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Johonny

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6. My guess is they want to make a deal on defense budget cuts

Reply to ProgressiveEconomist (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:15 PM

Nov 2012

Bush tax rate ending and the debt ceiling. It will be interesting to see how Obama plays this as one would think to save defense cuts for the GOP he could get something of value...

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Lame-duck agenda: What should it be? IMO, strategically, the Veterans Jobs Bill should come 1st. [View all] ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 OP

Since Benghazi, I'd like to see some names on the record re Rand Paul/the NRA's ... patrice Nov 2012 #1

Me too... dtom67 Nov 2012 #4

Solidarity on that, dtom67! Please stay active & VOCAL for ALL ears, not just DU. patrice Nov 2012 #8

Along with the Jobs for Veterans bill should be a push to rebuild infrastructure. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #2

Not nearly enough. There are 12,258,000 unemployed among our neighbors, jtuck004 Nov 2012 #3

+1 NCTraveler Nov 2012 #10

"Strategy" means one step at a time. 1st you get the media to drive home ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 #14

Excuses don't create jobs and feed kids, either. That's like saying we could get to the moon jtuck004 Nov 2012 #17

I like this better than giving them preferential treatment in jobs already available... nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #5

+++1 patrice Nov 2012 #9

My guess is they want to make a deal on defense budget cuts Johonny Nov 2012 #6

"fiscal cliff" is a republican scare tactic that has been bought by dems nt msongs Nov 2012 #7

It doesn't matter what it should be, what it will be can be described with two words Fumesucker Nov 2012 #11

Yup. nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #16

I don't know that much will be done "lame duck" because the duck ain't lame BlueStreak Nov 2012 #12

Yes, the "Grand Bargain" is at the top of the agenda for January, after we go "over the cliff" ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 #15

I'm all for that, but I think most of their attention will be on putting the pieces BlueStreak Nov 2012 #19

The extension to unemployment benefits runs out at the end of the year. Recovered Repug Nov 2012 #13

IMO that has to be part of the "grand bargain" in January, ProgressiveEconomist Nov 2012 #18