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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:34 AM Original message |
"It is hard to persuade people to do hard stuff that entails trimming benefits..." |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. Compromise? This guy thinks compromise is giving ten times more than he's getting. |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. + 1000 nt |
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CrossChris (641 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Or is it that we think he's the one giving, and not the one who's getting? nt |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I'm no longer sure he's not a Republican in disguise, so you could be right. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Than *we* are getting. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Yes, WAY TOO comfortable. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. . |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. All compromises seem to take from the left and give to the right. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
7. "...cutting BENEFITS," cutting BENEFITS, cutting BENEFITS. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. TPM: |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. More like eat the cat food. |
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ProfessionalLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. There's a big damn difference between "compromise" and getting totally SCREWED |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
12. George H. W. Bush: "Compassionate conservatism." Obama: "Leaner, meaner government." |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
13. It is hard to persuade congress to do hard stuff that entails trimming |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
14. Well, at least it's not slashing! Just like everyone said, no slashing involved! |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. We can't ask Charlie Sheen to pay three cents more in taxes |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. "Sit down and eat your peas" |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. We've gone from broccoli to peas. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I draw the line at Brussels sprouts |
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daa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. What have the rich and wall street sacrificed? nt |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
19. Some stubborn people just refuse to understand that getting screwed is good for them. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. Well, there's the quote some people have been demanding, |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Yup. nt |
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girl_interrupted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. +1 |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yes indeed, there it is, plain as day. n/t |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. And trimming benefits while fighting useless fucking wars makes it so much |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-11-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
27. Kick. nt |
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