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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeep Throat explains the Sequester
Last edited Sat Mar 2, 2013, 04:52 PM - Edit history (3)
They were afraid of Muskie. Look at what happened to Muskie.
They wanted to run against McGovern. Look who they are running against.
They wanted the economy to falter as long as there was a black president, and for the government to fail to operate...
They wanted to run against McGovern. Look who they are running against.
They wanted the economy to falter as long as there was a black president, and for the government to fail to operate...
All the chatter about who is "winning" the sequester is inside-the-beltway literal blame-game stuff... if the Republicans are blamed then we "win."
But it is not winning, merely losing less. When we enter a double-dip recession that will not be a victory for the President or our Party, and surely not a win for the people. It is never good to be the President presiding over economic weakening.
The Republicans want the government to cease functioning, but we are disinclined to believe it. Surely they must have some other agenda that *makes sense.*
Even Lucy has her limits... if we put a bomb-collar on Linus so that if Lucy pulls away the football Linus' head will blow off then she's sure to hold the football this time!
"We" persist in thinking Lucy is playing a game with rules that make sense to us. If we had a little brother we would love him and not want his head to be blown off.
The Republicans are the bunker party. The end-of-the-world Party. Their whole sick schtick only makes sense the worse things are. They want Linus' head to blow off. They want any bad, fucked up thing.
They don't care about governing. They don't care about keeping the lid on. Hell, they *want* the poor to rise up, so they can shoot the poor in the streets. They want war. Think about that... they want war.
When someone WANTS to bomb Iran, why would they draw the line at 8% cuts in Head Start?
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Deep Throat explains the Sequester (Original Post)
cthulu2016
Mar 2013
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Don't forget that Republicans aren't the only reason the sequester gimmick came into being
kenny blankenship
Mar 2013
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kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)1. Don't forget that Republicans aren't the only reason the sequester gimmick came into being
spanone
(135,886 posts)2. 'they' couldn't make him a one-term President so they are trying to destroy the country.
the buck always stops at the top.
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)3. .