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		<title>Watch CPAC Live</title>
		<link>http://garnetspy.com/2012/02/08/watch-cpac-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to CPAC 2012!  Every year, the American Conservative Union (ACU) brings thousands of grassroots conservatives and conservative leaders together in Washington, DC, for three days of blockbuster speeches, policy discussions and networking opportunities – all celebrating the shared principles of smaller government, a strong national defense and traditional values.  2012 marks the 39th year of the conference.

CPAC 2012 attendees with hear from Presidential candidates Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker Newt Gingrich, and former Senator Rick Santorum. Also featured will be Rep. Paul Ryan, Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and Senator Rand Paul.   Based on this year’s theme, “We STILL Hold These Truths,” CPAC 2012 will feature grassroots training and strategizing to strengthen the conservative movement and ensure conservatives have the resources and tools necessary to defeat the Obama agenda in 2012.

Live video of CPAC 2012 will be broadcasting on CPAC Live from Thursday, February 9 at 9:00am to Saturday, February 11 at 5pm. CPAC Live will offer gavel-to-gavel coverage of the conference, including the opening and closing keynote speeches. <a href="http://garnetspy.com/2012/02/08/watch-cpac-live/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=garnetspy.com&amp;blog=2813747&amp;post=8793&amp;subd=garnetspy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Paul Ryan: A Time for Choosing &#8211; Health Care</title>
		<link>http://garnetspy.com/2012/02/07/rep-paul-ryan-a-time-for-choosing-health-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our long-term fiscal problem is clear: Medicare and Medicaid spending is driving the U.S. further into debt and toward the most predictable economic collapse in our nation’s history. Unless action is taken now, these critical safety nets will no longer exist for those who need them most. <a href="http://garnetspy.com/2012/02/07/rep-paul-ryan-a-time-for-choosing-health-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=garnetspy.com&amp;blog=2813747&amp;post=8781&amp;subd=garnetspy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mistakes of the Father</title>
		<link>http://garnetspy.com/2012/02/03/mistakes-of-the-father/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C. Speight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political campaigns are as delicate as they are brutal.  No matter how hard a candidate pushes and pulls, (s)he is vulnerable to disaster by their own words.  Whether innocently misspoken or candidly honest, a turn of the phrase can turn a run for office into a run for the exits. <a href="http://garnetspy.com/2012/02/03/mistakes-of-the-father/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=garnetspy.com&amp;blog=2813747&amp;post=8748&amp;subd=garnetspy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Powerful Force</title>
		<link>http://garnetspy.com/2012/01/31/a-powerful-force/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C. Speight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a powerful force in American politics and, particularly, the Repyblican Party.  It's not an organized group, a registered union or a structured political entity, but it's a demographic that determines the outcome of every election. <a href="http://garnetspy.com/2012/01/31/a-powerful-force/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=garnetspy.com&amp;blog=2813747&amp;post=8731&amp;subd=garnetspy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Palin: Cannibals in GOP Establishment Employ Tactics of the Left</title>
		<link>http://garnetspy.com/2012/01/28/palin-cannibals-in-gop-establishment-employ-tactics-of-the-left/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have witnessed something very disturbing this week. The Republican establishment which fought Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and which continues to fight the grassroots Tea Party movement today has adopted the tactics of the left in using the media and the politics of personal destruction to attack an opponent.  <a href="http://garnetspy.com/2012/01/28/palin-cannibals-in-gop-establishment-employ-tactics-of-the-left/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=garnetspy.com&amp;blog=2813747&amp;post=8723&amp;subd=garnetspy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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