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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:43 PM Dec 2012

I Do Not Expect The GOP To Relent In The New Year -----

They will double down on cutting Social Security, Medicare And Medicaid and will move to abolish ACA. I expect them to be more extreme.

They and the corrupt media and in particular hate radio will blame Obama and the Demos for raising everyone's taxes.

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uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
1. This is logic seeing that they have districts sewn up and will be primaried for going along with any
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:46 PM
Dec 2012

....thing a dem proposes like they have been primaried in the past.

No reason for them not to "stand their ground"

2010 elections really hurt american

elfin

(6,262 posts)
3. Sadly, yes. There is a sizable, "safe" knot of angry, bigoted and DUMB Reps that can...
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:56 PM
Dec 2012

Push around the hapless Boehner, because their numbers are just large enough to stymie any substantive progress and cause the feared double dip severe recession.

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