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from the above article- graham4anything Nov 2012 #1
She wishes to get rid of the medical device tax dsc Nov 2012 #2
Just politics because it affects MA and something Brown introduced legislation on karynnj Nov 2012 #29
It says medical device tax, not Obamacare. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #3
You're relying on facts? If everyone did that, it would slow things down. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #32
good line, very good line Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #42
+1000000000000000 Champion Jack Nov 2012 #51
it says PART of Obama care, which is what the bill is so fabulously referred to. graham4anything Nov 2012 #34
What would be the effect of elleng Nov 2012 #4
I am not on the side of Eric Cantor and John Boehner. NO health care is NOT on the table. graham4anything Nov 2012 #33
IRS FAQs -Medical Device Tax Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #44
She refers to the medical device tax bluestateguy Nov 2012 #5
It's not a perfect piece of legislation, if that even exists. bluedigger Nov 2012 #6
Pork. 100% pork. This is extremely bad. NO CUTTING OBAMA HEALTH PLAN at all. graham4anything Nov 2012 #7
What the hell are you talking about? Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #10
The fight over this is OVER. PRESIDENT OBAMA WON. I don't side with Eric Cantor. Sorry. graham4anything Nov 2012 #14
I repeat: What in the hell are you talking about? Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #15
Looking for some more hidden posts? HERVEPA Nov 2012 #8
Don't spit in the soup. We've all got to eat. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson graham4anything Nov 2012 #13
Well.... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #9
Well, did we cut the same kind of slack for ... frazzled Nov 2012 #20
That's very true... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #61
Ah yes, that RIGHT WINGER, Al Franken!!! MADem Nov 2012 #76
The industry is valued at $100 billion. They can afford a small tax. Shielding the 1%??? graham4anything Nov 2012 #11
“Three changes in government policy are essential: ... repeal of the medical device tax". n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #18
Hysterical BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #12
People weren't so "hysterical" when Ted Stevens had a bridge to build. Pork is Pork I thought graham4anything Nov 2012 #16
Agreed. Nt abelenkpe Nov 2012 #17
Nobody, zero people ever, thought this was a perfect piece of legislation as written. LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #19
Eric Cantor gave that example for the case julian09 Nov 2012 #21
Bing Crosby "aw come on, everybody's got an angle Miss Haynes"- "White Christmas" graham4anything Nov 2012 #22
That is an extremely narrow issue in this overall massive legislation Samantha Nov 2012 #23
It's true it matters little and doesn't affect her as a senator. graham4anything Nov 2012 #25
Why are you married to that particular tax? I'm okay with it but TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #24
Post #20 has a good response that wasn't from me. graham4anything Nov 2012 #27
Bait, people alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #26
Seems that way, alci. elleng Nov 2012 #28
But we'll need that money to invade Iran next week jberryhill Nov 2012 #30
Oh, yeah. Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #37
we don't particularly want to brokechris Nov 2012 #31
She probably knows it won't go anywhere... Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #35
You are trying way to hard in this thread. trumad Nov 2012 #36
for what? Everyone on this thread like me, has an angle. graham4anything Nov 2012 #39
You skipped that "sentence structure" class, didn't you? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #41
If one is an Eliz. Warren fan, then one shouldn't be mad at not dotting the I's & crossing the T's graham4anything Nov 2012 #46
Yeah. starting with the OH MY GOD! ELIZABETH WARREN IS A TRAITOR! headline. lunatica Nov 2012 #40
Wow, ProSense Nov 2012 #38
The battle lines are interesting graham4anything Nov 2012 #43
Are you trying to ProSense Nov 2012 #50
everybody has an angle- Bing Crosby in White Christmas graham4anything Nov 2012 #52
Medical Device Excise Tax to Have a Significant Impact on Industry Profits in the New Year Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #45
It would seem in a multbillion dollar industry, this indeed is a good thing.(those pesky 1%ers, eh?) graham4anything Nov 2012 #47
issue meaning that a politician is a hypocrite. Just that it needs to be transparently seen by all graham4anything Nov 2012 #49
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Agreed alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #55
Learn from democratic history which years we won, and which years we didn't graham4anything Nov 2012 #57
I'd like to get rid of it, too. LWolf Nov 2012 #54
The system the French have is perfect. Canada somewhat, UK somewhat. France perfect. graham4anything Nov 2012 #60
Hilary Clinton? Sorry, just wanted to see if I could get your eyes to glaze over. randome Nov 2012 #56
Hilary Swank,Hilary Duff but it's Hillary(with two L's same as in liberal like Saul Alinsky) Clinton graham4anything Nov 2012 #59
as another duer so aptly put it, spidey senses are tingling quinnox Nov 2012 #58
Run in circles, Run in circles, Run in circles. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2012 #62
sitting senators need to stay in office in 2014, 2016 otherwise easier for repubs to takeover graham4anything Nov 2012 #63
I hope Kerry stays put. I hope Warren stays put. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2012 #64
This is a POLITICAL DISCUSSION BOARD. Discussions about policy aren't welcome here. Romulox Nov 2012 #65
Yup. +5. this reminds me of another satorical wit elsewhere where I had 80,000+ posts. graham4anything Nov 2012 #66
You're not owed beer and travel money, by any chance? nt Romulox Nov 2012 #67
That's one of the lamest, most transparent unwarranted conservative attacks on a progressive Zorra Nov 2012 #68
ahem. This came from SLATE magazine which is a left wing thingy.It's not from a conservative. graham4anything Nov 2012 #71
The piece in Slate was not what I was referring to. However, Zorra Nov 2012 #75
So, what's the payoff for her? And, will it be delivered in a paper bag? Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2012 #69
18 years in the senate leading the liberals in passing the President's bills so she can sign them graham4anything Nov 2012 #72
Warren 2016! n/t ProSense Nov 2012 #73
while it won't be her, IMHO at least you realize it 100% will be a woman. History demands it. graham4anything Nov 2012 #74
I too often allow myself to get frustrated and angered... LanternWaste Nov 2012 #70
Wow, you're a frenetic little thing, aren't you? Scootaloo Nov 2012 #77
Followup: 17 Democrats (+Lieberman) call for delay in medical device tax PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #78
Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal??? That one??? graham4anything Dec 2012 #79
It's a copy of the letter sent. PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #80
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