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Related: About this forumPic Of The Moment: House Republicans Cave Early On Debt Limit Fight, Admit Previous Strategy Was BS
Suddenly holding the debt ceiling hostage is now just "theater" to Amash and his cohorts.
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Pic Of The Moment: House Republicans Cave Early On Debt Limit Fight, Admit Previous Strategy Was BS (Original Post)
EarlG
Feb 2014
OP
And they are truly spineless. It's safer to work to belittle the poor while adoring the rich. n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#10
It's not so much that they caved on the debt limit. It's that they are focusing on their
A Simple Game
Feb 2014
#5
Democrats should fund ads that use these quotes from the past. Let the Rethugs explain
DhhD
Feb 2014
#8
Gee--the "political theater" talking point must have been high up on the talking point memo! nt
MADem
Feb 2014
#11
I am personally embarrassed by Justin Amash. He is living, breathing proof that the
catbyte
Feb 2014
#12
Pings
(5 posts)1. Yep, it's the old "we'll fix it after the elections" ploy
Or "we'll have much more flexibility" if we hold the house and capture the Senate gambit.
Slimy bastards ain't they.
2naSalit
(86,900 posts)2. Flaming
sh*tnecks!
Cha
(297,935 posts)9. That's an apt description..
"shitnecks".
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)3. PukeBaggers...
Always full of hypocrisy and shit.
Bluzmann57
(12,336 posts)4. Ok, now restore extended UI benefits
and raise the minimum wage. Wait? Can't do that? Your masters won't let you?
Liars, every repuke out there.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)10. And they are truly spineless. It's safer to work to belittle the poor while adoring the rich. n/t
A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)5. It's not so much that they caved on the debt limit. It's that they are focusing on their
number one priority.
Getting re-elected.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)6. previous shut down will be in every ad against 'em
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)7. shutdown threat was not "bullshit" it identified them as Terrorists.
recommended!
DhhD
(4,695 posts)8. Democrats should fund ads that use these quotes from the past. Let the Rethugs explain
how they threatened to do harm to the American people. No one will believe their latest lie.
MADem
(135,425 posts)11. Gee--the "political theater" talking point must have been high up on the talking point memo! nt
underpants
(182,990 posts)13. Their internal polling must have shocked them
Run away!!!
catbyte
(34,517 posts)12. I am personally embarrassed by Justin Amash. He is living, breathing proof that the
Citizen's United decision was an evile, vile clusterfuck of epic proportions.