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UndahCovah

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8. Agreed

Reply to progressoid (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 03:51 PM

Dec 2012

Although the republicans are more so to blame, there were also many democratics who went along with it. For a time, right after the prosperity of the Clinton years, there was a culture of wild spending up on the hill because everybody had gotten used to there being plenty of money for each person's pet project, and very few voices dissented.

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Sit down Boner....we have something to talk about. [View all] kentuck Dec 2012 OP

Send it to Jay Carney madokie Dec 2012 #1

You stop that now!! Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #2

K&R! sheshe2 Dec 2012 #3

I think they want to continue tearing it down nt Incitatus Dec 2012 #4

Agreed!!! lastlib Dec 2012 #5

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #6

Unfortunately, progressoid Dec 2012 #7

Agreed UndahCovah Dec 2012 #8

none of it would have passed... kentuck Dec 2012 #9

None of it would have passed if Democrats had voted NO. progressoid Dec 2012 #10

We should all be sick lsewpershad Dec 2012 #11

It would be nice if all Democrats voted as solid a block as Repubs... kentuck Dec 2012 #13

Obama conceding anything to the Republicans go west young man Dec 2012 #12