Politics

Running from Romney: the GOP’s Phony New Compassion

Same Old Story

Don’t trust the Republicans suddenly rushing to embrace the 47 percent.

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When someone in any social cohort decides to act like Ebenezer Scrooge, it’s easy and quite natural for everyone else to fall into the role of Bob Cratchit.

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