Dana Milbank

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The Confederacy of Takers

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By Dana Milbank, Published: November 13

President Obama’s opponents have unwittingly come up with a brilliant plan to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” They want to secede from the union.

If Obama were serious about being a good steward of the nation’s finances, he’d let them.

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via Dana Milbank: The Confederacy of Takers – The Washington Post.