Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“Do not buy into the BS that you hear.”
— White House press secretary Jay Carney, quoted by The Hill, saying it was “a sign of sloth and laziness” that reporters bought into the GOP idea that federal spending increased dramatically under President Obama.
Wonk Wire: The spending spree that never happened.
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Taegan Goddard
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire -- which for more than two decades has been one of the nation's most influential political news sites.
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