Conservatives Lose Effort For Deeper Spending Cuts

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Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-run House has said "no" to the most conservative members who wanted to cut even more than the GOP's budget-cutting bill.

The vote Friday was a rare setback for conservatives and their tea party supporters, who were so important to the GOP's election success last fall.

By a 281-147 vote, the House refused to cut $22 billion more in domestic programs. The overall bill would cut $60 billion from federal programs in the remaining seven months of the government's current budget year.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/02/18/national/w115610S48.DTL

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1. Hey Tea Baggers, the GOP has betrayed you. Start your own 3rd party.

Run a tea bagger against every GOP member of the House and Senate. Run 2 tea baggers for President. (Can I suggest Michele Bachmann?)

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