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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 09:55 PM Original message |
Obama to create fiscal commission Thursday |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. skip the phony PR stunt and cut the military budget by, say, 50% nt |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Right on. |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hard choices? A 50% cut in the Pentagon budget would be a hard choice. |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Isn't this pretty much the same type of commission the Senate voted down? |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Exactly. I can't wait to see what they will come up with, either. nt |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. This should be watched closely, because they're going to try to cut SS & Medicare under the guise of |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Oh but they really really don't want to, it's one of those hard choices. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. oh, yeah. i (wink wink) know. |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. The commission will obviously have no legislative power to cut any federally mandated program. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. If the commission recommends it, & Congress wants to do it, they will. |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 11:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Hey, c'mon now. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 11:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I'm starting to compose my letter & fact sheet now. Then I'll xerox both & distribute to friends, |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 12:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Please do and be sure to post it to your DU journal, |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Yes, please post it, and post it often. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. 'making some hard choices' - I can hardly wait. |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Alan Simpson? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Big "change", ain't it? |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. Instant fail. n/t |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. Every day he shrivels up more. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. Big government for the rich. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-16-10 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. When they say the word "reform" I reach for my revolver. |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
21. Our resident cheerleader in chief hasn't hit this thread yet. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
22. He should pack the Panel with survivors of the cast of COOL HAND LUKE. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
23. The Great Privatizer is in the house |
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jeanpalmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
24. Erskine Bowles, banker |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Wow, that's one helluva quote you posted there. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. That quote makes me ill. I was "too busy" to read the book. My fault |
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Spike from MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I didn't read the book. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Wow. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
27. This just screams EPIC FAIL. |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
28. "a bipartisan fiscal commission". Oh good. This should be productive. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-17-10 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
32. eveing kick. nt. |
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