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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:18 PM Dec 2012

President Obama at the "fiscal cliff" negotiations Dec. 27, 2012

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President Obama at the "fiscal cliff" negotiations Dec. 27, 2012 (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP

Must....resist....snarky caption...... vi5 Dec 2012 #1

kinda strange that Reid and Pelosi are not there hfojvt Dec 2012 #2

the republicans already fell off the cliff Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #3

vi5

(13,305 posts)

1. Must....resist....snarky caption......

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:23 PM

Dec 2012

Sorry. I'm weak willed:

"O.K. fine! You guys twisted my arm. Will leave the tax cuts for anyone making under a million and we'll cut Social Security and Medicare! Doesn't look like you've left me much choice!"

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)

2. kinda strange that Reid and Pelosi are not there

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:27 PM

Dec 2012

am I supposed to read that as "Obama has cut them out of the negotiations and will come up with a compromise with the Republicans that Democrats are supposed to line up and accept."

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. the republicans already fell off the cliff

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 01:29 PM

Dec 2012

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