1.0 link 206781 <![CDATA[Republicans Purge Their Own Over Taxes And Spending]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/22/republicans-purge-their-o_n_206781.html The Republican Party's anti-tax litmus test is becoming much more rigid and localized. And in some cases it is leading to party efforts to purge elected officials.

This past month, the political world stood in amazement as longtime Republican Arlen Specter -- facing a heavy backlash from Pennsylvania Republicans -- switched his party affiliation and became a Democrat. The defection was attributed to a bout of ill-fitting philosophies and political opportunism on Specter's behalf. The senator, RNC Chairman Michael Steele declared,...

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