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go west young man

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69. You are so on the money.
Sun Dec 23, 2012, 01:01 PM
Dec 2012

The thing that is missing from all that negotiating is of course the military budget. The elephant in the room that no one dare mention. Most folks at DU these days have forgotten what we dems really fight for. Who could believe that once again we have control and we are going to negotiate with ourselves and concede to the other side what they want. Your right it is like a Monty Python skit. The Republicans would be the Judeans Peoples Front from "Life Of Brian". We are the slave who is asked "hanging or crucification".

And then he proceeded to give Boeher a fresh set of 2012 concessions BlueStreak Dec 2012 #1
He didn't "give" him anything Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #2
He put on the table BlueStreak Dec 2012 #48
I say liberalmike27 Dec 2012 #63
+1,000 freshwest Dec 2012 #93
We can't redistrict without a census. aquart Dec 2012 #101
Oh yes we can! Thunderbeast Dec 2012 #126
That's BS! southern_belle Dec 2012 #115
Please explain what "concessions" the President "gave" to the Speaker of the House.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #3
Social Security. Why is it on the table? grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #141
Is it? Or do you just want to believe that it is? nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #145
From the Washington Post: grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #154
He "offered" things before riqster Dec 2012 #5
Speculative outrage is the best outrage...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #6
}^D Kahuna Dec 2012 #11
A more perfect description of that one's bullshit I have yet to see alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #14
i can tweak that: unblock Dec 2012 #32
Sure... jberryhill Dec 2012 #43
I'm outraged at your lack of outrage jberryhill Dec 2012 #29
I swear, I only use a bit of laudanum to help me sleep... SidDithers Dec 2012 #39
It's poopy head, Moran ! jerseyjack Dec 2012 #50
It's the opium... From the poppies jberryhill Dec 2012 #53
Not speculative at all. woo me with science Dec 2012 #40
Why is it that all the Obama-haters feel the need to defend each other? MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #56
Right on cue: Try to make it about "hating Obama," rather than the policies: woo me with science Dec 2012 #62
Wait quakerboy Dec 2012 #100
Not only that: woo me with science Dec 2012 #132
well said. robinlynne Dec 2012 #143
It's always the same troop of clowns. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #158
Ain't it though? Don't have to provide any backup or links. Cheap thrills. freshwest Dec 2012 #94
Out of the park again, Sid! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #102
I'm in love with you!! LOL!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #113
Isn't it, though? Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #118
I love it davidpdx Dec 2012 #149
Nice try sharp_stick Dec 2012 #8
When I first started visiting this site I thought it was a Democratic site, only. ywcachieve Dec 2012 #9
Obama was simply saying to Boehner that the $800B has already been agreed to. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #25
So did I. Then I found out it was A-OK with some people for Obama to cut SS. forestpath Dec 2012 #47
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #68
Your over the top defensive childish insult speaks for itself. forestpath Dec 2012 #85
Link to one post with a member over 1000 posts here that wants SS cut tjwash Dec 2012 #84
Can you back up what you just proffered? I would love to see a link. If you..... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #104
This is not about Obama, but nice try: woo me with science Dec 2012 #66
Please read the About section, it's at the bottom of every page. A Simple Game Dec 2012 #79
It's amazing how invested some are in the idea of Obama letting us down. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #31
It's amazing to me the peope who are just into cult of personalities. lark Dec 2012 #64
FUCKING BULLSHIT. SHOW ME THE LAW OBAMA SIGNED THAT CUT SS AND MEDICARE emulatorloo Dec 2012 #70
Don't hold your breath lark Jan 2013 #159
Speculation? lark Jan 2013 #160
Show me the cuts. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #81
Lots of cuts have already been guaranteed, woo me with science Dec 2012 #133
So that's a total of none? WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #135
What didn't you understand there? nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #137
I understood everything. WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #139
Nothing like speculation to get you guys going. They hyperbole is amusing. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #105
Some of them are invested because they are PAID to post this divisive shit. emulatorloo Dec 2012 #75
that's a pernicious twisting of the minority opinion.... tomp Dec 2012 #151
Care to elaborate? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #41
Absolutely. And don't forget that this entire process was rigged from the outset woo me with science Dec 2012 #42
+2 byeya Dec 2012 #55
+1 forestpath Dec 2012 #46
Your ilk just cannot stand it when Obama wins, can you? MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #54
Unbelievable treestar Dec 2012 #58
Fuck that bullshit. I'll never understand why Skinner allows your crowd to endlessly lie emulatorloo Dec 2012 #65
Complete agreement from me on that observation, emulatorloo Hekate Dec 2012 #99
Sadly, I think truth has become a casualty of the desire for increased traffic. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #106
Wow! Where did all these anti-free speech trolls come from? savannah43 Dec 2012 #119
DU ain't a First Amendment free-fire zone. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #122
Durr Hurr WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #136
Your despair is noted. n/t backscatter712 Dec 2012 #121
The Rs are beginning to realize they agreed to raise a lot of taxes Coyotl Dec 2012 #4
If we do go over the fiscal cliff... srichardson Dec 2012 #13
Call And Write Your Congresscritter... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #17
I bet they will be hit due to the AMT patch-that-won't-happen. renie408 Dec 2012 #49
If we do go over the fiscal "cliff" = revenue problem solved. How else can that be accomplished? Coyotl Dec 2012 #24
+1 davidwparker Dec 2012 #114
The idea is to allow the Bush tax cuts on everyone to disappear and then JDPriestly Dec 2012 #26
The point is... jberryhill Dec 2012 #35
Well said...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #77
Uh, no it won't affect 2012 tax returns. It wouldn't be retroactive. Ineeda Dec 2012 #88
My check was reduced srichardson Dec 2012 #95
AMT oldandbitter Dec 2012 #110
Exactly and they are trying to welch on the deal they made previously.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #36
Not so much a set-up... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #103
This is the kind of info that should have been posted a week ago. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #7
Help Vietnameravet Dec 2012 #10
How is it unreasonable after Obama gave the GOP 95% of what they wanted and they still said no? high density Dec 2012 #16
The $800 billion is saved and obtained in increased revenue if we go over the fiscal cliff. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #34
There is another area where just as much can be saved as by cutting defense waste DFW Dec 2012 #147
Boehner was offering to let the Prez keep $800B of the $1T+ bigbrother05 Dec 2012 #45
Which part of YOUR veterans benefits are you willing to give up to make angstlessk Dec 2012 #92
you are missing the part about Boner being asshole for YEARS Skittles Dec 2012 #148
Obama STILL should "use his inaugural address and his State of the Union speech to tell... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #12
Obama STILL should "use his inaugural address and his State of the Union speech to tell... Flashmann Dec 2012 #28
Emphatic agreement from me on this. Time for Obama to start campaigning for coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #73
... woo me with science Dec 2012 #15
Excellent graph! high density Dec 2012 #18
It shows how obscenely tilted to the rich Obama's offers have been woo me with science Dec 2012 #19
Yep, that too high density Dec 2012 #20
And super-obscenely anti-seniors, anti-Social Security. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #37
where? heaven05 Dec 2012 #27
had a class, 'how to lie with statistics'. Flashmann Dec 2012 #33
Also the name of an episode of The West Wing I believe davidpdx Dec 2012 #150
Nice chart. ProSense Dec 2012 #30
P for Propaganda, indeed. woo me with science Dec 2012 #57
Oooh, ProSense Dec 2012 #60
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #80
The propaganda here only rivals that of Glenn Beck and his "FEMA Camps". However, Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #107
Not propaganda. Unconscionably, it's news: woo me with science Dec 2012 #129
Excellent exegesis and analysis. Much appreciated. - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #90
how does this compare to the fiscal cliff cuts & revenue? wordpix Dec 2012 #59
Welcome to big league, Congressman. marble falls Dec 2012 #21
"You stole fizzy lifting juice. YOU GET NOTHING!" AllyCat Dec 2012 #22
He's like dealing with a fucking gun nutter. lonestarnot Dec 2012 #23
I am sure the exchange went something like this... rosesaylavee Dec 2012 #38
From Alternet. go west young man Dec 2012 #44
This is how deep and thick and ludicrous the corporate spin is, woo me with science Dec 2012 #51
You are so on the money. go west young man Dec 2012 #69
Thank you. I may repost this as an OP, adding your comment about the MIC. woo me with science Dec 2012 #74
Thanks for the time-line graph. I wonder when cuts to the bloated defense industry come in. Maineman Dec 2012 #76
Cuts? woo me with science Dec 2012 #128
Orange man cry cry cry CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #52
kick samsingh Dec 2012 #61
Heads up: It would be a good Karl Rove strategy to stir up animosity on a site like this one. Maineman Dec 2012 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Dec 2012 #71
Agreed. And there are plenty of Fake Progressives here stirring up shit. Have no clue why Skinner emulatorloo Dec 2012 #72
Keep telling it.. SidDithers Dec 2012 #117
Maineman this site has always been about debate. go west young man Dec 2012 #86
There are still those who value debate DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #97
Rove's minions are trying to woo us with science... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #123
!!!! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #146
Barack "Michael Corleone" Obama! "Here's my offer: Nothing." WinkyDink Dec 2012 #78
How long until Boehner wakes up with a dead prostitute in his bed? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #124
Or a live boy. ;-) WinkyDink Dec 2012 #138
Certainly a possibility... backscatter712 Dec 2012 #140
I know, but mine is part of an old expression. :-) WinkyDink Dec 2012 #155
Very true! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #156
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #82
Agreed. go west young man Dec 2012 #87
It's interesting that you wholeheartedly agree with that newly PPR'd troll. Hmmmm.... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #109
Read post 86 of mine in this thread. go west young man Dec 2012 #120
Well said. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #125
I still have that post bookmarked jaysunb Dec 2012 #130
Cheers! go west young man Dec 2012 #152
The "troll" was PPR'd. Nuff said. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #144
The poster may have been a touch over the top go west young man Dec 2012 #153
"Over the top"? Ya think? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #157
Emphatic K&R! Thanks for posting! - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #83
Here's where we're at now on the matter. go west young man Dec 2012 #89
K & R Scurrilous Dec 2012 #91
So, how long until Boehner wakes up in bed with a dead hooker? backscatter712 Dec 2012 #96
Ijust pray this is true.&I hope to God Obama is aware of all of the rage about SSCPI.Just say no! judesedit Dec 2012 #98
Actually, Boehner threw himself to the wolves...all the President had to do was watch. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #108
I hope he does the same thing this time and says since you walked away a second time Liberalynn Dec 2012 #111
Go Obama! Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #112
I am still a little confused... humbled_opinion Dec 2012 #116
Finally FU-K continuity, expose the Cracked Actors !!!!! orpupilofnature57 Dec 2012 #127
To the GOP: Welcome to the second term, bitches Politicub Dec 2012 #131
Meanwhile, Democrats in the Senate vote billions for the military and Israel. woo me with science Dec 2012 #134
Seriously, then why is Social Security on the table? grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #142
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