Young Guns : A New Generation of Conservative Leaders (27 page)
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Authors: Eric Cantor;Paul Ryan;Kevin McCarthy
Schock election in,
161
–63,
188
inauguration, Obama’s,
39
,
43
–44,
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inflation,
118
innovation,
61
,
120
,
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,
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,
143
,
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,
179
interest rates,
118
internships, unpaid,
144
–45
Japan,
136
Jenkins, Lynn,
158
–60
Jerusalem,
82
jobs: and basic test for domestic policy,
70
and commitment of Young Guns,
180
and dependency agenda,
42
and elections of 2008,
40
,
158
and elections of 2009,
66
and energy issues,
61
,
73
and entrepreneurship,
144
in government,
15
“green,”
73
and health care,
75
and Keynesian economics,
46
lack of Democratic activity about,
71
manufacturing,
15
and need for vision of change,
12
,
15
and new generation of Republican leadership,
71
and Obama at House Republican retreat,
91
in private sector,
20
“report cards” about,
153
Republican alternative plans for,
46
,
48
,
50
,
51
,
71
–72
and Republican solidarity,
179
as Republicans’ No. 1 priority,
45
and Republicans on offensive,
168
and Ryan’s Roadmap for America,
137
small business as source of,
47
and source of change in Washington,
20
and stimulus bill,
46
,
48
,
50
,
51
,
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,
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,
71
,
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and taxes,
71
,
72
and tipping point,
121
Washington as disconnected from creating and maintaining,
34
and Washington Way,
95
and Young Guns candidates in 2010 elections,
184
,
186
–87.
See also
unemployment
Joint Economic Committee, U.S. House-Senate,
115
Jordan,
84
J.P. Morgan,
34
Kansas: Jenkins election in,
158
–60
Kinzinger, Adam,
188
–89
Krohn, Cyrus,
166
LaHood, Ray,
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Lamborn, Doug,
148
–49
Latta, Bob,
149
leadership: McCarthy’s comments about,
152
need for new,
88
and need for vision of change,
15
new generation of Republican,
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–88,
179
–80
and Republican control in Washington,
21
Lee, Chris,
46
legislative agenda,
28
–29,
44
–45
Levi, Primo,
79
Levin, Yuval,
103
liberty,
10
,
37
,
69
,
105
,
123
,
129
,
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,
134
Limbaugh, Rush,
52
limited government: compared with governments in Europe,
42
and Constitution,
131
and elections of 2008,
160
and elections of 2009,
65
,
96
and health care,
105
McCarthy’s early beliefs in,
143
and new generation of leaders,
69
Republican belief in,
20
,
28
Republican loyalty to,
129
and Republicans’ losing way,
128
and Ryan’s campaign for House,
126
and tipping point,
114
in Virginia,
32
and Young Guns candidates,
158
,
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,
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,
186
Los Angeles Times
,
71
Madia, Ashwin,
160
–61
Madison, James,
29
Madoff, Bernie,
40
manufacturing jobs,
15
Massachusetts: special election of 2010 in,
65
–66,
97
,
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,
179
,
186
McCain, John,
187
McCarthy, Jeremiah,
145
McCarthy, Kevin: Capitol Building feelings of,
141
–42,
191
as chief recruiter for elections of 2010,
171
–75
differences and commonalities among Cantor, McCarthy and,
19
–20
first experience in public service of,
144
–45
idealism of,
145
as lottery winner,
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as member of Republican House freshman class of 2006,
148
–49
and need for vision of change,
3
–16
personal and professional background of,
142
–46
as Republican Deputy Whip,
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as small-businessman,
143
–44
travels of,
146
–47,
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,
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,
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–73
2006 campaign of,
146
–48,
190
.
See also
Young Guns;
specific topic
McDonnell, Bob,
66
Medicaid,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
137
Medicare,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
136
–37
Michel, Bob,
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Middle East,
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,
83
–84.
See
also
specific nation
Minnesota: Paulsen election in,
160
–61
minorities,
36
Mughrabi, Dalal,
82
–83
Myrick, Sue,
27
Napolitano, Janet,
166
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC),
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,
170
–71