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		<title>The GOP Purity Test</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of Republicans came up with an RNC resolution outlining 10 principles &#8211; many of which are technically platform planks, not principles &#8211; for support of candidates.  A candidate must agree with 8 out of the 10 to receive &#8230; <a href="http://shatternicely.com/2009/11/the-gop-purity-test/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A group of Republicans came up with an RNC resolution outlining <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/11/23/2134917.aspx" target="_blank">10 principles</a> &#8211; many of which are technically platform planks, not principles &#8211; for support of candidates.  A candidate must agree with 8 out of the 10 to receive funding from the RNC.</p>
<p>I scored 8 out of 10.  Actually, it&#8217;s 8.5.  There was half of one I didn&#8217;t care for, but I support the other half of it.  See if you can guess which two I didn&#8217;t like.</p>
<blockquote><p>(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama’s “stimulus” bill;</p>
<p>(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run healthcare;</p>
<p>(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;</p>
<p>(4) We support workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check;</p>
<p>(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;</p>
<p>(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;</p>
<p>(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;</p>
<p>(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;</p>
<p>(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and</p>
<p>(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership;</p></blockquote>
<p>Also, feel free to comment on what MSNBC is calling the GOP&#8217;s &#8220;purity test.&#8221;  Do you think it is a good idea to have a so-called purity test?  Are these items going to help or hurt the GOP and why?</p>
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