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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 04:57 PM Original message |
President Obama to deliver statement at 6 p.m. ET - White House |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Link to feed here, to begin momentarily: (LINK) |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Thanks! |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Hopefully he announces shutdown of important govt functions like air traffic control |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Facebook |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. MSNBC is saying this is not a "positive" announcement |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. Boehner apparently walked out today |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama confirming Boehner walking away from WH talks |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. We offered $1t in cuts to spending domestic and intnl (incl military) + $650b cuts to SS/Med |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. We sought revenues, less than GO6 called for (1.2t in revenues) without hiking tax rates |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. Cuts higher to GO6, revenues less than GO6. "Extraordinary fair deal" |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. Dem leaders not on board, but willing to talk |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. No revenues = more burden on seniors, kids, research, etc || Asks nothing of rich/corps |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. We have run out of time |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Top 4 will be at WH at 11a tomorrow to explain how we are going to avoid default through 2013 |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. No option on readdressing this before the election. Plan for NOW. Through 2013 |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
16. GObama! |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. Continues to believe in balance of cuts + revenues || People fed up with political posturing |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
18. Boehner wasn't returning his calls today. (Sounded pissed LOL!) |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. Can Repubs say yes to ANYTHING? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I dunno. Ask David Vitter. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. ROFL!! Now that was priceless. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. Dem leadership NOT happy with proposal, but willing to talk. Unlike Republicans. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. He is willing to take the political heat for McConnell plan |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. Q - SS Checks 8/3 || A - Consulting with Timmeh, if not able, R's responsibility |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. He finds it hard to believe Congress would be that irresponsible (re SS checks) |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. Q - Why embrace GO6? A - Boehner couldn't get his caucus to agree on revenues (ie next best thing) |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. Less balanced deal is better than no deal |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
27. "Responsibility/Shared Sacrifices" basically meaningless if people walk away from responsibilities |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. Q - Breakdown of trust/moving goalline A - They have no capacity to say yes |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
29. Needed enough revenue to protect CURRENT SS/Med beneficiaries (ouch) |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. Challenge in House is to arrive at any agreement that compromises their ideology |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
32. Q - Stand alone debt ceiling in play? A - No option on debt. He will sign ***THROUGH 2013*** |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
33. Extension through 2013 is his line in the sand (repeated several times) |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
34. Another reference to Boehner not returning his call. (LOL!!) |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
35. Q - How will you reassure Wall Street? (WTF?) A - He is confident we will not default |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. Less confident about people being able to make tough decisions. Debt Ceiling not an issue |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. Invoking St Ronnie's corpse on raising the debt ceiling |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. CC&B was "similar" to Obama/Boehner plan (!!) but with less weight on Srs, Poor, Middle class |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. End of Presser |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Thanks so much Ruby |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Happy to help. |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. The last minute of that presser was by far the best. nt |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-22-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. No kidding! |
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