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We do have a debt ceiling for a reason random thoughts Send a noteboard - 09/08/2011 04:05:59 PM
It is meant to pressure congress to not let the debt grow out of control. The debt ceiling was raised, America didn't defualt on it's loans and some modest spending cuts were inacted, maybe. The question shouldn't why they did they use the debt deliing to put pressure on lowering the debt this time but why they didn't use it that way before instead of just raising it without question. Hell if we are going to do that lets just raise to 100 tillion and not more about for a century or so.
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I took it to translate to "argument." *NM* rebelaessedai - 08/08/2011 01:27:55 AM 505 Views
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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 939 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 1014 Views
S&P didn't demand cuts, they demanded fiscal responsibility. Joel - 06/08/2011 03:18:10 PM 1175 Views
Obama caved spectacularly to avoid a default. Great Lord of Chaos - 06/08/2011 04:37:21 PM 1008 Views
Obama caved spectacularly to ease re-election. Joel - 06/08/2011 05:34:04 PM 1192 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 1036 Views
The biggest? why that is pretty damn big!!! random thoughts - 09/08/2011 06:29:24 PM 959 Views
you, it was the tea party republicans that caused this Roland00 - 06/08/2011 05:57:16 AM 1026 Views
Your momma is more to blame than the Tea Party..... trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:12:05 AM 910 Views
S&P demanded more DEFICIT REDUCTION. Joel - 06/08/2011 03:55:19 PM 1050 Views
As ever your disinterest in facts seems to be central to your posting. snoopcester - 06/08/2011 11:34:20 AM 997 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 888 Views
Re: Fun fact - I dated in HS Kenny G's niece..... TaskmasterJack - 06/08/2011 04:50:35 PM 988 Views
Sadly, not that niece!!! *NM* trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:40:39 PM 499 Views
S&P specifically cited GOP refusal to raise taxes among their reasons. Joel - 06/08/2011 03:10:22 PM 1070 Views
Of course one could just read the actual S&P report Isaac - 06/08/2011 04:01:07 PM 1056 Views
Sure. Joel - 06/08/2011 04:53:47 PM 1096 Views
Right, ABC new's summary of the report is not the report Isaac - 06/08/2011 07:02:46 PM 1383 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 1187 Views
It doesn't refute it, it just isn't this simple distillation you're offering Isaac - 06/08/2011 09:23:33 PM 991 Views
It's more than half a sentence; I quoted several paragraphs. Joel - 06/08/2011 09:56:31 PM 867 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 889 Views
Before you and Joel continue on with dragging my name into this snoopcester - 06/08/2011 11:47:00 PM 990 Views
That's the trouble with a highly partisan environment: Joel - 07/08/2011 01:37:57 AM 1013 Views
Before that I was referring to the paragraphs quoted in the ABC report. Joel - 07/08/2011 01:21:18 AM 1319 Views
not really random thoughts - 06/08/2011 10:15:32 PM 931 Views
"the mix of spending and revenue measures" Joel - 06/08/2011 10:23:06 PM 1023 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 1020 Views
I read a "mix" to be a mix. Joel - 09/08/2011 12:14:35 AM 927 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 558 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 1110 Views
Would 99.99% to 0.01% be a mix? random thoughts - 09/08/2011 06:25:08 PM 1194 Views
Yup, but 100% to 0% is not. Joel - 09/08/2011 06:35:13 PM 1016 Views
They should all resign Praziquantel - 06/08/2011 05:47:56 PM 1050 Views
US politicians are too busy fighting over who gets to play the fiddle. *NM* Nate - 06/08/2011 05:53:32 PM 503 Views
You are either really naive or just stupid. Which is it? *NM* everynametaken - 06/08/2011 06:31:58 PM 478 Views
Reply to everyone whining about the Tea Party..... trzaska2000 - 06/08/2011 06:58:40 PM 1079 Views
When did Boehner agree to $800 billion in revenue increases?! Joel - 06/08/2011 08:49:51 PM 1025 Views
Wait Wait Wait.... Dominic - 07/08/2011 05:31:20 AM 1075 Views
In Jersey The Doctor - 07/08/2011 06:13:23 PM 1141 Views
would him resigning really help? Yunalesca - 07/08/2011 10:24:00 AM 964 Views
not as long as he has the high functioning moron Joe Biden as VP. random thoughts - 08/08/2011 12:34:32 AM 968 Views
In reality, its Congress (BOTH parties) AND the President who are to blame. MrFarstrider - 08/08/2011 01:59:13 AM 995 Views
40% is not a small tax increase and a small spending cut Roland00 - 09/08/2011 04:20:28 AM 874 Views
Why are people making a deal about the debt ceiling increase? Nate - 09/08/2011 03:42:13 PM 902 Views
We do have a debt ceiling for a reason random thoughts - 09/08/2011 04:05:59 PM 925 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 878 Views
Ultimately, I'm forced to agree completely. Joel - 09/08/2011 05:09:19 PM 954 Views
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