{"id":3031,"date":"2007-07-31T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/07\/thompsons-burn-rate.html"},"modified":"2007-07-31T11:21:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-31T11:21:00","slug":"thompsons-burn-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/07\/thompsons-burn-rate.html","title":{"rendered":"Thompson&#8217;s Burn Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Evidently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elephantbiz.com\/2007\/07\/when_too_much_is_not_enough.html\">it&#8217;s low<\/a>, below 20% which is much lower than the other candidates.  All of those who are predicting the end of his candidacy might want to keep that in mind.<br \/>\nBTW, those of you who are also saying that McCain is finished (wishful thinking I know &#8212; I share it :-), might want to take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/corner.nationalreview.com\/post\/?q=NzU0ZGM3NGVlOGE0NDExMzQ4YmIxODhiMzQ1OWQ2YzE=\">where he stands in the polls on specific issues<\/a>.  What I find fascinating about this poll is how uninformed the public is on the economy.  The economy usually takes a hit when taxes are raised.  Wouldn&#8217;t be smart to put the Democrats in charge of our economy if you actually care about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evidently it&#8217;s low, below 20% which is much lower than the other candidates. All of those who are predicting the end of his candidacy might want to keep that in mind. 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