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quinnox

(20,600 posts)

4. Don't negotiate with terrorists

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:09 PM

Nov 2012

Another duer put it colorfully, but it is true. These current House repugs are fiscal terrorists, and are trying to get what they want through despicable tactics. Don't reward them. Don't negotiate with fiscal terrorists. (by the way the "fiscal" part of that term is my own invention)

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Repubs want everyone to believe that nothing has changed with the election... [View all] kentuck Nov 2012 OP

They want us to think nothing has changed...I would like to take that word MANDATE and Tippy Nov 2012 #1

Let's not let them. We didn't allow them to fool us during the campaign BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #2

What would you suggest we do? kentuck Nov 2012 #3

As Dem's and DUer's- ruffburr Nov 2012 #8

Don't negotiate with terrorists quinnox Nov 2012 #4

if i were Obama i would construct the largest bully pulpit in the world and use it to hurt the right spanone Nov 2012 #5

That should be his goal... kentuck Nov 2012 #6

I thought Reid needed 60 votes to change Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #7

Yes. kentuck Nov 2012 #9

Really? Why hasnt he? Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #11

Because he thought the Repubs had a good chance of taking over the Senate... kentuck Nov 2012 #13

Another example of cognitive dissonance Harry_Scrote Nov 2012 #10

Tell them good luck with that. MANDATE 332 Scuba Nov 2012 #12

Let Obama negotiate with congress next year, not this lame-duck congress! reformist2 Nov 2012 #14

We need to push back and be vocal about understanding what they are doing and Skidmore Nov 2012 #15

The people have fucking spoken! kentuck Nov 2012 #16

Just because one shout went up doesn't mean that Skidmore Nov 2012 #17

We have a mandate. Our greatest danger is woo me with science Nov 2012 #18