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I just think that you could have said all that in a much more less antagonistic way. AliasRY Send a noteboard - 14/07/2011 10:16:49 PM
Nothing's happened yet, the deadline is still a couple of weeks away. The Republicans are being incredibly stubborn about this. Hopefully they will come to some agreement. And sure what they are doing might be spinelessly selfish or cruelly selfish, but you don't have to use those words. As they say on the internet, "thems fighting words!". You just get people's backs up and then they wouldn't even listen to what you say because they have already decided to oppose whatever you say.
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Debt Ceiling Debacle: Are Republican Leaders Spinelessly Selfish, or Cluelessly Selfish? - 14/07/2011 04:57:30 PM 983 Views
funny how people only believe polls that say what they want to hear - 14/07/2011 06:08:21 PM 508 Views
That kind of headline doesn't really help, you know? - 14/07/2011 06:33:43 PM 625 Views
I second this. Definitely need less antagonism *NM* - 14/07/2011 07:36:54 PM 218 Views
"I have no idea what we're talking about, but my opinion is important anyway!" - 14/07/2011 09:03:10 PM 610 Views
just because you believe the silly rhetoric doens't mean it isn't rhetoric *NM* - 14/07/2011 09:27:08 PM 190 Views
Rhetoric can be right or wrong, but it's still rhetoric. *NM* - 14/07/2011 09:56:32 PM 305 Views
I can't think of anything else to call it. - 14/07/2011 09:17:42 PM 657 Views
I just think that you could have said all that in a much more less antagonistic way. - 14/07/2011 10:16:49 PM 650 Views
I do see your point, but it often takes a shock for people to question reflexive views. - 14/07/2011 10:53:07 PM 610 Views
there's a difference between shock and antagonism - 14/07/2011 11:43:20 PM 493 Views
Fair enough. - 15/07/2011 12:27:44 AM 664 Views
it is selfish to demand tax increases to allow needed spending reductions *NM* - 15/07/2011 02:48:11 PM 342 Views
It's shamefully selfish to demand others sacrifice their existence for your luxury. - 15/07/2011 04:14:04 PM 483 Views
that woulkd be shameful thank god it isnothing but rhetoric *NM* - 15/07/2011 07:17:44 PM 221 Views
It's the simple sad truth. - 15/07/2011 09:36:34 PM 406 Views
so defalting for tax increases is OK? - 18/07/2011 04:28:34 PM 481 Views
No, tax increases to PREVENT a default is OK. - 18/07/2011 06:36:15 PM 582 Views
And you haven't even gotten into the cries for a "balanced budget amendment." - 14/07/2011 09:17:04 PM 459 Views
Did the Mitch McConnel thing remind anyone else of Jar Jar Binks appearing before the Senate... - 15/07/2011 07:38:52 AM 561 Views
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 234 Views
Well said. *NM* - 15/07/2011 01:46:46 PM 224 Views
Pretty much everyone in the Tea Party, I think. - 15/07/2011 04:45:08 PM 502 Views
obama needs to learn when to STFU sometimes - 15/07/2011 08:14:29 PM 534 Views
And make policy. - 15/07/2011 10:08:50 PM 661 Views
Clueless only in the sense that they aren't heeding the signals of their owners. - 17/07/2011 06:46:42 AM 710 Views
Coaches have to do things fans dislike to win games, or get fired anyway when they lose. - 17/07/2011 04:11:38 PM 723 Views
Here's to hoping I'm wrong. - 18/07/2011 08:46:13 AM 649 Views
I was all set to argue, then I read the other new responses. - 18/07/2011 06:36:05 PM 646 Views

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