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On the recordApril 23, 2006
And it's just not responsive to the real issues of the day. I mean, what's the heart of this plan? Scaring people about Iran, putting a lot more troops on the borders with big badges, as they say, and a lot of guns, and tax breaks for investors, and then going out there and bragging a lot about their accomplishments and cozying up to the press.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen criticizes a proposed five-point plan for being cynical and not addressing the real issues facing the country.

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