Sadly, that's so, I just keep expecting them to put the countrys survival ahead of greed.
Joel Send a noteboard - 14/07/2011 09:38:14 PM
Tax hikes for the rich aren't exactly part of the Republican agenda.
Feel free to call me cynical and/or mis-informed
Feel free to call me cynical and/or mis-informed
As I said, those US dollars they're stuffing their pockets with won't be worth much if the economy collapses. Apparently Treasury Secretary Geithner has been thinking the same I have: With what just happened in Greece and the ongoing concerns about them and the rest of PIGS, this is a BAD time to test global confidence in nations on the brink of bankruptcy. The dirty little secret in all this is that, according to Wikipedia, what was true of US debt in my childhood remains true now: 47% of US debt is held by non-Americans; guess who that means has the other 53%. I'll give you a hint: They ALWAYS think their taxes are too high....
EDIT: To correct transposed numbers.
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Debt Ceiling Debacle: Are Republican Leaders Spinelessly Selfish, or Cluelessly Selfish?
- 14/07/2011 04:57:30 PM
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funny how people only believe polls that say what they want to hear
- 14/07/2011 06:08:21 PM
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Actually, I believe the polls regularly showing Romney ahead of Obama now.
- 14/07/2011 09:30:01 PM
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watch out you almost made rational argument there
- 15/07/2011 02:47:02 PM
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Watch out, you completely ignored my arguments there.
- 15/07/2011 04:20:44 PM
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Didn't Obama sign the tax cuts we are operating under now? He deserves some credit for that
- 15/07/2011 07:16:14 PM
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Actually, I agree; granting the Republicans demands does make him partly culpable.
- 15/07/2011 09:33:50 PM
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I have yet to hear anything about any actual proposal
- 14/07/2011 06:23:16 PM
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I think you have to be there to get a detailed spreadsheet, but the general terms are known.
- 14/07/2011 08:36:39 PM
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Your entire response is lacking actual answers.
- 15/07/2011 03:42:04 AM
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There were answers, just very general ones; the specifics aren't being publicly released.
- 15/07/2011 04:19:47 AM
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That kind of headline doesn't really help, you know?
- 14/07/2011 06:33:43 PM
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I second this. Definitely need less antagonism *NM*
- 14/07/2011 07:36:54 PM
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I admit I too readily meet antagonism with antagonism these days.
- 14/07/2011 09:56:45 PM
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"I have no idea what we're talking about, but my opinion is important anyway!"
- 14/07/2011 09:03:10 PM
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just because you believe the silly rhetoric doens't mean it isn't rhetoric *NM*
- 14/07/2011 09:27:08 PM
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I can't think of anything else to call it.
- 14/07/2011 09:17:42 PM
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I just think that you could have said all that in a much more less antagonistic way.
- 14/07/2011 10:16:49 PM
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I do see your point, but it often takes a shock for people to question reflexive views.
- 14/07/2011 10:53:07 PM
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it is selfish to demand tax increases to allow needed spending reductions *NM*
- 15/07/2011 02:48:11 PM
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It's shamefully selfish to demand others sacrifice their existence for your luxury.
- 15/07/2011 04:14:04 PM
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that woulkd be shameful thank god it isnothing but rhetoric *NM*
- 15/07/2011 07:17:44 PM
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It's the simple sad truth.
- 15/07/2011 09:36:34 PM
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so if it was your family you'd only cut expenses and not find a way to make extra income?
- 15/07/2011 07:45:21 PM
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if you think silly comparison to family budget are valid then you need to ask yourself that question *NM*
- 17/07/2011 06:51:06 PM
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And you haven't even gotten into the cries for a "balanced budget amendment."
- 14/07/2011 09:17:04 PM
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I think they're doing exactly what the people who paid to put them into office are expecting them to
- 14/07/2011 09:23:45 PM
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Sadly, that's so, I just keep expecting them to put the countrys survival ahead of greed.
- 14/07/2011 09:38:14 PM
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You know, if I pretended like I didn't have a family to support, I'd say, "Fuck it. Default."
- 15/07/2011 03:50:30 AM
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Maybe you can't be that cavalier, but the House majority clearly can.
- 15/07/2011 04:56:03 AM
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these are the same tax increases that were extended by the dems
- 15/07/2011 02:49:35 PM
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EDIT: Wait, I get it now; you're just trolling me.
- 15/07/2011 04:14:00 PM
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- 15/07/2011 04:14:00 PM
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no I am just pointing out simple facts but your partisan blinders refuse to allow you to see them
- 15/07/2011 07:22:03 PM
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Republicans didn't just "support" tax cuts: They demanded them then and won't relinquish them now.
- 15/07/2011 09:58:37 PM
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Did the Mitch McConnel thing remind anyone else of Jar Jar Binks appearing before the Senate...
- 15/07/2011 07:38:52 AM
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It probably would have if I didn't do everything I could to avoid thinking of Jar Jar Binks *NM*
- 15/07/2011 11:20:09 AM
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*NM*
Clueless only in the sense that they aren't heeding the signals of their owners.
- 17/07/2011 06:46:42 AM
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Coaches have to do things fans dislike to win games, or get fired anyway when they lose.
- 17/07/2011 04:11:38 PM
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