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Cuts aren't up to him, though. Great Lord of Chaos Send a noteboard - 06/08/2011 05:37:50 AM
S&P has been warning DC for months that unless significant cuts to our projected debt were accepted, the downgrade would happen. Obama resisted such cuts every step of the way and now has to suffer the consequences.

The buck stops with him.....that's the job he signed up for.


Congress must pass any legislation, and with a Republican House and Democratic Senate, only a bi-partisan bill would have any chance of passing, and we saw how well that worked this time.
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US Credit Rate Downgraded - Obama should resign..... trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 04:12:48 AM 1485 Views
Que tonterías. Larry - 06/08/2011 04:23:49 AM 1024 Views
How... foolish? Ghavrel - 06/08/2011 05:13:30 AM 1046 Views
Sip Larry - 06/08/2011 05:38:15 AM 1017 Views
I took it to translate to "argument." *NM* rebelaessedai - 08/08/2011 01:27:55 AM 507 Views
A mí me parece que él no merece que le digas "usted", tampoco. Legolas - 06/08/2011 11:03:22 AM 833 Views
Verdad Larry - 06/08/2011 04:09:52 PM 964 Views
Really? Amelia Pond - 06/08/2011 05:05:48 AM 1073 Views
Leaders have to lead..... trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 05:18:21 AM 906 Views
Cuts aren't up to him, though. Great Lord of Chaos - 06/08/2011 05:37:50 AM 944 Views
Yeah, sure, the President has no say or control.....good grief..... *NM* trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:13:49 AM 509 Views
I did not say that. Great Lord of Chaos - 06/08/2011 06:51:35 AM 1018 Views
S&P didn't demand cuts, they demanded fiscal responsibility. Joel - 06/08/2011 03:18:10 PM 1178 Views
Obama caved spectacularly to avoid a default. Great Lord of Chaos - 06/08/2011 04:37:21 PM 1011 Views
Obama caved spectacularly to ease re-election. Joel - 06/08/2011 05:34:04 PM 1194 Views
and haters gotta hate..... *NM* Aisha - 06/08/2011 05:49:25 AM 485 Views
I admit it, I hate what Obama is doing to our country..... *NM* trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:12:39 AM 508 Views
It's not Obama, but the Tea Party Amelia Pond - 06/08/2011 06:16:38 PM 1038 Views
The biggest? why that is pretty damn big!!! random thoughts - 09/08/2011 06:29:24 PM 961 Views
you, it was the tea party republicans that caused this Roland00 - 06/08/2011 05:57:16 AM 1032 Views
Your momma is more to blame than the Tea Party..... trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:12:05 AM 915 Views
S&P demanded more DEFICIT REDUCTION. Joel - 06/08/2011 03:55:19 PM 1053 Views
As ever your disinterest in facts seems to be central to your posting. snoopcester - 06/08/2011 11:34:20 AM 999 Views
Which would be less annoying if so much of Congress didn't suffer from the same delusions. Joel - 06/08/2011 03:48:04 PM 891 Views
Does Timmy G play sax like his brother Kenny? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 06/08/2011 01:11:17 PM 495 Views
Fun fact - I dated in HS Kenny G's niece..... trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 03:13:52 PM 890 Views
Re: Fun fact - I dated in HS Kenny G's niece..... TaskmasterJack - 06/08/2011 04:50:35 PM 990 Views
Sadly, not that niece!!! *NM* trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:40:39 PM 501 Views
S&P specifically cited GOP refusal to raise taxes among their reasons. Joel - 06/08/2011 03:10:22 PM 1072 Views
Of course one could just read the actual S&P report Isaac - 06/08/2011 04:01:07 PM 1059 Views
Sure. Joel - 06/08/2011 04:53:47 PM 1100 Views
Right, ABC new's summary of the report is not the report Isaac - 06/08/2011 07:02:46 PM 1386 Views
Link works, but I'm not sure why you think it refutes snoops assessment or mine. Joel - 06/08/2011 08:35:10 PM 1190 Views
It doesn't refute it, it just isn't this simple distillation you're offering Isaac - 06/08/2011 09:23:33 PM 994 Views
It's more than half a sentence; I quoted several paragraphs. Joel - 06/08/2011 09:56:31 PM 870 Views
Well yes, after I gave you the report, I think I'm pretty obviously refering to before that Isaac - 06/08/2011 11:02:17 PM 891 Views
Before you and Joel continue on with dragging my name into this snoopcester - 06/08/2011 11:47:00 PM 994 Views
That's the trouble with a highly partisan environment: Joel - 07/08/2011 01:37:57 AM 1018 Views
Before that I was referring to the paragraphs quoted in the ABC report. Joel - 07/08/2011 01:21:18 AM 1321 Views
not really random thoughts - 06/08/2011 10:15:32 PM 934 Views
"the mix of spending and revenue measures" Joel - 06/08/2011 10:23:06 PM 1027 Views
So you read the statement that they take no posistion as they take the dem position? random thoughts - 07/08/2011 04:51:58 AM 1026 Views
I read a "mix" to be a mix. Joel - 09/08/2011 12:14:35 AM 930 Views
So in other words you just ignore the actaull words and read it say what you want it to say *NM* random thoughts - 09/08/2011 02:07:57 PM 559 Views
A mix of something and nothing is impossible; one thing is one thing, not a mix. Joel - 09/08/2011 04:56:00 PM 1113 Views
Would 99.99% to 0.01% be a mix? random thoughts - 09/08/2011 06:25:08 PM 1196 Views
Yup, but 100% to 0% is not. Joel - 09/08/2011 06:35:13 PM 1018 Views
They should all resign Praziquantel - 06/08/2011 05:47:56 PM 1054 Views
US politicians are too busy fighting over who gets to play the fiddle. *NM* Nate - 06/08/2011 05:53:32 PM 504 Views
You are either really naive or just stupid. Which is it? *NM* everynametaken - 06/08/2011 06:31:58 PM 479 Views
Reply to everyone whining about the Tea Party..... trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:58:40 PM 1083 Views
When did Boehner agree to $800 billion in revenue increases?! Joel - 06/08/2011 08:49:51 PM 1030 Views
Wait Wait Wait.... Dominic - 07/08/2011 05:31:20 AM 1079 Views
In Jersey The Doctor - 07/08/2011 06:13:23 PM 1144 Views
would him resigning really help? Yunalesca - 07/08/2011 10:24:00 AM 968 Views
not as long as he has the high functioning moron Joe Biden as VP. random thoughts - 08/08/2011 12:34:32 AM 972 Views
In reality, its Congress (BOTH parties) AND the President who are to blame. MrFarstrider - 08/08/2011 01:59:13 AM 999 Views
40% is not a small tax increase and a small spending cut Roland00 - 09/08/2011 04:20:28 AM 878 Views
Why are people making a deal about the debt ceiling increase? Nate - 09/08/2011 03:42:13 PM 905 Views
We do have a debt ceiling for a reason random thoughts - 09/08/2011 04:05:59 PM 929 Views
Because, when you get down to it, the debt ceilings very existence was always a political threat. Joel - 09/08/2011 05:02:12 PM 881 Views
Ultimately, I'm forced to agree completely. Joel - 09/08/2011 05:09:19 PM 956 Views
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