<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[JUST A REMINDER]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The following commitment was made in the 1994 Republican Contract with America: </p>
<blockquote><p>A balanced budget/tax limitation amendment and a legislative line-item veto to restore fiscal responsibility to an out- of-control Congress, requiring them to live under the same budget constraints as families and businesses.</p></blockquote>
<p>It was the first item. Just decide now whether to laugh or cry. <a href="http://raggedthots.blogspot.com/2005/09/revolution-delayed-and-done.html" target="_blank">Robert A. George</a> wonders if this is the end of the Republican era.</p>
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