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RainDog

(28,784 posts)

3. what? no more snappy repartee?

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 08:28 PM

Dec 2012

Executive branch proposes, legislative makes it happen... or doesn't.

Executive signs off on tax bills...

Executive provides framework for his or her party as the leader and the legislature follows that lead...

did I miss something?

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Ronald Reagan raised taxes REPEATEDLY [View all] RainDog Dec 2012 OP

Shit! I didn't even know the president could raise taxes... hughee99 Dec 2012 #1

he signed off on the tax hikes RainDog Dec 2012 #2

what? no more snappy repartee? RainDog Dec 2012 #3

He started taxing SS income and also unemployment compensation. I believe the first doc03 Dec 2012 #4

Thought you'd see some mention of the deals he made on those hikes... hughee99 Dec 2012 #8

Lay it out RainDog Dec 2012 #9

Lay it out? The president doesn't cut or create taxes. hughee99 Dec 2012 #12

Today's GOP would not nominate the real Reagan Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #5

How do you get scum like Reagan to be seen as reasonable? MrSlayer Dec 2012 #6

+1 Go Vols Dec 2012 #7

I think Ronald Reagan was a scum sucking shit for brains RainDog Dec 2012 #10

I'm not saying you personally. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #13

the teaparty lives in a world of it's own, unrelated to reality. spanone Dec 2012 #11

"Don't believe the bullshit mythology about Reagan" ProSense Dec 2012 #14