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Bushwhacked? The GOP is not what it used to be. But no matter how far to the left it has moved, the Democrats make it appear conservative by offering an even more liberal alternative.(Snapshots)

The New American

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"Republicans in Congress [have been] told that because of 9/11 and the war, we must support things we have always opposed: huge increases in our national debt, whopping deficits, and massive foreign aid. I hope we will soon return to a truly conservative, non-interventionist foreign policy."

Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.)

"If you told me when I was in college that the Democrats would be the party ...

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