407]

01:25 PM on 09/25/2010

Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

[Smartenup012]

01:20 PM on 09/25/2010

Negative,repeal,dismantle,remove,cut...this is the Republicans idea to how to get the country moving...oh, I forgot...give the Bush Tax Cuts to the Top 2% of the Wealthiest...but cut anything remotely having to due with helping the poor and middle class! Yes, this sounds like a great idea...if you are one of the Top 2% of the Wealthiest!!! VOTE DEMOCRAT!

[greezil428]

09:26 AM on 09/25/2010

G-rowing
O-ld
P-ledge

[greezil428]

09:22 AM on 09/25/2010

Lots of pictures oooooh.

[Kap Hop]

08:37 AM on 09/25/2010

There's something in it!?

[cef911f1]

08:58 AM on 09/25/2010

I really expected a much shorter article. Something on the order of "nothing new and nothing of value".

[Kap Hop]

10:04 AM on 09/25/2010

Even that much would be asking for a lot;)

[Pupadup4oBama]

02:41 AM on 09/25/2010

The change is coming and these guys are going to get lost in the wave.

[murphysgirl]

12:05 AM on 09/25/2010

Once again the party of NO ideas..

[Dbos]

11:51 PM on 09/24/2010

Whats not in this pledge but is in a more important pledge;"With liberty and justice for all"

[springsm]

10:50 PM on 09/24/2010

Oh gosh, Boehner is sick and that less than bright Cathy McMorris Rogers looks soooo proud.  Yuk.