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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:33 PM Original message |
Did you just hear Jonathnt Alter om MSNBC? He said "What nobody is talking about |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Unfortunately, Ma'am, There Is Serious Doubt He Has The Intestinal Fortitude To Do This |
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texanwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. We have seen this before. |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I don't know...that seems exactly the kind of politics he likes... |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. True, about the time i am so disappointed in his decisions he |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. +1 Thank you for your honesty. |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. My thoughts exactly, sir. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. +1 |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Unfortunately, Sir, you are probably correct. |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. He won't be running for re-election... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. he coulda/shoulda done that last year. |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. In deference to president Obama.... |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Yes, because putting all that money into "the economy" did such great 'job creation' |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
59. But they're jobs creators! |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. WTF? This is blatant historical revisionism. Republicans forced the extension |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. So, did Congress extend those cuts or did Obama get benefits extended? |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. I believe they had to work in concert.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Of course they did, as all Congresses work with |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. It's not blatant historical revisionism.... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
50. And to keep them for the middle class |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. WTF? And that's how that money created jobs and solved unemployment, right? |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. Did you actually read what I wrote.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Yes, I did read it. I saw that you didn't agree. n/t |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
49. I thought he extended the cuts in order to get a year's worth of unemployment benefits |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. I believe that was the deal... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. Yep....shoulda done it last year... |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes, he is 100% right! I said the same in my earlier posts... |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wasn't this true even before this deal. Weren't they set to expire anyhow at the end of 2012? nt |
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LonePirate (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. I will believe those tax cuts have expired on 1/1/13 if it actually happens. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. You mean his successor. |
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LonePirate (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Yes, I meant successor. Thanks. I have made the correction. |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. And I'm sure the GOP won't create another crisis and hold |
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lyonn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Hell, that's the only game they know |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. Just like he vetoed their extension in 2010? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. It's certainly hard to believe otherwise. n/t |
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RickFromMN (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Obama will cave. Let's hope enough Democrats, in the Senate, filibuster any attempt to extend them. |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. Allegedly. nt |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. we'll have to wait to see what actually happens when they're about to expire, though |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. Unless they take another hostage. (or more likely, the same one) |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. They would have to make up for $3.8 trillion. |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
25. i'm afraid repubs will just find something else to hold hostage for those tax cuts. eom |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
27. they were supposed to expire in 2010. |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
53. Really? What happened? n/t |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:15 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. you're joking, right? |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. When have I EVER? n/t |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. Do you REALLY trust Obama to veto such a bill? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Maybe if he's a lame duck and has nothing to lose by then? |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. And as a lame duck, I don't know whether to trust him either! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I agree about a primary challenge. |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. RFK Junior comes to mind... |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Ok, I hadn't thought of that but you have a point. |
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bobdawg (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
32. He already gave the bully this particular lunch money once before. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Ah, life in a Banana Republic. |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
34. So if Obama loses and ends the Bush tax cuts... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
36. Those tax cuts aren't going anywhere. |
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Nimrod1 (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. Bush Tax Cuts would most likely be extended.... |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
46. how is that news? |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
52. I heard him. I was encouraged. Jonathan usually has a good read on things. nt |
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Greybnk48 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Yes he does. I like him too, even though he has pissed |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
57. Actually - I think we draw the line here... |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
60. This has been his plan all along. They can't say he won't extend them.... |
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