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Article: GOP purists willing to sacrifice their own to push anti-tax agenda.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- July 4, 2003
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Byline: Dick Polman
PHILADELPHIA _ Stephen Moore and his die-hard conservative allies are taking lots of hits these days. They're reviled as "cannibals." They're accused of "eating their own." They're "fratricidal purists." Their tactics are "stupid."
And that's just what fellow Republicans say about them.
The GOP reigns in Washington, but not always harmoniously. There are fissures at the moment _ purists versus pragmatists, conservatives versus moderates _ and the name-calling has gotten so bad, you would think they were auditioning for "Jerry Springer."
Basically, the purists are not satisfied with the Republican triumph. They see ...