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In reply to the discussion: I did not vote for a "Grand Bargain" [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)147. The only reason it sounds 'iffy' is because you've listened to too many republicans.
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3 things that I didn't vote for: 1) Grand Bargains; 2) expanded ME wars; 3) more "free-trade"
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#184
"Did I cover all the lame and pathetic talking points?" Respectfully, I think that you overlooked
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#45
The only reason it sounds 'iffy' is because you've listened to too many republicans.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#147
no, when you say someone is entitled to something it means they're entitled to it.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#187
I'm not worried about the RW noise machine. I'm worried about the 3rd-wayers.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#181
Argh! You and I agree far more than we disagree, but this meme drive me fucking crazy.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#89
No, it isn't. Treasury bonds are the only mechanism that exists to create new money, period.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#96
Being disagreeable is just fine, it's what makes this board worth coming to.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#103
That is correct, and you're also right that this is not the place for that discussion.
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#97
If there are no loans, and no one is borrowing any money, then to whom are
Common Sense Party
Nov 2012
#177
We are redeeming bonds previously sold, mostly through the issuance of new bonds and
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#180
I'm amazed that anyone coming off this nasty election cycle desires to find common
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2012
#13
Absolutely true! For years, I've been at war with that pseudo-reasonable truism,
Raksha
Nov 2012
#146
well, that's why I thought it important to discuss before the election here and elsewhere
stupidicus
Nov 2012
#16
Well, they seem as rigidly intractable as any people I have ever encountered.
FredStembottom
Nov 2012
#135
Raising the Medicare eligibility ag= mass murder on a scale never even conceived by Al Qaida
eridani
Nov 2012
#122
I am not saying Obama is a bad guy. I am saying the time to say this is BEFORE
cthulu2016
Nov 2012
#31
You say "I think Pres O and crew will protect Medicare, et al, as well as SSI."
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#39
Then write your President, Representative, and Senators. I had no illusions. I voted for the
still_one
Nov 2012
#30
+1....fully expect to be somewhat disappointed but the alternative was to hideous to ponder.
yourout
Nov 2012
#104
I did not vote for a "Grand Bargain" nor did I vote for another "Free-Trade" agreement
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#33
I didn't either. Still doesnt mean we are going to get the votes in the House for what we want.
stevenleser
Nov 2012
#34
I voted to keep the Dems in the Majority and they better act like it and NOT talk with rePUKES!!!
underoath
Nov 2012
#35
There is no cliff, this is just another another cap resolution dressed u pto scare people that don't
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#172
Gen X will be able to do pay as you go. Gen Y is another demographic lump like baby boomers
eridani
Nov 2012
#130
I must have missed it...on MY ballot were Romney, Obama, and 2 or 3 minor candidates....
George II
Nov 2012
#54
My vote was to keep Romney from burning this country to the ground. President can do whatever he
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2012
#64
I don't think there would have been as many republicans voted into congress in 2010...
rwsanders
Nov 2012
#65
hear hear! and your 'note' shouldn't be necessary, yet sadly is to stop any negative comments back
Divine Discontent
Nov 2012
#72
A deficit reduction deal, yes. A 'grand bargain' involving entitlements, no.
cthulu2016
Nov 2012
#80
And then, as the 1st Amendment provides, you tell them what you were voting for
cthulu2016
Nov 2012
#82
Then let them bargain with the Military Budget which is destroying this country
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#107
Btw, the people did not elect a Republican Congress. That is Republican math you're
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#125
Obama should punt this to the next Congress where Dems are a bit stronger.
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
#110
You're not sure "why anybody might believe that Obama will suddenly go left"? The answer, I suggest
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#124
I agree with your second part, but the first part gives me a reason to pause.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#129
I pushed mysellf to vote for Obama again & my worry was because of the "Grand Bargain" he might do.
KoKo
Nov 2012
#118
That is right wing talking point horseshit--that same damned garbage that I first heard in college--
eridani
Nov 2012
#131
Let the tax cuts expire and the ill advised sequester the same folks cheered kick in.
TheKentuckian
Nov 2012
#137
Let the so-called fiscal cliff, a boogyman created by both parties, happen.
rudycantfail
Nov 2012
#161
How can you possibly think Kudlow and his type give a damn about payroll taxes?
BainsBane
Nov 2012
#160
Helps more than robbing my Social Security and adding years of desperate prayer
TheKentuckian
Nov 2012
#167
Relax...if we can get the GOP to bargain, we might actually get something done
Taverner
Nov 2012
#166