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In reply to the discussion: White House Sequester Moves Puzzle Allies [View all]Hugin
(32,778 posts)11. This vote violated the "spirit" of the sequester.
It was supposed to be 10% across the board cuts and now Congress is tweaking the cuts. They didn't fix it by adding more money to the DoT. Instead, they said the money should be moved from elsewhere in the Department. Where? Which rural bridge may fall or what rural rail crossing remains unprotected, etc?
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To me, it means something positive to be a democrat(small 'd') but doesn't mean much
byeya
Apr 2013
#24
Hey - Latka had a heart of gold and never stopped to weigh the difference between doing good
djean111
Apr 2013
#4
Exactly! He knew they wanted this fixed. They handed him an ace and instead of playing it
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#18
Yep, his base are the unwitting pawns, on board for every sacrifice play. n/t
whatchamacallit
Apr 2013
#27
Perhaps the President does not know or understand the difference between compromise and capitulation
enjoyingyourpeasyet
Apr 2013
#6
GWB has degrees from Harvard and Yale is there some point you are trying to make?
enjoyingyourpeasyet
Apr 2013
#32
I admit that I am confused as to who is doing, and not doing, what regarding the huge mess.
OneGrassRoot
Apr 2013
#8
Why should this surprise anyone? When Obama proposed SS cuts that spoke louder
forestpath
Apr 2013
#22