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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:22 PM Original message |
Just FYI: This right-wing controlled House is why Obama cut a tax deal last year |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. You mean the event which demonstrated that Obama would let himself be rolled by GOP hostage takers? |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Their demands would be the same regardless. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Obama and Congressional Dems should have dealt with this in |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. January 2009? Yea, that's right, he was slacking off that month. nt |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. In January 2009, he had enormous political capital. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. iirc, he was trying to save this country from a depression, |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 11:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. While that's true, they figured they could address it at a later date |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Damned if he does... thanks, and rec'd. I agree; blame to |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. K/R; but some are happy to carry water for the GOP and blame the President |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. CakeGrrl you have nailed it |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. I know what you mean, but what I hate about it is the idea that we have all completely |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. The teabaggers have no political will to deal with the president |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. That's why all of this should have been done in 2009, when we had 59/60 senators and |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. At the very least they should have done something before the election |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Nobody was predicting the GOP slaughter that happened in 2010 |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. "Nobody was predicting the GOP slaughter that happened in 2010" |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. No they weren't |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. There were quite a few people |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yes, it would have strengthened their hand |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No one |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. They should have put up the tax extension early in the term |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. The GOP may have been in the minority, but they still had enough power to stall everything |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Please reread my post |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. The teabaggers were embolded by a compliant media and the health care debate |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I disagree...I guess we should leave it at that for now |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. I absolutely agree on who is to "blame." But does this mean that President Obama |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-27-11 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. +1 |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. Some won't just blame Obama, but other Dems |
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