"I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest of society; Tea Party zealots, who say with a straight face that they want the government to get out of their Medicare; and remnants of the pro-business moderates."
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Source: Kill the JOBS Act! by Eliot Spitzer, www.slate.com. March 19, 2012.
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