It's not just about his reelection. Can you imagine having this circus again next year?
Legolas Send a noteboard - 25/07/2011 09:16:17 PM
When election fever runs even higher and the campaigning pretty much stops all serious legislative activity? As ugly as this deal may end up becoming, one shudders to think what it would be next year.
Of course, the whole "keep important business out of election years" thing worked better back in the days when serious business could be done in non-election years...
Of course, the whole "keep important business out of election years" thing worked better back in the days when serious business could be done in non-election years...
Reid/Democrats cave, Republicans win debt ceiling debate - 
- 25/07/2011 07:29:17 PM
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- 25/07/2011 07:29:17 PM
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Why must it always be us against them
- 25/07/2011 08:12:48 PM
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Two-party system = us vs. them
- 25/07/2011 09:00:31 PM
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fuck you
- 26/07/2011 03:17:04 AM
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HA! HA! - I think I broke moondog's mind.....
- 26/07/2011 04:09:59 AM
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it's not about support, it's about getting *some* of what you want
- 26/07/2011 06:31:26 AM
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I am only getting "some" of what I want.....
- 26/07/2011 03:01:28 PM
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when your position is intractable, don't be surprised when people refuse to work with you
- 26/07/2011 03:55:28 PM
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It generally isn't
- 25/07/2011 09:30:36 PM
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It formerly wasn't.
- 25/07/2011 10:22:47 PM
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That's mostly BS
- 26/07/2011 12:57:26 AM
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Boehner was onboard with Obamas initial deal but cited his caucus as the reason he backed out of it.
- 26/07/2011 01:39:06 AM
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I'm sorry, did I mention Boehner in my message somewhere? Or the deal?
- 26/07/2011 03:11:40 AM
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Re: I'm sorry, did I mention Boehner in my message somewhere? Or the deal?
- 29/07/2011 08:26:12 AM
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Is there some lack of understanding about 'tangent' maybe?
- 30/07/2011 04:57:15 AM
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Not at all; you stated exactly why I wasn't being tangential.
- 30/07/2011 12:47:08 PM
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You're making overtly contradictory statements now, so I think we're done
- 31/07/2011 01:57:37 AM
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It's not just about his reelection. Can you imagine having this circus again next year?
- 25/07/2011 09:16:17 PM
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or he is worried that with and election coming more dems will break ranks
- 25/07/2011 10:00:56 PM
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Yeah, pretty much.
- 25/07/2011 10:12:03 PM
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Reid didn't cave as much as you might think
- 25/07/2011 11:58:08 PM
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I agree with that.
- 25/07/2011 11:59:41 PM
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to bad we have a media more interested in hyping the drama than they are in cutting through BS
- 26/07/2011 01:42:39 AM
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we need a law like they have in canada that you can't lie during a newscast
- 26/07/2011 03:58:38 PM
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Yeah, but any tax hikes, and any Dem leverage, is gone now.
- 26/07/2011 01:51:04 AM
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the tax cuts are set to expire on their own, they don't need to vote to cancel them.
- 26/07/2011 02:04:58 PM
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Yes, but they voted to extend them last winter, which you insist was the Dems fault.
- 27/07/2011 03:30:33 AM
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