Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:15 AM

UCmeNdc (865 posts)

Do you think the GOP will still vote Noooo if we go over the fiscal cliff?

Will the GOP vote no to a middle class tax cut if we go over the fiscal cliff?

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Do you think the GOP will still vote Noooo if we go over the fiscal cliff? (Original post)	UCmeNdc	Dec 2012	OP
I have no idea what they are capable of.	dkf	Dec 2012	#1
That might be the one thing President Obama is so afraid of......	UCmeNdc	Dec 2012	#2
No damage by fiscal cliff (FC)...overall	golfguru	Dec 2012	#4
Unemployment up to 9%. That has lasting impact.	dkf	Dec 2012	#11
Pain is inevitable after bouts of overspending and under taxing	golfguru	Dec 2012	#13
Heck I am scared of what they will do or won't do.	dkf	Dec 2012	#8
Nope, they are locked in	golfguru	Dec 2012	#3
I expect the Republicans to do whatever is the worst possible thing for America and Americans. nt	ladjf	Dec 2012	#5
Hard to say, but I would NOT bet against it.	Kennah	Dec 2012	#6
who exactly gets to decide where the military cuts go?	greymattermom	Dec 2012	#7
I think the longer this goes on, the harder time they are going to have voting no	davidpdx	Dec 2012	#9
IF it gets that point	Cosmocat	Dec 2012	#10
Their desire to vote against Obama will take precedence.	Kablooie	Dec 2012	#12
Many will, some few may not	quaker bill	Dec 2012	#14
The current GOP and its supporters are nothing more than terrorists now	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#15
House has to put a bill on the floor and vote on it	Paulie	Dec 2012	#16
One more step towards their self destruction.	LiberalFighter	Dec 2012	#17

Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:16 AM

dkf (32,616 posts)

1. I have no idea what they are capable of.

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Response to dkf (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:26 AM

UCmeNdc (865 posts)

2. That might be the one thing President Obama is so afraid of......

The crazy GOP might not be able to put bills together to correct any economic damage the fiscal cliff may cause.

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Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:32 AM

golfguru (4,345 posts)

4. No damage by fiscal cliff (FC)...overall

The FC cuts military spending which we can not afford. The FC is the only
mechanism which will actually reduce spending on borrowed money.
That is great news for younger folks.

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Response to golfguru (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:06 PM

dkf (32,616 posts)

11. Unemployment up to 9%. That has lasting impact.

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Response to dkf (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 12:35 AM

golfguru (4,345 posts)

13. Pain is inevitable after bouts of overspending and under taxing

We are spending more to service the national debt than on education. If interest rates go higher from near zero now, that cost will multiply.

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Response to UCmeNdc (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 05:09 AM

dkf (32,616 posts)

8. Heck I am scared of what they will do or won't do.

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Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:27 AM

golfguru (4,345 posts)

3. Nope, they are locked in

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against tax increase on their rich contributors, so they will hold middle class
tax cuts hostage. We will all pay more taxes in 2013. I am preparing for that.

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Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:34 AM

ladjf (13,182 posts)

5. I expect the Republicans to do whatever is the worst possible thing for America and Americans. nt

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Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 12:48 AM

Kennah (6,739 posts)

6. Hard to say, but I would NOT bet against it.

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Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 02:28 AM

greymattermom (973 posts)

7. who exactly gets to decide where the military cuts go?

I hope that certain bases in certain states are already on the close list, and that those bases are in certain districts. That will be interesting. Vote for Tea Me and lose your job for sure.

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Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 05:28 AM

davidpdx (8,782 posts)

9. I think the longer this goes on, the harder time they are going to have voting no

I'd bet some of the R's come from moderate districts that will put pressure on them. Depending on the bill, who's House Speaker (will Boner be overthrown), and how many of the Ds support it will make a difference.

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Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 07:41 AM

Cosmocat (5,395 posts)

10. IF it gets that point

and I am still not sure that the President won't offer a bad deal that Boehner can put on the floor that the democrats will carry with 25 or so Rs, then it will depend on Boehner.

IF he has the courage to put a straight bill out there that restores the rates for the lower 98%, it would get the dems and enough Rs.

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Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 02:15 PM

Kablooie (8,856 posts)

12. Their desire to vote against Obama will take precedence.

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I'll bet that defying Obama is a stronger motivation than lowering taxes.

So they will vote no.

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 05:39 AM

quaker bill (7,130 posts)

14. Many will, some few may not

We will only need about a dozen.

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 06:08 AM

Resonance_Chamber (142 posts)

15. The current GOP and its supporters are nothing more than terrorists now

They will do anything and everything to make President Obama look bad and anything to blame democrats for bad economy, lack of jobs, etc…

Yes they hate America that much.

The GOP and its supporters can no longer be dealt with in a civilized manner, they can't even be reasoned with anymore.

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:02 AM

Paulie (5,827 posts)

16. House has to put a bill on the floor and vote on it

No bill no vote. No way will they do something responsible, like governing.

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Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:15 AM

LiberalFighter (31,080 posts)

17. One more step towards their self destruction.

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